[ Zelda isn't aware of Sheik's presence at all until he suddenly kneels down at her side, and even then, only distantly. She feels an arm around her shoulders, a familiar voice telling her to breathe, calling her—
—Princess?
Her frantic mind immediately latches onto the title she hasn't heard in months, not since before she was transported to ancient Hyrule.
Zelda jerks her head up and the first thing she sees is Sheik's mantle emblazoned with the Eye of Truth. An irrational thought leaps unbidden into her mind: did she somehow make it home after all?
One hand darts out and grabs a fistful of his mantle as she lifts her head high enough to see his face (partially obscured by a cowl, just like the ninjas of the Sheikah clan) and distinctive red eyes. There's a sense of recognition in the back of Zelda's mind, but no name surfaces. ]
Is this—? Am I—?
[ "—back in Hyrule?" Zelda's eyes flick away from Sheik's face and over their surroundings. It's the same alleyway from a minute ago.
She's still not home.
Tears well up in Zelda's eyes as her gaze returns to Sheik. ]
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—Princess?
Her frantic mind immediately latches onto the title she hasn't heard in months, not since before she was transported to ancient Hyrule.
Zelda jerks her head up and the first thing she sees is Sheik's mantle emblazoned with the Eye of Truth. An irrational thought leaps unbidden into her mind: did she somehow make it home after all?
One hand darts out and grabs a fistful of his mantle as she lifts her head high enough to see his face (partially obscured by a cowl, just like the ninjas of the Sheikah clan) and distinctive red eyes. There's a sense of recognition in the back of Zelda's mind, but no name surfaces. ]
Is this—? Am I—?
[ "—back in Hyrule?" Zelda's eyes flick away from Sheik's face and over their surroundings. It's the same alleyway from a minute ago.
She's still not home.
Tears well up in Zelda's eyes as her gaze returns to Sheik. ]