Forest Origin

Chapter 15

As they made their way out of the room, Wolf couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. With the plans of the ball underway and their outfits chosen. There should be at least a little bit of time without anyone from Nirin breathing down their necks.

Which meant that Wolf could tell her friends about the decision she made. She took a breath before speaking up.

"Can we all gather in a room?" she asked. "I have something I need to tell all of you."

Blue glanced over at her. "You sound serious." he noted before his eyes narrowed. "These guys didn't do anything to hurt you did they?"

"No nothing like that. I just want you guys to know what I decided on."

Suddenly Wolf heard a snap an before she knew it, they were all standing in a guest room. Just one glance around the room and she could tell that it was her and Ghost's room based on the sword leaning against the wall and the spellbook laying on a pillow on one of side of the bed.

Soon all eyes were on her and Wolf shifted on her feet, avoiding everyone's gaze for a moment.

'Alright there's no need to be scared when it comes to them.' Wolf reminded herself. 'They are here because I asked them to be.'

"Well... I decided that I want to stay in Hyrule with all of you guys." she explained, after willing herself to look at them. "So right now I just want to stay until I have control over my powers. Or until the ball ends. Whichever comes last I guess just to be polite."

At first there was silence. Did they not hear her? Or were they processing what she just said?

"Is uh... is staying with you guys okay?" she asked.

"Of course it is!" Red replied with a smile. He had the sudden urge to go and hug her but refrained from doing that. Though he was more than happy that Wolf wanted to stay with them, displaying too much excitement at her decision right away might make her think that this is what they were wanting from her this entire time and the last thing he wanted was for her to think they were just waiting for her to make a decision that involved them.

Still. Wolf wanted to stay with him. Them! He meant them. Red was far from the only one that Wolf would continue seeing in Hyrule. But still he was one of them! That was something to be excited about.

"We've all been together for a while now." Ghost pointed out with a smile. "Even if you did want to stay here in Nirin, you wouldn't be getting rid of us that easily."

Shadow nodded in agreement. "Yeah one way or another, you're stuck with us for life."

Wolf felt a wave of relief wash over her. All her friends were completely okay with her staying here. They supported her decision without any extra hopes or comments. Something that she didn't really felt like she was getting with those in Nirin so far. Maybe that would change later down the road. Still, she was glad that she didn't feel any pressure from them.

"Not to mention, these hopes Nirin has of you being a princess again... even if you were to accept, it wouldn't be a good idea." Vio thought aloud.

The comment earned him a glare from Green. "Vio!"

The archer sighed and shook his head. "I didn't mean it as a jab at Wolf." he explained. "She hasn't even known her own name until Queen Rose showed up and I highly doubt that Nirin wants their lost princess as a knight. Trying to manuever around something as delicate as politics is going to be near impossible for someone with amnesia."

"I guess you have a point there." Green knew almost firsthand just how complicated politics could be. And depending on the person in question, things could get messy in the blink of an eye. Having someone who only knew swordsmanship deal with something like that without proper teaching... that alone sound nightmarish.

"So just wait until the ball ends and then we're out of here?" Blue asked.

Wolf nodded. "I'll try and learn as much as I can about my powers so that way we can all go home after."

She hoped that everything would work out. With her decision solidified, Wolf was starting to feel a bit homesick.

But she could stick this out a little longer... and then she would be back home soon.