[Invite-Only] Legend of Zelda: Explorers of Hyrule RPG

[AzuniCatto]

Sapphire watched as Zephyrus obtained a whip, an electrum whip. She trembled in fear. A brief scene flashed in front of her eyes.
"Get back to work, slob!" The pirate yelled at her. Amethyst had been forced to another place to work, so she was alone in her suffering. A whip cracked, in real life and in the flashback. "Owch!" Sapphire had cried out, rubbing her back. 'I wish Amethyst was here... that's really hurt... oowww........ She returned to the real world, seeing an Ice spear meant for her. It was beutiful, distracting her from her grim memory for a moment. It had a silvery blade, tipped with a bluish color. The shaft of it was a pale wood, resembling birch, except bluer. It shone slightly as if it were magical, and she assumed it was, for a deep bluish green orb was on the bottom, which seemed to glow a bit. Also, a scarf was tied near the blade, the tapered ends black, quickly fading to dark blue, then slowly fading to a pale blue. She didn't want to come out, due to her strong fear of most people. She didn't mind Shia, for she seemed to be the most relatable at the moment. She stared at the spear, admiring it but not brave enough to venture out and touch it.

[invective~directive]

Shiallia - Where: Veneficus' Study - With: The whole party

Shia saw the horrible memories flash before Sapphire's eyes as she caught her new weapon. She gave Zeph a warning look, but spoke softly. "It's okay, I won't hurt you... None of us will." The zora's eyes seemed drawn to the spear. Shia picked it up gently, and set it down next to her. "This belongs to you, right?"

[MetaknightFan1]

Della Collern/13/Colorblind/With: The group/Where: Veneficus' Study

Della ran over to Shia and Sapphire, grinning. "Hey Saph, look at what I got! It's a... cauldron..." She paused, noticing that Sapphire seemed a little... hurt somehow. "Hey, what's going on?" She asked quietly, glancing at Shia.

[AngelOzwin]

Apprentice Ferondir of Mira ~ Veneficus's Study ~ Day 7, Morning

Ferondir accepted his new hook. He carefully examined it.
The finest metal work he'd ever seen, except perhaps the two triforce swords.
"Thank you, Master." He placed his staff against the wall and slipped his hook on.
The leather was stiff, but he'd wear it in with time.
He strapped it into place and bent his arm.
The claw closed.
"Woah. Oh man, that's cool." He placed his staff in the hook and grasped it with the claw. "Sweet!" He removed the staff, unbuckled the blade cover, and rubbed his thumb across the blade.
It was newly sharpened. "I'm going to have to be careful with this. Don't want to behead someone by accident." He placed the cover back on gently rubbed the polished hardwood. "Interesting." His fingers explored the notch on the frame, and he picked up his staff yet again.
It fit perfectly.
"This'll help my accuracy for sure."
A loud whip crack pierced the air and he nearly dropped his staff.
"Holy Goddess, Zeph, you scared me."

[AzuniCatto]

Sapphire
Veneficus's Study
With: all, specifically Shia and Della

She accepted the spear, and was startled as someone else came over to her spot. She had fear in her eyes, until she recognised Della's concerned face. Her fear dampened into sadness, realising that these people were the only people left she trusted and were... friends... and that Shia was now a friend, too. She looked at her spear, and carefully touched the flat part of the blade. Oh! Cold! Sapphire retracted her hand, looking at the silvery blue blade, which was surprisingly cold, but not painful. Good, it won't freeze water while I'm swimming. She looked at the orb, and touched it. A fine, frosty mist came off the blade, and Sapphire knew not to touch it. So I freeze things by touching the orb with my hand... cool... Satisfied with her spear, she looked at Della, not speaking. She didn't want to speak, not for a long time.

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Shiallia - Where: Veneficus' Study - With: The whole party

Sapphire remained silent, so Shia answered Della. "She's a little... Shaken up. The events of the past came as a huge shock to her." She looked at the zora sadly, then turned back to the Hylian girl. "You saw the battle, right?" I don't want to have to be the one to tell her what happened, but I will if she doesn't know.

[MetaknightFan1]

Della Collern/13/Colorblind/With: All, specifically Shia and Della/Where: That guy's study

Della frowned. "Well... Kind of." She answered. She didn't want to flat out say that she had stayed away from the battle, but... she couldn't fight. "I don't really know much about the fight. Guzore said Sapphire was just shaken up, but Sapphire was saying that... that her sister died." Her voice turned to a whisper at the last part.

[AzuniCatto]

Sapphire closed her eyes, burying her face in her lap again. She was crying again. Arg, she isn't dead! She isn't dead! She isn't dead! Why is everyone saying she's dead? Why am I crying if she's not dead? She mumbled in her sad voice, "Amethyst is not dead. It's impossible." As she said this, it was clear that she didn't fully believe it.

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Shiallia - Private Study - Everyone

"I didn't get close enough to check... But her curse mark disappeared." Shia paused. "That means her chances aren't good." She couldn't keep talking like that, it was making her friends sad. "It also means she's not cursed anymore. She's free."

[AngelOzwin]

Apprentice Ferondir of Mira ~ Veneficus's Study ~ Day 7, Morning

Zeph looked over his shoulder at Ferondir. "Not my intention, though surely useful for the future." He grinned, turned to face Ferondir, coiled the whip around his hand, and glanced briefly at the new hook. "New hook, huh? It's certainly shiny, I'll give you that."
Ferondir rolled his eyes and almost chuckled. "You're not wrong." He caught sight of Shia over Zeph's shoulder. His amused expression turned pained.
She was comforting the Zora.
His arm raised, as if to touch them, but dropped when he caught sight of the Zora's face. He saw himself there. He remembered his many tormented dreams.
She has some rough nights ahead of her.
Amethyst clearly meant a lot to her.
Maybe as much as Freya had meant to him. She had comforted him just like Shia was when his father had failed to come back from the raid.
He felt all the pain for a second again, though it was not as sharp nor as obvious as the Zora's.
He wanted to tell her that things would get better, that life would go on, but it was too early for that. He bowed his head.
She still needed to say goodbye.
He had stood over the burnt ruins of Mira Village and said it. It had taken him almost an entire month to say goodbye... to accept that his mother was gone.

"...She's free."

Ferondir's head jerked up.
What had she just said?
"She's free," he muttered the words under his breath. He closed his eyes and turned away from everyone. "She's free, Nayru. She's free." He smiled, and he wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. "She's happy."
He turned back to Zeph. "I remember."