Audio | Early Egret 24

[wisdominshadows]

If there's anyone else newly awake after an unpleasantly vivid dream, I'd like to speak with you.

[Zelda's voice holds fairly steady over the network, but her voice is slightly horse- as though she'd woken up screaming. Which she probably did, considering.

She lets out one slow breath as she thinks, then continues.]

More specifically... falling. The world dissolving around you. Cries of pain and despair... are any of those familiar? And if not, what else did you See?

[A quiet sigh, and then anyone listening closely can hear a muffled I am sorry about the disturbance, truly- before the connection cuts out.]

Comments

[flatteries]

[ That's.. bad news.

It's unlike Inigo to want to ever linger on bad news though, so he quickly forces himself to smile instead. ]

I'm sorry, milady, that's very unfortunate. Someone as lovely as you shouldn't have to deal with prophecy when it's this nasty.

[wisdominshadows]

[Alas, Zelda has not gotten many prophecies of true love and upcoming ice cream parties.

I-

[Her nose wrinkles slightly as she parses Inigo's change of tone- it's flirting, she knows that, and probably casual, but...um. Hers was not an adolescence long on flirtatious banter. Or, you know, people in general.]

Under the circumstances, I think I would prefer to be forewarned. No matter what the headaches it might bring.

[flatteries]

Does it have to be you though who has to bear that burden? [ He says it, and then promptly shoves the figurative foot in his mouth and quickly adds: ] Er-- Not that I mean to say you aren't capable.

[ He doesn't even know her! And if the girls back home are any indication, he really should make sure to not accidentally insult one.. It might just cost him his life.. ]

But it seems like a lot for one person to carry.

[wisdominshadows]

[Closing her eyes for a moment]

It's kind of you to say that.

[There are others in Hyrule probably more deserving of that consideration, in her opinion, but there's no need to dwell on that.]

But I really am used to it. And at the moment, at least, I'm not the only one to have seen this. I simply happened to be the one who reached for the ICP first.

[flatteries]

.. [ He pauses before letting out a slight breath. ]

I suppose you are right. [ About that last part. ] It seems there are quite some people in this place who have the ability to see the future in some form or another.

[ It's enough to almost make him feel weird for not being able to do that! ]

I hope you've at least found some comfort in sharing it like this. It's no good keeping problems all to yourself.