forum Soldier, Poet, King || Zelda RP!! || CLOSED, stalkers welcome!! || 3/3

Started September 04, 2020 by @Cloudy_is_trying_her_best

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(We can stick with royalty lmao, I don't care)
Zelda eventually headed out into the front gardens to wait for Link after changing into something more comfortable. She lounged around on a fancy looking bench near a koi pond, tossing little bits of crackers to the fish with her hair cascading off of the bench. The tips of her blonde hair nearly brushed the ground from where she was laying.

Eventually, she heard the faint tapping of footsteps and looked up, her face brightening. She was familiar with that rhythm; the gait of a person she knew well. "Link! Is that you?" She called out. It was more of a rhetorical question than anything considering that she already knew the answer.

(Uhh drawing our antagonists and I'd just like to let y'all know that one of them literally wears plaid pants and yellow rainboots lmaooo)

Link grinned, one hand in his pocket and the other rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah, sorry I took a while. Traffic," he said. Link wasn't exactly uncomfortable in the fancy palace, but he always came feeling like he was a little out of place. "You ready to go check out the totally awesome place I found?"

(Ooo)
"Yeah! Let's go!" Zelda grinned brightly as she got to her feet. "I've been so bored, honestly… I'm glad toe here." She wandered along at Link's side, humming contentedly to herself. "So… how far away is this mystery place?" She asked. "How cool is it? Or is this gonna be another dumb Link nerd thing?"

Link laughed. "Okay, so the last time didn't turn out to be that great. But this one's different! It's this weird… ruins site? Maybe? And I swear it wasn't there before a few days ago. I was out in the woods and then bam! It looked like nobody had been there with research stuff yet either. Is that cool enough for you?" He ended that with a mischievous grin. "As for how far it is… it's a little bit of a hike, but I promise it's definitely worth it!"

"Sounds awesome!" Zelda grinned brightly. "How do you wanna get there? Car? Horse? Foot?" She asked as she got to her feet. While the castle did have cars, of course, and Zelda had her own, she still liked to ride to places on horseback sometimes. "You could ride Epona~"

"Actually, going on horseback sounds really good right now. It wouldn't be, like, a hassle, would it?" Link asked. He did really want to ride, and it had been a while since he'd seen Epona… at the same time though, he didn't want to cause trouble. Even if it was a literal castle with paid servants, the idea of just ordering someone to do something was awkward to Link.

"Nah, it's no problem at all. We can go get them ourselves!" Zelda smiled brightly and grabbed Link's hand to drag him to the stables. Her own white mare was immaculately groomed and well trained, so getting it ready to ride took very little time. Epona whinnied when she saw Link come in, pawing at the ground a bit.

"Hey, girl!" Link greeted his horse relatively softly and reached out to scratch her behind her ear before getting to work. Before he started putting the riding gear on her, Link grabbed a comb and brush and quickly ran them through Epona's mane, tail, and coat. The castle's stables took excellent care of all the horses there, obviously, but Link liked to do a quick once-over anyways, to double check and in part just because he liked to. Then he moved onto the blankets that the saddle rested on. The ones he used were green and blue, with gold, brown, and white patterns on them. Next was the saddle, made of brown leather. It had been a birthday gift from Zelda, and even had the royal crest on it. Before putting it on Epona, Link made sure to see that the leather was in top condition–he'd never forgive himself if he let it get too dry and crack. The last step was the bridle and reins. "Aaand we're ready!"

(Ahaha horse girl brain go brrr)

(Aha I used to do horseback riding as well but I'm lazy-)
"Great! Let's get going, then!" Zelda grinned as she hopped up onto her mare and goaded it out of the stables. "I'll let you lead the way considering I don't know where I'm going." She laughed softly. She used to tease Link for how long it took him to get Epona ready since she was already so well taken care of, but she knew that he was just being careful and making sure that everything was in order anyway.

Link laughed. "Yeah, that's probably a good idea," he agreed, already in the saddle. He gently tapped Epona's flanks with his heels to move her in front of Zelda and her mare.

"Mhmm!" Zelda pulled out her phone and started texting one of her friends while she followed Link.
Hey! Link and I are going somewhere cool in the woods! You wanna come?
She slipped her phone back in her pocket after sending the message so she could focus on riding.

(hehe yeee, thank you, I had no idea how to insert myself, lol)

Ganondorf was relaxing in his home, relaxing with one of his many lovers by his side. She played with his hair a bit, and he in turn relaxed with her in his arms. He kissed her lightly, pulling back with a smile. He looked down when his phone buzzed, pulling it out. He couldn't help the smile when he saw it was from Zelda.
I'm in He smirked some, kissing his lover lightly.
"Perhaps another time," he said softly. He slipped away, kissing her hand once before leaving. He, unlike Link and Zelda, opted to take his car.
I'll be there soon princess~

Sounds good! See you soon~
Zelda put her phone away again as she and Link entered the forest. "Ooh, are we getting close, Link?" She asked curiously. "I dunno if I've been in this part of the forest before… it looks different. But I guess I could be imagining things." She shrugged.

"Nono, you're right! It's totally different!" Link exclaimed. He knew the woods like the back of his hand, considering how he had basically explored every nook and cranny of them both when he was younger and in recent times. "That's not the only thing that's weird, either! It was really quick, but I swear I saw a fairy around here!" Zelda was one of the very few people that Link talked to about the creatures he saw from time to time. Having said that, there had only been one other time that he'd ever actually seen a fairy before, and he was really only going off of a guess that that was what it was. But what else could a blue-green orb of light with wings possibly be?! The thought of seeing something else, or even another fairy, was an exciting one. Link was keeping his eyes peeled in hopes of another encounter.

(So I'm guessing you're not going the Gerudo King route with Ganondorf?)

"Ooh, really? We definitely have to investigate then!" Zelda picked up the pace and urged her horse to go on into the forest. "I'd love to see a fairy! What color was it?" She asked curiously. "Was it pretty?"

"Yeah! It was blueish-greenish, but I only saw it for a second before it disappeared," Link answered. He glanced around hopefully. No unusual creatures yet, just– "Hey!" Link pointed to the side, eyes wide with excitement. A fairy, pink this time, bounced in the air not very far from where they were riding. The teen looked over at Zelda with an expression similar to a child who just received a puppy for his birthday. "Let's get closer!!"

Zelda gasped in excitement as she looked at the fairy. "Ooooh, pretty~! Yeah, let's get closer!" She urged her horse onwards to get closer to the fairy, clearly intrigued. "I wonder how many of them are out here? Do you think we'll find more if we follow this one?" She asked.

(Aaaa, so, this is a bit layered, but basically he's technically the king, but he's more of a figure head by this point? Like, it's a mix between what they have in Britain and the thing they had it Japan. He still has a say in what happens, but he usually just let's his mothers take charge and he's not planning on taking all the limited responsibilities he has until he's twenty, so he's just very relaxed and chill?? Like, you wouldn't really know he was king unless you know how Gerudos work n stuff. God I'm horrible at explaining this haha)

Ganondorf tapped the wheel of his car as he drove, humming a bit to his radio. He leaned back in his seat, one hand on the car door, smirking a bit to himself. He couldn't help but wonder what mischief they were going to get into this time around, chuckling softly to himself. He wasn't afraid to admit he often was the background influence when they got into a bit of trouble.
Ganondorf pulled up by the woods, not even bothering to try to drive in. He figured the others were going on horseback, but he did prefer walking. He liked taking his time, enjoying the scenery around him and seeing just how he could utilize it if worst came to worst. It was a strange hobby, but it was enjoyable.
He turned the car off, still humming the song that had last been playing as he started into the woods. He tilted his head a bit.
"Strange…" Things didn't seem normal to him, the trees, the layout, even the sounds he heard around him. Something seemed off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
I'm on my way in, anything in particular I should know? He sent to Zelda, his way of saying he knew something was up.

Zelda glanced down at her phone when it buzzed and started typing out a reply.
We don't know much about it yet, but it kinda suddenly popped up.
We haven't seen it before
And we just saw a fairy, so it's super cool!
She slipped her phone back in her pocket and continued on, looking around for the fairy again.

Link followed suit, but noticed that Epona didn't seem to want to go in that direction. "Hey, it's alright, girl," he coaxed. Epona shook her head vigorously and snorted. Link noticed that her ears were slightly back as well. "Hey, Zelda? We might need to go on foot for this one, I think Epona's nervous about it for some reason," he said. There was a sturdy-looking low-hanging branch nearby that they could tie the horses to as well, so they didn't wander off and end up lost in the woods.

"Mm… alright." Zelda carefully slipped off of her horse. She tied it to the branch and started with Link once she was sure that it was secure enough. "Alright… uhm… let's get going, then!" She grinned and grabbed Link's hand to drag him off into the forest.

Zelda grabbing Link caught him a little off-guard, but he flashed the horses a quick thumbs-up and joined Zelda in following the fairy, who had started to fly off. It was certainly a lot slower than the fairy that Link had seen before, and almost seemed to stop and wait for them when it got far ahead.

(Hey Swim, if you don't know how to put Ganondorf in, maybe have him just walk into the woods and see Link and Zelda run off, then follow them/say "hey it's me" or something? Idk)

(Yeeee, I've got idea!)
Ganondorf read quietly, looking up as he put his phone away. Well, then, things could be interesting indeed. Something was up, of course. He smiled softly to himself, making his way into the woods. He ran his fingers through his hair, laughing a bit. Oh dear, this was going to be interesting indeed. He fell silent again as he moved through the trees, a smirk still on his lips. He caught a glimpse of pink, knowing exactly who it was. He passed by the horses, pausing just a moment to offer each of them a sugarcube before hurrying off.
"Hey!" He called out, going a bit faster. "I'm here!"

"Oh, you made it!" Zelda smiled brightly as she looked up at Ganondorf, still holding onto Link's hand. "Now be quiet! We don't wanna scare the fairies!" She grabbed his hand as well and started dragging both boys behind her to keep following the fairy. "I think we're getting closer!"

(BRUHHHH somehow I missed BOTH of your posts? I have no idea how but they literally did not show up??? Also I thought Zelda and Ganon knew each other but not Link and Ganon lol)

Link turned around to be greeted by a rather…intimidatingly large figure. His eyes widened and he stepped back a half-step without thinking,. The guy didn't look like he was dangerous, other than being much too big and buff-looking which was honestly kind of attractive to be able to take on alone. He seemed friendly, even, with his greeting. Link was jerked forward when Zelda started running after the fairy again, yelping a little in surprise. "Uh… who are you?" he asked as they were dragged along, with the odd feeling that he should at least know his name from somewhere.

Meanwhile, the fairy had stopped to wait for the group and had picked up the pace once more. The trees had started to thin out a little bit. Pieces of stone structures, barely rubble at this point, peeked out from where nature had long ago reclaimed the area. Occasionally, a soft, colored light would flit by in the bushes or trees. There appeared to be more wild animals in this part of the woods. Even a strange little blue creature with glowing yellow eyes and oddly-shaped horns bounced across their path.

(Link: You seem familiar… but who are you??
Ganondorf, the literal leader of a powerful kingdom: )