Revy has been incredibly fortunate to have a loving and supportive family, even if the first decade and a bit was a little rocky.
Born from the one night stand between Rat and Scarlet, the Gerudo pirate gave Rat their daughter to look after Revy as she still had strong ties to Adda, and felt she had to finish a war. Taking care of Revy, her father stayed in Hyrule only for a few years before adventuring out to the country of Uskar. It is here that he fell in love with the warrior Borghild, and that Revy gained both a teacher, a role model and a mother.
Rat and Borghild were instrumental in teaching Revy her values of adventure, kindness, and using strength in the service of helping others. When Scarlet first came back into Revy's life, Rat was unsure if Revy would be accepting; he was barely accepting after he felt he and his daughter were abandoned. For Revy, she could see the good heart that lied in Scarlet, and was the source that Scarlet needed to sever her connections with Adda and her crew.
With Scarlet deciding to live in Uskar, she made up for lost time quickly, dedicating herself to teaching Revy some Gerudo history, and her own skills as a warrior. It didn't take long for not only Rat to warm to Scarlet, but for Borghild to as well. The trio of parents found a love for one another, marrying into a poly marriage. For Revy, she counts herself lucky to have this strong bond of love that she's connected to.
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And here is our beloved mother Borghild.
Her hair color is same as Leon's in this design. And her dress is not as simple as the anime one.
Though Borghild couldn't show her love for her kids, she always wanted to rise them in the best way. Yet she was focused on studying so much. She was usually seen with a little book in her hand. She was educating Siegfried too. She didn't like Leon's cheerful attitude and didn't allow him to be near Sieg except for family activities. After Schröder Corp's downfall and Siegmund's disappearance, she locked herself in her room and didn't leave there for a very long time. She was barely seen in the castle. She later left the castle and stayed in her own house.
Borghild's cold character comes from her past as expected. She never had a caring family and spent her whole teenage life in a boarding school. She made a marriage of convenience with Siegmund and never tasted love. Even her own children didn't make her happy. She was pessimistic, and wanted everything to be perfect. Life never let her do what she wants. But she still considered herself lucky as she was in a very good and safe place in the Schröders. Until the company ruins... That's why she forced her kids to do their best so they doesn't end up in a bad life. For her, life standards comes first and happiness comes second.
Finally had the time to sit down and finish this old thing since no classes and feeling tons better compared when I start this. Refined some things and added in the more silhouette-ish murder of crows! Edited the photos a bit to make the colors pop a bit more.
I apologize for the poor lighting, a bit bad in my room and my phone camera ain’t that lovely. Also it being an acrylic painting also messes with the lighting due to shininess….
Character(and birds) in question is Borghild who belongs to @chop-stuff. Go check out their art!
Sixty-Seven years ago Vul'kar and his minions revealed themselves and were defeated. That same year, however, Revica, Elizabeth and Alexandria were born into the world. Over the decades, the three women had been on many adventures. Traveling across the seas, fighting pirates, and even surviving the Frost King's invasions. Yet nothing was as personal as their encounters with the Dread Pirate Adda. As the mother of Liz and Lex, the Gerudo had terrorized the citizens of Uskar simply because of her relation with Seer and her daughters over the years. She had killed friends, taken lovers, and ruined relationships with her machinations. The final time that the three women had encountered her, they finally arrested Adda, delivering her to Hyrule, but not before Liz and Lex lost their biological father to cancer.
After so many years of strife, Adda's daughter's found peace upon the news that the axe was dropped down on Adda's neck. With her blood finally spilt, the air felt lighter for them.
Life still found change for some in Uskar. Seeking new adventures, Revy took up an opportunity to move to the Gerudo Desert to serve King Malik. For a while, she felt she was going nowhere in terms of advancements. Despite the fact that she would leave her younger siblings, parents, and Seija behind, they stood by her actions with love. Some years had passed when she decided to send her family and friends an invitation.
Landing outside Rat's house, a Rito took a breath of fresh air. "Mail gram for the 'Borgy' family."
The O'Malley House was still as loud and as rambunctious as ever, especially considering the fact that Rat, Borghild, and Scarlet, all together, had seven children. Even though Revy had moved out years prior, Trygve and Volcana still stopped by to visit their parents, having opted to stay in Uskar, but Lovisa, Greta, Sigrid, and Sylvi were still at home. Rat often joked that Trygve could not wait to get away from all of his sisters, being the only son in the family, but it seemed the boy still was ever watchful over his baby siblings. The children scrambled to the front door, all arguing over who should read the mail from the Rito. After all, it had to be from Revy! Ritos were native to Hyrule, not Uskar! The excited chatter instantly died down when Borghild took the letter from the Rito, earning a disappointed groan from the kids.
"All of you need to quiet down, your father is resting." Borghild chided the girls sternly, "You know he hasn't been feeling well today."
"But Mom, Sigrid got to read the last letter, it's my turn now!" Sylvi protested.
"Is not! It's mine!" Greta objected.
Before more arguing could start, Borghild held up one hand.
"If you continue to bicker, then no one gets a piece of the strawberry cake that Seer sent over for dessert." Borghild gave the girls 'the look' as Rat affectionately called it when his wife was meaning business. "Now, go back inside and get Mama, Mom needs to share this letter with her."
"Can one of us at least read it to Dad?" Sigrid asked with a tint of hope.
"I'll leave that up to Mama, now git." Borghild waved them off and then went in search of Scarlet, finding her patiently sitting beside Rat, who was asleep in his chair by the fireplace. "We have mail from Revy." Borghild leaned down and whispered in Scarlet's ear. "Come to the kitchen, we'll read it together. Rat will be okay by himself for a few minutes."
Scarlet turned slowly. In her age, she certainly didn't have the spry energy she used to hold. She gave Borghild a nod with a light smile. "We'll both be over in a moment.
Gerudos aged slower than Labrynnas, but Direnors had naturally long lifespans. Borghild had come to the realization long ago that she would most likely outlive Rat and Scarlet. Though, she had promised to watch over their children as long as she could. Even with her current age, she still had good energy and seemed healthy. Unfortunately, Rat's condition had depleted over the years. The cancer was eating away at him and no matter how many times Naira healed him, it kept coming back. After a while, Rat had gotten tired of the constant magic, making him feel sick and weak, and had decided to stop treatments. He wanted to enjoy what little time he had left with his family.
"You want me to make you some tea?" Borghild asked Scarlet, "We have some of that raspberry flavor leftover from Hyrule that Seer ordered."
"That would be lovely." Scarlet turned to Rat, gently nudging his shoulder to wake up. "Rennigan. Time to wake up."
Rat roused from slumber with a loud yawn, pushing his hair out of his eyes.
"Hrm... what time is it?" He murmured to Scarlet, "I need to bring in more firewood before it gets too late."
"Don't worry about the firewood, Trygve stopped by earlier to chop more for you." Borghild assured Rat, "He didn't want to wake you. He left the salmon he fished for us for dinner."
"Rennigan. We have a letter from Revy."
"From Reveka?" Rat's eyes lit up a little. News from Revy was few and far in-between with his daughter's busy schedule working for King Malik. "Oh, everyone will be delighted at the news. We need to relay to Seija what we've heard too, she has missed Revy terribly."
Scarlet nods in agreement about Seija. "Admirable that Seija is still waiting for Revy."
"I think the little owlet is still smitten with our girl." Rat grinned, "Though, what does the letter say? Is our girl doing well?"
"We'll the kids are waiting for us to join them so we can all read it together."
Once all the girls were in the living area with their parents, everyone was patiently waiting for the news to be read.
"Here, Scarlet," Borghild handed her the letter. "You have the honors."
Cutting the letter open, Scarlet opened up the letter. "I believe it was Sylvi's turn, Borghild. Next letter is yours, Greta. Here sweety, read this."
'Hello everyone. Revy here! I'm writing this letter in hopes that you are all well. It has been quite a while, hasn't it. My days in the desert are hot and taxing, but always keep me busy and excited. My work for the King as a guard has been a noble duty, but what's been truly rewarding is getting to know the people that live here. Gerudo culture is so lively and joyous! Fighting for them, protecting them, has caught Malik's eye. He has presented me with an honorary title of Champion for the Gerudo! I'm thrilled to have this honour given to me. As you may also know, Bomba's anniversary is coming up. I've been talking with Uncle Corsaire, and we think it would be wonderful to celebrate my future due to the sacrifice Bomba gave us. A memorial to Uncle Bomba that cherishes the past to walk through the future. I hope everyone can make it! We have so much to catch up on! Love you all. - Reveka.'
"A promotion for Revy and a memorial for Bomba?" Rat was glad to hear that Reveka was doing so well, even though he missed her presence here in Uskar. "Quite an odd a-combination for sure, but we must attend!"
"Don't be silly, there is no way you can travel like this." Borghild was always the voice of reason it seemed. "Revy will understand."
"Now, now, Borgie, me hasn't left the house in ages, and besides," Rat hugged the group of girls at his feet. "Me thinks it is high time for a family vacation anyhows."
"Urgh..." Borghild rubbed her forehead, "Scarlet, talk some sense into our husband."
"Well... a trip to Hyrule would be nice. Some of the kids have never been yet." Scarlet shrugged. "How about a vote? Who wants to go see Revy?"
After all the girls raised their hands, Rat alongside them, Borghild gave out a louder groan.
"Scarlet, going to Hyrule might be too taxing for Rat." Borghild sounded worried. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"If he feels this is what he wants to do with his energy, he can do so. So long as we're all together, does is matter? Life needs to be explored in order to live it to the fullest."
Borghild really did not like the idea of Rat traveling so far from home in his condition. While her husband was as stubborn as an old goat, and had lived longer than Naira expected him to do with the cancer, she still worried for him. The slightest cold could be lethal for him now since his immune system was shot and he could barely find energy to enjoy the day sometimes. Yet, at the same time, Borghild did not want to deny what would make him happy. It was a double edged sword for sure. Sighing, the grizzly Direnor rubbed the bridge of her nose and nodded her head in agreement with Scarlet's assessment.
"All right, all right... but the moment he starts feeling bad, we're coming back home."
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"So, what does the letter say?" Seer asked Ocax as he stirred the pot of rabbit stew for lunch. It was the girls' favorite and both Lex and Liz had asked for the meal for dinner. Of course, Seer absolutely loved it when his twins visited for dinner, which lately, was more often than not. It seemed after finishing up duties, family time was the most important. While Ocax still diligently completed work for the High King and Queen, he too, liked to come home after a long day. Since Torbjorn and Brigritta had retired from the throne, it was now up to Ragnvald and Zolori to lead the Direnors. Ocax's only complaint was that Ragnvald was even more picky than Brigritta when it came to paperwork. Yet, Ocax was as meticulous as the old queen... though Seer would never say it out loud. "The girls will be delighted to hear from Revy."
“It’s a formal invitation to celebrate both a promotion and a celebration of life for Bomba.” Ocax took his glasses off, nodding to Seer. “Should we go?”
"I would love to go." Seer could not believe it had been decades since Bomba had passed. He was the little brother to the entire crew and had never been forgotten. It was painful for most of the crew to remain on a ship because of the loss. It seemed that even his late captain still had the sea blues from time to time, always listening for one of Bomba's horrid sea shanties. "Do you think we should take Magnus or ask Kanisa to watch him while we're gone?" He was a little skeptical of the raven Direnor traveling such a distance even though he was older now.
“Magnus is old enough to start knowing the world.” Ocax gave Seer a pat on the shoulder for comfort. “He should know his world doesn’t compose of just Uskar.”
"I suppose you're right." Seer was still a little iffy about Magnus being outside of Uskar. Here, their adopted son was safe and around a family who loved him. Anything could happen in Hyrule. Then again, Seer had always been the paranoid one after what happened with Liz and Lex being tormented by Adda. But, she was gone. It was time to try to let go of that fear. "How long do we have before we need to leave? I'm sure that Rat got a letter too."
“Well, we can discuss it with them tomorrow after dinner with Elizebeth and Alex’s families.”
“I guess we better pack what we can now, and find out if we’re riding dragonback or taking a ship.” Seer figured he’d have to pack half his kitchen if the whole family was taking a ship because, like always, he did all the cooking. “We need to get Revy a gift too. I wonder if she still likes cream cheese icing carrot cake… I could make her one once we’re in Hyrule.”
“Probably has been eating hard foods and fruits out in the desert. Anything that can melt will probably be a treat to her.”
“Oh? Like how you melt for me?” Seer grinned at his husband, still a cheeky flirt after all this time. No matter how old a Direnor lived to be, sex would still be on the brain. “Especially when I talk dirty to you.”
“How is your mouth dirty?” Little Magnus asked aloud. Ocax’s expression was rather alien in his mix of frustration and embarrassment at his partner’s loose tongue in front of their son.
"You'll understand when you're older and have a spouse of your own, Magnus." Seer just laughed at their adopted son's obvious confusion. He could smell Ocax's embarrassment and thought it was very cute. Even after all this time, the blind man still jumped Ocax's bones when the two had a moment alone.
“It means your daddy needs to have soap put through his mouth if he doesn’t stop alluding to adult context in front of kids.”
Lex was quick to come through the front door first, cheering out, “Hey family! We received a letter from Revy! This is better than a pounding from downtown.”
Ocax shook his head as he was quick to cover Magnus’ ears the moment Lex burst in. She was anything if but predictable.
"Rather put you in my mouth." Seer murmured into Ocax's ear, close enough to feel the twitch from his breath being so close. As soon as Lex busted through the door, the cook had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Ocax was so shy when it came to matters of intimacy. Even after all this time, all Seer had to do was say 'penis' and he could hear the blood rushing to his lover's face. "We did as well, Lex. I'm assuming Liz knows too?"
“She’s on her way with her kids and hubby to talk things over. Speaking of hubbies, mine needs to start gaining his second wind better after we start up the baby factory.” Quickly, she snapped her head back towards her husband, almost screaming out loud. “OY! YOUR PELVIS OKAY?!”
Dreng was not too far behind his wife, dragging behind him a pair of twin boys and a little girl. It seemed that Liz had taken to motherhood quite well and was already wanting a litter. Though her libido had never died, that much was for certain.
“When I asked if you wanted enough children to run a ship, I assumed you knew I was joking.” Dreng chuckled.
“Oh please. Look at them. I’m going to take over the world with them by my side.” Lex turned to dot on her toddlers. “They are just adorable, aren’t you?”
“So what’s this I hear about a trip to see your old captain?” Dreng asked Seer, “A memorial for an old shipmate and a promotion celebration? Quite a combination of you ask me.”
“Rat and his family are probably going too, and if I had to guess,” Seer gestured in the direction of the orphanage, “Seija got a letter too.”
“Oh I hope she did. Poor little thing needs to either get a new lover or find someone to look after the orphanage while she leaves for Hyrule.” Lex was incredibly blunt.
“Now, Lex, let me remind you how you pinned after a certain prince forever.” Seer reminded his daughter of her childhood crush. “I’m sure Seija will manage.”
“Prince Foxalant? Old news. Speaking of, where’s the fudge brown keeping us? We have this full family dinner or what?”
"Prince Gets-sex-a-lot, mind you," Halvar was right behind Dreng and Lex with Liz and Valkyrie in tow. The once lanky prince had grown into a brute just like his father before him. For a long while, the young prince favored his mother but it seemed as time passed, he only grew stronger and certainly more 'fluffier' according to Liz. Though, she seemed to be a huge fan of all the hair, especially the thick beard. "I'm assuming everyone knows about Revy's letter now."
Following behind her husband, Liz was wearing her military attire. She found it custom to wear a pelt of a great beast sewn into the collar of her suit, this time having a wolverine fur stitched to her black suit with golden strips around her shoulder. Finally, after working so hard up the ranks, she had achieved the rank of Admiral. Not that Uskar needed an Admiral. Truthfully, achieving the rank was almost like retirement. She hardly had to go out on a ship anymore or travel. Now, it was mostly the odd inspection and keeping documents in order. The most excitement she had was when she received a letter that the Kikai islands had been destroyed, but that just meant more drills for the Captains under her.
Turning, she made a hand motion for her daughter to hurry in as she looked to her husband. “Halvar. No need to boost your masculinity on my account.” Turning back out, Liz cleared her throat. “Come on young lady.”
"If you get sex more than I do, you two should have an army." Dreng gave a yowl when one of his kids pulled his tail, quickly yanking it out of reach. "But I suppose one can be just as much as a handful than three."
"Why deny it when it is true?" Halvar placed a kiss on Liz's cheek as Val gave an exasperated sigh at her parents' constant display of affection, her father more so than her mother. "I suppose you're going to Hyrule, Seer?"
"It seems that way." Seer had Magnus hugging onto his leg, happy to see his big sisters and cousins showing up at the door. The little boy always enjoyed company. "It's been a few years since the entire crew was together. Maybe longer." He missed being around his old crew mates, but was glad everyone had found a place which suited them in life. "Besides, this is for Bomba just as much as Revy. I believe it will be important to all of us, and well..." The blind man gave a small sigh, "It might be the last time we're all together before Rat..." Seer couldn't bring himself to say it.
"Before his cancer takes him, yes." Liz was rather blunt with the truth as she put her coat up. "I despise tip-toeing around it, Father. Best we accept the truth and embrace our time left with him."
Lex looked back and forth, hating how awkward the truth left her. There was no way for her to poke fun in such a dire situation. Instead, she chose to ignore it. "Well since we're all here! Let's get the kids settled in. Val, darling, why don't you help your auntie with the plates."
"Mom, don't be so crass." Val gave her mother a small look, as she started setting out the plates for the meal alongside Lex. "Uncle Rat has fought this for a long time to be here with us. We all know he's dying."
"Rat is certainly stubborn to have lasted this long." Dreng had to admit, "He's got some gumption. Not sure if anyone else would have made it through all those healing sessions and such bad symptoms."
"Rat wants to be here for his family, but I think we all know that he knows his body best." Seer stirred the rabbit stew his twin daughters loved, checking to make sure it was done with a couple of sniffs. "If he says enough is enough, then we have to respect his decision."
With them grabbing dishes, Lex gave Val a soft pat on the back. She had a fondness to dot and gossip with her niece, along with some light teasing. “So Val, you have your first boyfriend? Or is your mother still scaring them away?”
"The one time I tried to visit the Pleasure House, Mom dragged me away by my tail." Val gave a roll of her eyes as she started placing the silverware and cups. "Dad understands a little better with the rutting season coming and going, but Mom is terrified to be a grandma before the age of fifty."
“So still no cherry popping.” Lex sighed. “One day little niece. One day.”
"Eh, no one has really caught my fancy anyway." Val shrugged her shoulders, "Maybe I'll find me a handsome foreigner like you and Mom did."
"Well, she's not wrong." Halvar rubbed his beard with a grin. "My family always has had good looks."
"Oh please, you were smitten with Liz the first time you met her." Seer waved the spoon in the prince's direction. "I remember that little puppy love when you were kids."
“Ah yes. Nothing like a life threatening adventure to bind us to ever.” Liz chuckled a little.
"Life threatening?" Seer repeated, "This is just a trip to Hyrule, not Omisha."
At that, Liz sighed. “No. I think not.”
Lex was quick to start placing bowls of soup around the table. “Let’s all sit and dig in, yes?”
"So, you're not going?" Seer wanted clarification from Liz, "It seems you're the one dancing around topics. What's wrong with Hyrule, Liz?"
"After all this time, Grandpa still makes the best stew." Val sat down, ready to dig into the meal.
“No. I don’t think our family will go.”
Hearing that, Lex dropped her spoon in her bowl. “Oh why the hell not.”
“Because Hyrule is a land constantly thrown into calamities. Have none of you heard the news about The Kikai Islands being destroyed? The fact Revy left to go actually live in those cursed lands is insanity. She will have to understand I’m not going to bring my family to a land that might break out in war any moment.”
"You do realize that the Kikai Islands were destroyed by some horrors made by a deity of destruction." Seer told his daughter with a small frown. "Not to mention, Hyrule and Uskar are allies. If there's a coming war, then we'd be bound to help anyhow, but so far, no news of war so everything is fine."
"You know Corsaire is expecting us to be there for Bomba," Halvar told Liz, giving his wife a small hug around the shoulders to comfort her. "And Revy would be heartbroken if you didn't show up. Besides, we're all meeting in Taiyo Town anyway, aren't we? Not at the castle."
“I don’t want us to be caught with our guard down. Besides, monsters can show up anywhere. No reason to take the risk.” Liz brushed them off.
"And what makes you think I'm just going to stay here?" Val gave her mother a glare, "You know how badly I've been wanting to go and visit my other uncles and see Revy again."
"Dear, let's not---" Halvar started to try to placate his daughter too, but it was too late.
"And you know that I wanted to go to Danjur to study, but you axed that idea as well since the late empress or emperor of Kikai lives there."
"Honey---"
"You even discarded my books on Labrynna and Al-Daida too!"
“You have a perfectly good, perfectly normal, perfectly safe life here in Uskar!” Liz stared her daughter down with a fiery glare. “Besides, those countries have slavery. They aren’t good influences.”
"Oh, just like it was really safe here when the Frost King was alive?!" Val shot back at her mother. "The Frost Dragon?! Did you forget that we have ice trolls here too, or did that slip your mind as well?"
"Oh Rotar, here we go..." Halvar murmured under his breath.
“We worked hard to rid this land of that evil! To give you a safe place to grow up!”
“That was mostly Kanisa…” Lex muttered under her breath.
"And I'm glad I had a good childhood, but I'm an adult now!" Val argued, "Grandpa let you and Aunt Lex do what you wished when you were adults! He might have been protective when you were kids, but at least he had enough respect to let you pursue your passion as a member of the navy even when he was afraid for you!"
“You’re a teenager.”
"I'm an adult in this land," Val told her mother, crossing her arms. "And don't try to tell me different, I know you and Dad shacked up when you two were young."
Halvar nearly choked on his stew, and Seer started coughing, getting choked on his water.
She then added, "Not to mention, Aunt Lex was the sex guru after Uncle Angorn."
“We were forced to grow up given our circumstances. You should be lucky you didn’t have the lives me or your aunt led at your age.”
"You know I did not like it when you took up a position on your Uncle Corsaire's ship because I was worried for you, but I knew I had to let you live your life, dear." Seer reminded Liz a bit more gently than her sister. "Besides, we're not going to be sailing anywhere. We're just going to Taiyo Town for Revy's promotion, I think. Or was it on Corsaire's old ship?"
"I think the letter said on the ship." Halvar pulled out the post once more to read it over to make sure. "Yes, dinner on the Sea Witch... gosh, that ship is old now, but it's where it all started."
“It would be unwise to keep the world from your daughter Elizebeth.” Ocax spoke up gently. “Teenagers usually find a way of getting what they want. With or without resentment towards you.”
Liz found the words difficult to counter back. Holding her breath on the others, she turned to her daughter. “Do you really want to go?”
"Yes, I don't want to miss out on seeing Revy or a new place." Val insisted to her mother with an exasperated sigh. "I'm not going to do anything stupid like you and Aunt Lex did all those years ago to get hurt. I just want to go somewhere that isn't here."
Shaking her head, Liz let out a slightly exhausted breath, looking her daughter in the eyes. “Fine. We can go. But there are a few conditions you need to follow.”
"Oh, let me guess," Val rolled her eyes, and then counted on her fingers. "No flirting, no wandering off alone, no parties, no fun."
“You can tease all you like, but no sex. There’s no way you’re going to pull a Vidar and get pregnant with some sap’s child.”
"Unlike that situation, I know what a condom is." Val replied in a dry tone as she took a sip of her drink, earning a snorting laugh from Halvar. "And you're one to talk, Mom."
"How about we just all agree that you will enjoy yourself but be very careful and safe at the same time?" Seer was hoping to steer the conversation away from sex at the dinner table.
Liz calmed herself down with a deep breath. Her daughter had a way of making the fire in her face burn at times. "Second. You're going to clean the entire attic before we leave."
"...? There's no attic in the Ingeborg Mountain, Mom." Val played dumb, "Only Grandpa Seer has an attic, which who knows, he and Gramps Ocax might have turned it into a sex room or such during this rutting season. He's just as possessive as Dad is over you."
Now it was Seer's turn to blush ten shades of red, but knew that Val was not exactly wrong. During the mating season, it was true, he could not keep his hands off of Ocax.
"Oh no Attic? I guess you can clean the entire house then. No more embarrassing your grandfathers."
"We don't have a house, we live in the mountain with Grandma and Grandpa." Val was just as cheeky as ever, ignoring her mother's impositions like a pro. "Nice try, Mom."
When Liz glanced at him, Halvar kept his gaze away from his wife's piercing one.
"... she gets this from your side of the family, so don't go blaming me." Halvar was not about to be the source of blame. "She inherited all that from some of her uncles, not me."
"You can clean this house you smart ass."
"Oh, I don't mind help Grandpa Seer and Gramps Ocax clean." Val had a wide smile on her face, "At least they're nice and aren't so demanding of perfection."
"Oh, Rotar help us." Halvar muttered under his breath.
"Anyway," Dreng decided to interrupt, "When do we leave? Ship or dragonback?"
"It would probably be best to fly dragonback." Val did not want to sail for over a month on a ship with her overbearing mother. She went one time on an expedition with her parents and that was pure hell. Her mother always expected things to be her way and if it did not meet expectations, there was always hell to pay. "Faster and less traveling for Uncle Rat."
"It's more motion sickness on a dragon. We can take my flagship. It can get us to Hyrule in a week on nonstop travel." Liz smiled at her daughter. "You want to travel? You can do so like I did around your age. It has plenty of cabin room and those Danjur engines are incredible in their ability to travel the ocean."
"I'd rather shovel dragon shit all day than get on a ship again with you." Val stated rather bluntly, just like her Aunt Lex. "I'll get my own ride there if you and Dad are going by ship. Last time was pure hell---"
"Speaking of dragons," Halvar interrupted before a fight could start, "Na'seema is going to visit her parents in Hyrule, so why don't we ask her if we can just hitch a ride with her, Stra'tuso, and her hatchlings?"
"Grand idea!" Dreng agreed to keep peace at the table. "And less sea sickness too."
She almost purred at the sophistication of her own ship. So the idea of taking a dragon was a major buzzkill. “My ship barely rocks.”
Lex whispered to her husband. “You need to say at least one good thing about her boat.”
"Honeycakes, I'm your loving, adoring, insatiable kitty cat, but this big cat doesn't like water." Dreng told his wife with a shake of his head, giving a shudder at the thought. Even his tail was slightly poofy at the thought of having to sail out in the middle of the ocean. "I'm a scout, not a sailor. I work at the docks, but I don't swim in the water. I have to vote dragonback, even though your sister's ship I'm sure has all the bells and whistles, I'm not getting in something that could sink."
Liz gave Dreng a look. A look that told him he could kiss his bonus holiday Turkey goodbye. With a defeated sigh, Liz gave in. “Fine… we can take a dragon…”
“Thanks sis. We promise we’ll make it up for you.”
Dreng knew the look, but if it meant him being in the doghouse with Lex for a few days rather than getting wet in the middle of the sea, he'd gladly take her sulking.
"So," Seer then said, "Let's start packing."
“After dinner dear.” Ocax took a sip of his soup. “Then little Val, you grab a large bag. I’m sure you’ll have many Souvenirs you’ll want to bring back.”
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Ocax had never seen Seer so nervous. Talking with Kanisa at the door, he glanced to Seer by the fireplace. “Thank you. I’ll let him know your dragons have the situation contained.”
"... you know, Seer doesn't talk much about what happened during his time at the brothel in his younger years. He doesn't talk much about being Adda's captive either." The princess told Ocax with a heavy sigh. "I think... this situation, the whole thing is a bit... of a bad reminder for him. Of what he wants to forget but can't. Just stay with him, will you? The last thing he needs is to be alone."
“I will. You have my word on that.” Ocax shook her hand, closed the door, and sat beside Seer. “This must be difficult for you.”
"... I rather not talk about it." Seer said very quietly, looking lost. "Please."
“Ok. Then we don’t need to talk about. Just know that I’m here for you.” Ocax hugged Seer from behind, planting a kiss on his side. “Would you like some coffee?”
"Thank you... how about you have your favorite bitter coffee and I'll drink the cocoa you despise?" Seer said in good humor.
“Come. We don’t need to bring negativity into our drinks.” Ocax carefully prepared their favourite hot beverages, and wrapped him and Seer in a fur blanket. They just drank in silence, bodies together for a few moments. “What do you think of the fire?”
"Hrm... which fire?" Seer asked, being smart. "The one in the room or the one in my pants?"
“The room.” Ocax started to learn Seer liked to dirty talk when he got nervous, or had high anxiety.
"Well, it's warm, like you. Very tempting, like you. And let me think..." Seer pretended to be in deep thought. "And once more, like you, somewhat dangerous."
“We never had fire in the twilight realm.”
"Was there no need for it?"
“In a way. We had technology to provide light to our buildings, and there was always the light of Twilight. Do you think Towa is happy?”
"I hope she is, wherever she might be." Seer then added. "But I can't lie. I am happy that she doesn't interrupt our sex anymore."
“True. I just hope she’s relaxing back at the home she wanted.” Ocax rested his neck onto Seers head. “I did the math. I can tell you every day Kanisa doesn’t wear a bra, and I can guess why.”
"Because... Vidar likes the jiggle?"
“And the nibble.” Ocax grinned happily at his joke. “I suppose men like him prefer the nipple.”
"I don't see how she tolerates him sometimes; he can be such a prick." Seer snuggled into Ocax and took a sip of his cocoa. "But he's mostly sweet to her. I don't understand it." He then started to snicker. "Remember when Na'seema's hatchlings stole his bed? He griped about that for weeks. All beside they wanted to sleep beside Kanisa for a night and hear stories."
“Man’s such a baby. How he can tolerate kids is a mystery.” Ocax gave Seer a soft kiss. “You want to sleep by the fire tonight?”
"I have no idea. I'm surprised that he survived Na'seema." Seer snorted in amusement. "Surprised he had two of his own and then wouldn't leave Na'seema's hatchlings alone. Insisting she needed some help. He's all tough on the outside, but soft on the inside."
When Ocax asked about sleeping beside the fire, the killer whale agreed. "That would be nice... do we have that fur pelt in here?"
“Want extra, hmm? I’ll get it. You just think of something pleasant to dream about. Like that whale you told me you dreamed about once. Sounded pleasant.”
"Hrm, it was a very interesting whale. I couldn't quite make him out with my echolocation but I knew he was there. Or she. Not sure." Seer recalled the melodic sound of the whale's voice assuring him everything would be all right. Maybe it was just part of a dream or perhaps a hallucination. Either way, it made him feel peaceful. "Told me I would get home soon. Maybe I was just hearing things."
“Maybe it was real. You got home? Correct?” Ocax burred him and Seer in the giant fur blanket.
"I'd like to think it was real. Sort of hard, hearing a voice but not being able to sense the presence." Seer nuzzled Ocax tenderly. "Still, either way, things turned out just fine. I met you."
“Then let’s dream for that whale to visit us again.”
~
Scarlet threw her clothes to the floor and went onto the king-sized bed. Rat was on story reading duty. Fine by Scarlet. She wasn’t sure how she was going to read with Adda on her mind. Her muscles felt so tight from stress. She just hoped everyone could come to their senses tomorrow.
After reading Trygve and Volcana a story, Rat made sure to tuck both of the children in tightly before returning to the bedroom. It was not going to be a good day or week or month with that pirate around. Why did Lex have to be so... so... so stupid?! Seer raised her better than that, Rat knew it! Groaning, the huge Labrynna flopped over onto the bed, muttering incoherently into a pillow.
“Are you as tired and pissed as I am?”
"Mmm-mmm." Rat's response was muffled by the pillow.
“That sounds about right.” Scarlet groaned, fidgeting in the bed. “Adda, Adda, Adda. Always Adda. Never escaping her stupid plans. I feel like a pawn, even now when I’m actively against her. Why’d she have to come back?”
"Maybe we can convince Na'seema or Stra'tuso to eat her." Rat said dryly. "Or a wonderful 'accident'... and one of the dragons stepped on her when they weren't looking."
“That’d work.” Scarlet leaned onto Rat’s back, wondering when Borghild would come to bed. Best they just forget today and go to bed. Nothing was going to cheer her up... “Least Revy understands. I’m sure Liz will too.”
"All hell is a-going to break loose when Lex tells Liz, you know that, right?" Rat rubbed his forehead. "Maybe it's high time we just take a vacation and opt out on this one. I'm too old to deal with this kinda of bullshit."
“I agree. Fuck... I just wish she wasn’t family to those girls. Or pulled a gun on me. Would have felt justified snapping her neck on the spot.” Scarlet tapped the back of Rat’s muscles. “Or let you snap her like a log.”
"Heh, I may be old, but I still a-got it." Rat flexed for Scarlet, as if he were a flirty teenager trying to show off his muscles. "A little gray won't defeat these guns."
"Please, you call those guns? These are guns." Borghild entered the room stark naked, showing off her biceps. "Don't worry, you're still pretty."
"Even with gray hair?"
"Gray hair, no hair, a lot of hair, it doesn't matter."
“You’re both amazing. But Gerudo don’t got guns. We got cannons~ Besides, my red hairs just gonna get dark with time. And I still got time before I even come close to that.” Scarlet joined in on the flexing. Watching Borghild just stand there was maddening. She was thankful she had two lovebirds to take her mind away from the taint Adda left in gut. “Can you get your blue bust over into bed?”
"I won't be able to rest well knowing that bitch is back." Borghild stretched, extending her arms above her head. "But I suppose nothing is better than trying to take a nap. Bears love naps, you know."
"I love naps squished between two sexy women." Rat grinned at her. "A hot desert mom and a mama bear."
Scarlet grabbed Borghild first, pressing her face in her breasts. “This hot desert mom needs to cuddle this bear before you big man. Then we can all share~”
"Hey, that's not fair, why do I always a-have to wait?" Rat gave a playful pout. "You two a-do this on purpose, me knows it."
"We'll never tell, will we, Scarlet?" Borghild laughed.
“What proof do ya got?” Scarlet was stressed, she couldn’t deny it. Maybe this was what they all needed. As she sucked on Borghild’s breasts, her feet snuck their way to playfully rub against Rat’s crotch.
"I gots proof enough with you always paying more attention to Borgie first."
"How can she resist these, Rat?" Borghild remarked as Scarlet played with her breasts. "You can't."
"Ah, you gots me there, Borgie."
“Rat? You want to do something about it? Or are ya just gonna sit there?”
"I dunno, you a-know I like to watch you two go at it first." Rat had no reason to lie. "We both know how demanding Borgie is."
"I think the word you're looking for is 'controlling'." Borgie gave Scarlet's backside a harsh swat with her hand. "I know how to get what I want."
Scarlet let her moan out freely at the slap. Lying her back on Rat’s stomach, she displayed herself like a plate for Borghild. “You really do.”
"And I don't even have to say 'please'," Borgie tugged sharply on Scarlet's red hair. "Cause you're just happy to give it to me."
Scarlet was embarrassed to admit it, even to herself, but she got turned on when commanded like this. She leaned in, kissing Borghild, practically begging to have her tongue swirl with hers.
"Greedy, are we?"
"Borgie, we both know she used to be a pirate, of course she's a greedy."
"Shush, Rat, let me enjoy this moment." Borghild returned Scarlet's deep kiss and then used her free hands to play with the Gerudo's breasts. "You know how much Scarlet likes to follow..." She leaned in to Scarlet's ears and purred. "Orders."
“S-Stop teasing...” Scarlets hands pulled Borghild closer by the hips. She just wanted the smaller woman as close as possible to her. Her ass was sitting firmly on Rat’s cock now, squirming around at Borghild’s actions and words.
"Well, maybe, this time, I want to enjoy the show." Borghild bent down where her husband's erection rubbed against Scarlet's ass. The Gerudo woman's legs were already wide open and it was easy access. Guiding Rat's cock to Scarlet's opening, she gave a flick to the woman's clit before allowing Rat to slip inside the already moist walls. "I want to watch you get fucked. I want to see your face when you're cumming."
"By the gods, Borgie, you're so hot when you a-talk dirty..."
"You fuck her good, Rat... I wanna hear her moaning and your balls slapping against her."
“Oh! Oh please!” Rat grasped Scarlet firmly and fucked her at a firm pace. The Gerudo’s tits bounced and her face contorted into carnal pleasure. She practically had hearts in her eyes as she looked at Borghild. “H-he’s so hard on me!”
"You like him to be hard on you, don't you, naughty girl?" Borghild asked with a sly smirk. As Rat held onto Scarlet's hips and thrust upward, there was indeed a show for Borghild. This was one of Scarlet's favorite positions from what Borghild knew. The mama bear knew that Scarlet liked it deep and steady at first, and then as she got closer to climax, a fast, hard finish. As the Direnor bear watched, she touched herself, getting slick with love juices. "See what you do to me?"
“I make you both wet as a river~” Scarlet almost giggled the words. Her pussy tightened at the sight of Borghild, squeezing on Rat’s cock. “I’m gonna cum soon!”
Her hands grabbed Borghild by the ass, and her tongue swirled deep into her wet folds as Scarlet pushed her mouth in to get a taste.
"Oh fuck, yes, yes, yes!" Borghild was by no means quiet with her vocalizations. As Scarlet's tongue worked her magic, Rat increased his thrusts, fast, harder, deeper, just like Scarlet liked. Borghild's nails scraped against Scarlet's scalp as she neared her orgasm. "Swirl it... around th-the... fuck, fuck, the top, yes! Just like that!"
Scarlet clawed her wife’s ass as she pushed deep. The Gerudo’s eyes nearly rolled back as the Direnor came, her pussy juices being lathered up. She loved how tight her fingers grasped her head as Borghild screamed. Her own screams of orgasm were muffled as she was still head deep into Borghild’s crotch, but Rat’s continued thrusting awarded him.
Rat was not far behind his wives, gripping Scarlet's hips so hard that there were sure to be bruises later. He groaned loudly as he orgasmed, quivering from head to toe. How did men deal with have more than one wife? Sure, it was double the fun, double the pleasure, but goodness, it left him so tired. Then again, he was getting rather old.
"You two... I swear, make me a-feel young again..."
Scarlet playfully pulled Borghild to be sandwiched between her and Rat, facing her close to herself. “Of course. You’re a hunky man~ And you’re a blue battery of love~”
"Direnors can go and go and go for ages..." Borghild laughed. "I think when Rat and I had our first night together, he slept until the next day."
"You drained me of ALL bodily fluids, Borgie, a man has to have time to rest with such a wild woman." Rat chuckled in good humor.
“God. You both drain the hell out of me, I’ll tell ya that.” Scarlet laughed in good fun. “Let’s... lets just sleep. Think about just the three of us in this moment until the morning.”
"Agreed... but if you snore, I'm kicking you."
"Not if I get to her first."
“Bugger off you two.” Scarlet pulled them in close, quickly falling asleep. Her last thoughts were hoping Adda wasn’t going to hurt her family again.
Revy took a silent breath as she crept through the snow with her pack. Although she wasn't a Direnor by blood, she developed their sense of being a successful hunter and warrior through her mother. The wilds of Uskar were wide, but full of danger that could creep up at any moment. Food was always a gamble to acquire, but Revy held faith in her skills, her spirit, and the support of her pack.
"Watch closely," Borghild whispered to Revy as the pair watched Boof from the other side of the frozen meadow. Deer were grazing on some twigs off the trees. The Avalanchel hound was waiting for the signal from his human. As soon as it was given, he would chase one deer in her direction. This would give Revy the chance to strike their prey with her weapon. "Breathe steadily. Only when you're ready."
Revy blinked only once in anticipation. The air was chilling, but she was prepared. The deer were massive, but it lead to a unique problem to solve. Unless one was incredible lucky, arrows would have difficulty taking down her prey at the first strike. For Direnor's, one could transform into a mighty beast to wrestle their prey down, but for Revy, she only had to tools in her hands, and the body and mind to support herself. She readied her axe. The blade would be able to get off a deep and long cut if she could strike properly. Feeling the shift in the air, she felt it was time. Throwing her hand down, she gave the signal to her companion.
"GRRR BARK BARK BOOF WOOF WOOF!!!" Boof charged out of his hiding place and toward the deer. The dog was smart, and chose the biggest prey. The larger the prey, the more meat for his family. He nipped at the heels of the buck, and led it right to Revy.
Revy wanted to impress her mom. She wanted to do her friends and family and clan proud. Give her little brother a symbol to look up too. Praying for her energy to not fail, sparks flew around her axe as she jumped from her cover, and with a mighty swing, she sliced off one of the back legs off the deer.
As soon as Revy sliced off the leg, the buck went down into the snow. It struggled to get back up, but Boof took this as his opportunity. He chomped his large jaws around the deer's throat, and pulled, hard. With a crack, the buck's neck snapped and then he released the prey. Sniffing it to make sure the buck was dead, Boof then sat on his haunches, and wagged his tail, awaiting his praise.
Revy waited for the electric magic to stop sizzling around her axe. She only recently discovered her new talent, and it was still difficult to find an instant off switch on it. Sheathing her weapon, she ran up to Boof, kneeled down, and hugged him around his neck. "You were amazing boy! Great work! You can have the whole leg I cut clean off!"
The Gerudo woman had recently turned twenty. Her growth was fast through her teenage years, now just coming over Borghild in height. With a smile, she gave her mom a grin. "How'd we do?"
"Boof boof bork!" Boof licked Revy's cheek several times as he stood on his back legs, putting his fore paws on her shoulders. Even though the dog was older in age, he still could hunt with the best of them. Panting, the dog then resumed his original sitting position.
"I think you and Boof did perfectly," Borghild smiled at Revy's accomplishment. "However, I think you need to be really careful with the electricity, sweetie. You don't want to accidentally electrocute yourself or Boof now."
"I know. I just feel I need to practice it now. Last thing we need is to be in a real fight, and for it to not be completely under control."
Revy gave a small grunt as she heaved the deer over her shoulder. "How long do you think we can keep this deer going on for?"
"Between your father and Trygve, we'll be lucky if it lasts us a week and a half." Borghild laughed, knowing how much her men loved meat. "I'm beginning to believe your brother eats more than your father."
"Bork!"
"Excuse me, your father, your brother, and your dog."
"Well, they are just hungry boys at heart." Revy grinned down at her companion. "That includes you too boy~"
"Bork!"
"Next time, I think you and your brother will do just fine hunting together without my supervision." Borghild tromped back through the snow with Revy and Boof. "What do you think?"
"That better not happen soon. He's only seven mom. You know how long I had to wait. It was exhausting just waiting for the years to count down."
"Ha! I meant he observes, and you hunt." Borghild laughed. "He still turns into a grizzly when he gets too excited or scared."
"Well, we know the real reason why we have to wait till we're of age to come out here." Even now, Revy kept her eyes open for the slightest sign of the scourge of the undead to rise. She took her lessons and stories on Frost Ones deadly seriously. The Gerudo hoped that it would be a safe trip back to the wall.
"Hopefully the reign of the Frost King will soon be over," Borghild sighed as she kept her hand on her blade at all times. "We both know that the King and Queen have been working with the rulers of Hyrule for a solution. Though, nothing can be done unless we first find where his lair is."
"When that happens, I'll lead the packs to strike him down myself." Revy gave herself a proud bump on the chest. With the growth of age, her dream of being a hero never faded.
"When that happens, we'll formulate a plan before you go charging in." Borghild booped Revy on the nose. "You're too reckless like your father sometimes. Remember what I told you all these years. A female bear only charges when protecting her cubs or feeling threatened." Then she added. "Otherwise, thinks carefully before striking her prey."
Revy's mouth was a gap as she gave a pout. "I-I'm not reckless! I just give it my all sometimes. I have YOUR brains you know."
"Oh? Then what did you call diving into the freezing cold river after that huge sturgeon after I told you not to?"
"I call that a moderate success. I caught it, didn't I?"
"You caught it, but you had a cold for two weeks." Borghild snorted in amusement. "Do you call that a success?"
"....It was completely worth it."
"See? Reckless and stubborn, just like your father."
"But I wouldn't have caught it without calculating its pattern. Like you do. So I think it evens out."
Reaching the wall, Scarlet kept watch. The Gerudo woman wore shining white and thick iron knuckle armour, her battle axe shimmering silver in the snowy sun. Seeing the two woman gave her relief. Her daughter and Borghild traveling out into those wild wilderness gave her heart pause every time they traveled out. She instructed the men on the wall to open the gates. Jogging down the steps, Scarlet was glad her helmet gave her plenty of heat in the icy temperature. "Congratulations on the hunt you two. There wasn't any complications, was there?"
"No mother. There wasn't. As you can see, I did just fine." Revy received a bark from Boof, the dog wagging his tail. "Correction. We did a good job."
"Bork!" Boof agreed with his human, both of them did a fine job.
"Revy here is getting to be a fine hunter." Borghild complimented her daughter. "I know she's eager to please and wants to fight Frost Ones, but I'd rather her be a scout or a hunter." She then added. "Though her and Boof make a great team, Scarlet. You should have seen them take down the deer."
"I bet it was amazing. You better run along kiddo."
"Moms. I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle myself as a fighter and I don't need the nicknames anymore."
"You'll always be our little girl."
"The only reason I'm letting you get away with that is because no one else is around to hear that." As Revy ran off with Boof, Scarlet gave a sigh. "She's grown up so fast. And she's set her sights for accomplishments so high."
"I know, I think it's good that she has dreams and wants to make something of herself, but..." Borghild sighed as she watched Revy head toward the house with Boof. "I just don't want her to get hurt or feel like she's failed."
"I don't think she'll ever believe herself to be a failure. It's getting killed that worries me. Don't really have anyone else besides her."
"Aw, come on now, that's bullshit, you got me and Rat." Borghild nudged Scarlet in the shoulder. "And little Trygve."
"I know... It's just..." Scarlet looked out to the wilderness. How many times had she thought about just walking out and never coming back? "I don't have a Voe or even a Vai in my life. I gambled everything on Revy. If I lose her... I can't lose her."
"If you want a Voe or a Vai, then there are plenty of eligible folks here, Scarlet." Borghild walked with the Gerudo back to her position. "Maybe you should settle down with a grizzly. I got a few friends I could introduce you to, unless you prefer your partner less... furry."
"I don't know if anyone would want to be with me, furry or not." Scarlet had been given the nickname the cold iron giant. The metal armour, obviously, but also how she seemed to brood and be introverted around Uskar. When people challenged her to feats of strengths, she usually beat them with indifference. She only tended to show excitement with people she found interest in, but they had yet to show interest in her back.
"You should go after her. I'll make my final rounds here than head back home."
"Don't give up, all right? Someone will come along." Borghild assured Scarlet and then chased after Revy. The girl was becoming a fantastic hunter, but still could not skin a deer that well. Besides, she wanted her girl to keep the fur to make into a blanket. As she neared the house, Rat was there with little Trygve, trying to teach his son how to polish a knife.
"Now, lad, you have to learn to take care of your weapons, because if you don't, they won't take care of you." Rat was carefully showing the boy how to sharpen the dagger, then wipe with clover oil for a finish. "Understand?"
"Yes, Daddy."
It seemed though, that Revy had not yet returned to the house. Borghild knew how her daughter liked to show off, and exactly where to find her.
~
Lex pampered her face with makeup after cleaning her lips. She took satisfaction looking back at the man she just drained. It was like he never felt the touch of woman before. Well, probably not of her caliber. Turning her body back to him, he was entranced by her tits. Lex gave them a bounce to keep his attention. “Ok big boy, a deals a deal.”
The man in question was a Hasai soldier, having been recently transferred to the Uskar defence force. Before that, he was bragging about fighting pirates. “Well, the details are simple. We fought a group of pirates on the black sea.”
“I want complicated details. Specific map points. The goddamn beards on your opponents if you have to. That’s what I worked for after all~”
“Hmmm, damn right you did. Alright, kid. I’ll tell you what you wanna know.”
Ever since she hit the ripe age of 18, Lex had being using her skills as the ‘most attractive woman of Uskar’ for the past two years to acquire information from sailors and travelers on any information that could lead to finding her mother and Seer. Every lead she marked on a makeshift map. She felt confident that she was narrowing in on a location. Giving the Hasai man a deep kiss, she moved him quickly along out of the brothel.
Daddy Bakura let her travel to Hyrule for five months to be with Revy and get a change of pace from Uskar. During that time, the white haired Gerudo learned as many tricks and trades in exotic businesses to get any man to talk. Sex was ok, sometimes great, but it was mostly just a tool for her. She was still waiting for one of the princes to take up her offer of some beautiful love making.
Today her sister was supposed to arrive in shore with Uncle Corsaire. Maybe they could exchange information if Liz was in a good mood. Almost never was these days though. How her sister made Prince Halvar her boyfriend with her constant travel was a complete mystery to Lex. Didn’t stop her from trying to convince the prince to settle down with a more stay at home girl.
Going outside, Lex noticed Revy carrying a massive deer into town. “Oh cool! That’s a big boy you got there!”
Revy gave a chuckle, not above flexing her muscles in front of the townsfolk. She liked to contribute and give hope where she could. “Yeah, it wasn’t that much of a challenge.”
“Ok Ms. Hero. Let’s all bow in your glowing righteousness.”
“Haha. Liz arrive yet?”
“No, not quite. I think she’ll be home soon though. Grandpa misses her. And I bet Halvar cries himself to sleep due to the worries he has over her.”
Revy gave a cheeky grin back. “You’re just jealous he doesn’t cry over you~”
“Well he totally should.”
It was never easy for Corsaire to be away from his wife for too long. After this journey, the captain was eager to stay at home for a few months. It would not be so bad to run some new sea tactics with the recruits for a while and let the others do a cargo trip. However, Orana asked him to take his niece, Liz, back home safely for Seer's sake. Having the little tyke follow him everywhere after Seer's kidnapping was annoying for a while, always having to watch her. Though, she did surprise him at her determination to get better, to be the best she could be. So it was vigorous training consisting of sword fighting on the top yards, swinging on a rope while aiming to shoot, and most of all, how to take a punch and get back up. The girl preserved all these years, and was now a fine sailor. The ex-pirate was still concerned about sailing to Uskar. The sea ice was getting harder to penetrate with each voyage. Soon, even the upgraded ships from Danjur would not be able to pierce it.
"Miss Frode," Captain Corsaire stood at the wheel and then called her forth. "Guide us to the port. I need to be ready to receive the royals."
"Yes sir." Liz called out, taking the wheel. The years had been hard on her without Seer being a light in her life. She made a pact with her sister and Revy to rescue Seer and defeat their mother. All these years of training was hard on Liz, but her fiery determination made her fiercely dedicated to improvement. A few years back, Prince Halvar asked her on a date. The young Gerudo accepted, and despite not being able to see each other often, they somehow made it work as a couple. Liz gave out orders to the crew, just like she was taught, as they pulled into the docks.
Halvar was there to see Liz. He was pacing back and forth, impatiently, trying to peer onto the ship to see her. He waited until she was of age to ask her to date. That was Rat's rule, and had been Seer's rule before... well, before he was kidnapped. His family never lost hope that Seer was out there somewhere, still alive. As soon as the ship was docked, and the planks were set to unload the cargo, Halvar bolted up onto the boat and looked for the beautiful Gerudo.
"Liz!!!" Halvar ran up to her, swung her around, and planted a deep kiss on her lips... and then turned blood red, and put her back on her feet. "I... um... I missed you."
A few of the crew whistled on the boat.
"Knock it off, that's my niece!" Captain Corsaire barked at them. "Do your damn jobs and unload the cargo before we all get frostbite."
Liz gave the crew a look of pure murder for the catty whistles. If they wanted that particular fantasy they could go bother her sister. Turning back to Halvar, she gave a warm smile back. Deep kisses was as far as they had taken their relationship so far, and perhaps a little cuddling from time to time. “I’m glad to see you too. You’ve been ok?”
"Been on more hunts and scouts, fought a couple of Frost Ones, but it's odd." Halvar shrugged his shoulders. "Lately, we haven't seen too many of them. We're not sure if the Frost King is having trouble finding more bodies or if they're not approaching because of our allies now. Either way, we're a little grateful for the break." He then asked. "But you, I'm sure you have some adventures to tell everyone?"
"I'm glad that the Undead King of the North is letting his grip loose. As for me, I helped lead my first engagement against Adda's pirate forces. We interrogated one of the prisoners we took in hopes of finding Dad. All we learned is that Adda's forces are placed strategically so that a long search would be disastrous to try and break her power up. I just wish we could find a proper location. That way we could save our resources and go in hard."
"It's been so long now." Halvar thought back to the day of when everyone learned Seer had been taken by Adda. Liz and Lex were beyond consolable for a while, until swearing to get their father back. Then, it was a race against time. "I'm sure your search will come to a close soon, but... have you given thought to what you're going to do if you catch Adda?" Halvar knew better than to refer to Adda as Liz's mom. She always gave him a glare for that.
"I want to kill her, but Lex is still salty about that whenever I bring it up. So I'll just settle with her facing the courts of Danjur, Hyrule, and Uskar." Liz squeezed her fist just thinking about it. She spent so many years preparing for the day, dreaming in detail about her revenge and bringing justice.
"Either way, the courts of our kingdom, Danjur, and Hyrule will all arrive to the same verdict; death." Halvar walked with Liz off the ship the docks. "For now, let's focus on a more happy note, your return home. Besides, I have something for you." The prince fidgeted slightly as he approached the guards waiting on him. No matter where he went, Halvar still had protection. Grasping a wrapped package, he undid the string and there was the traditional courtship gift; a cloak of fur. Turning back to Liz, Halvar held it up for her to see, blushing darkly. "I... I hunted this when you left for sea and have been working on sewing it into a presentable cloak and um..." He offered it to Liz, hoping, praying she'd accept, as he said the age old line. "I offer you this gift of courtship... if you'll accept?"
Liz froze up, her mouth hanging open. Such a public display of affection was so bold of Halvar. Was this the same man she left behind on her training? She thought from a pure intellectual viewpoint on this, as it helped her calm down. Don't panic. He loves you. You adore him. Most of all, he has your trust. That's right. You trust him. He won't leave or hurt you. Snapping back into reality, Liz realized she must have left him hanging on an answer for a while due to the worry that started to form on his brow. "I'm so sorry. You just sprung it up. Yes. I accept."
"Oh thank Rotar." Halvar released the breath he was holding. She just stared at him for a moment, and for a brief time, the prince thought Liz was going to run back onto the ship and sail away. He then smiled widely and wrapped the warm cloak around her shoulders. Liz was not like the other female Direnors who would only accept a white cloak, no, she preferred the darker colors. For that reason, he had hunted for weeks until he found the perfect shade of red-brown for his girlfriend. "I... I hope you like it."
"I do. You took the time to carefully choose the fur for me. I'm grateful for that." She gave him another kiss. Lex and Revy were running to the port, the latter still carrying the deer, when they saw Halvar offer his courtship. Lex gave a small pout. "Great, lost that love boat."
"Lex. You never HAD that love boat. And chin up, you can still score one of the older brothers. Maybe."
"Thanks for the confidence Rev."
With big smiles, both girls ran to Liz. Revy threw her deer to one of Halvar's guards and they each hugged Liz. "Good to see you!"
Liz hugged them back, trying to keep a professional air about her with so many people arriving at the dock. "Good to see you both as well."
Lex gave Halvar a wink. "See you finally did it. Congrats on netting my sister~"
The guard nearly fell over when Revy simply tossed him the deer without warning.
"It was her choice to accept or not." Halvar turned red again at Lex's comment. "Besides, I feel so lucky to have her at my side. She's a good woman, a strong woman."
"Bork!" Boof nudged Liz for pets, being demanding. He was the fluffy, adorable one, he should be the center of attention.
Revy held Boof back, rubbing his neck. "You can have pets later boy."
The white haired Gerudo gave a mischievous grin, eying the young couple together. "So when you two gonna bang one out?~"
Liz's expression grew with pure horror. "Don't say shit like that so loud!"
Lex received a hard punch to the shoulder from her sister for that. "OW! Settle down! Just a joke!"
"Whu-whu, we um, we uh..." Halvar blushed dark red all the way up to his ears. Intimacy was still foreign to Liz and him, and he was not about to make advances just yet. After all, it was the lady who said yes or no. The last thing he wanted was to get slapped.
"I can always teach you what a lady wants~"
"THAT'S IT!"
Liz tackled Lex to the ground, and started to slap at her face, with Lex giving giggles and grunts. Revy quickly intervened, pulling the sisters away from each other. "Hey, hey, hey! Enough! Lex, no trying to make Halvar hard and your sister mad!"
"Fine, geeze."
"You are insufferable sometimes Lex."
"But you love me anyways~ And if it wasn't for my knowledge of pleasing men, I wouldn't have come up with an accurate map on tracking mom down."
That caught Liz off by guard. "You've been doing what?"
While the prince was used to the sisters fighting a bit, he was not prepared to hear what Lex said about pleasure.
"I think... I'm going to um..." Halvar gestured to the land. "Yeah, I'm going to go and wait over there. That seems like a grand idea."
"Yeah! I've been getting information from sailors and travelers who seen mom and her forces. I've narrowed it down to a triangle of coordinates."
Liz wanted to argue about her sister whoring out to get information, but she was too tired to argue. "I'll take a look at it later. Just stay out of trouble. Have you seen Bakura?"
Lex took a sigh. "He's been doing 'deep mediation' out by the cave. Can't get him to come out some days. Kind of sad, but he says it he'll find Daddy through the 'spirits'."
Revy clapped her hands. “Well, we better get going. Who wants to help me skin this deer?”
~
In three days, it would be seven years. Seer felt of the calendar with his fingers and sighed. He was older now. Adda had never released him. Despite his pleas and trying to find means of escape, nothing ever worked. The one kindness she did allow him was that old mage. He could listen to Liz and Lex through her magic. At least he was able to keep tabs on their lives. Still, it was not the same as holding them close, giving them kisses on the forehead, and fixing them a decent meal. He wanted to feel their warmth on his hands again. Though, his little girls were not so little anymore.
Outside of the magic barrier that gave that hid her paradise, Captain Adda flicked the wind waker to open the imaginary gate that allowed her to sail safely to her paradise home. Her latest skirmish was bloody and brutal. Every once in a while she had to put her foot down on the island she controlled. Rebels were such a nuisance. Her trade agreements were fair, so who cared if she was a little hard on them. Everyone was finally at peace. Besides the major continents, she ruled the oceans. Flicking the wind waker again, her ship went past the barrier as it closed. It took another good hour to sail to the island's north port side.
Docking, she took another hour greeting her people, handing out and ordering who got what food and drinks, made orders for her lieutenants to carry out, and got herself a martini. Finally, she opened the door to her chambers, giving Seer a whistle. "Miss me handsome?"
"No."
The longer his time on the island, the more bitter Seer became towards Adda. He would begrudgingly amuse her with sex, the random conversation, and sometimes have to accompany her to see the rest of her people. That he hated the most, feeling like a pet on a chain once more. She wouldn't kill him, but rather keep him alive to torment him with the fact that he could not get away with her.
"Oh don't be like that." Adda sat down on the bed, yawning with exhaustion. "Tell me, girls treating you ok? Little Beck wanted to see you do whale tricks with a ball. Went on about seeing it in a book. I think the little gal likes you.”
"I'm not a pet." Seer snapped at her with a glare about the whale tricks. "And I'm not going to play with a ball for fish. You got me doing that already."
"She was just a six year old girl with a curiosity. What's up your ass?" Adda slugged back her drink and fell back on the bed. "It's not like you been shot recently or anything. Now that's something to be cranky about."
"I'd rather be shot than have to stay here. Then again, you know that, I've told you that, but it's like you have too much saltwater in your ears to properly listen." Seer got up off the bed, in a particularly bad mood since the anniversary of his kidnapping was coming up. "Tell your people to stay the hell away from me. I'm going for a swim." He then stopped and added as an afterthought. "Do not join me."
"They're just ordinary folks. You really want to be the one to crush the dreams of little girls who never seen a man transform into a whale? God, you are such a pussy. You want me to shoot you? I can do that, right now."
"Then do it!!!" Seer turned around, screaming at her. "I've been trapped here for seven damn years now, Adda! I haven't held my girls, told them I love them, I have no freedom! I'm a slave again! Shoot me, right here, through the heart! Put me out of my misery! Your crew missed the first time, but I doubt you will!" He demanded. "Do it! I can't take another day of hearing my girls from that blasted ball saying they're wondering if I'm dead or alive, hearing them cry because of me!"
"Oh fuck you, you blind piece of shit." Adda rose to her feet. "I had a plan. A really simple and easy plan that kept the girls safe for a while. I own the fucking oceans now. I am the Queen of the seas. I'm the greatest Gerudo chieftain that's ever lived. My people are happy. They're in a state of nirvana that has never been seen before. And all those that stand against me have no possible power to beat me or my forces. And I was going to give that to the girls. I knocked on your door to bring all of you with me. But you acted like a petty child. You ran from Hyrule, cheating me years to track you down, than you had the gull to tell me to leave. This 'suffering' you're feeling is nothing. I missed thirteen years, and now the additional seven years on top of that. Now that they're tough and smart woman, maybe they'll find there way here. Grow the fuck up, or shut the fuck up." Curious, she handed him an unloaded, cocked gun. "What you gonna do about it? You wanna rob them of one of their parents?"
"You're nothing but a murderer and a greedy soul who decides all your wrongs are righted by what you do for your people. Think what you want of me, but my girls will never be like you. Besides for all I know, you didn't want them." Seer sneered at her. "Dump them with me to get back at Bakura. Classy move, mother, using your daughters like they're dispensable. That's all they are to you, something to use." When Adda handed him the gun, Seer frowned at her. "You think I'm an idiot? This isn't loaded. I spent years with Corsaire on a ship, I know an unloaded gun to a loaded one." He threw the gun to the side with a huff. "The only reason you won't give me bullets is because you still want your toy at your side. Just like the girls, that's all I am to you; an object." The blind Direnor stomped outside, tossing his shirt and pants wherever before the water hit his feet. As soon as he was neck deep, he started to shift.
"YOU DON'T KNOW ME!!! I NEVER USED MY GIRLS!!! I SAVED THEM!!! HOPE YOU DROWN OUT THERE!!!!!"
The moonlight fell on the ocean as Seer swam around. All the life he ever found in the calm area of water he was free to swim in were the odd colourful fish that came and went. So, on this night, it was a shocking sight when he chanced an encounter with a whale under water. It was colourful as a rainbow, and had angel wings on its back.
Seer had never seen another whale here, despite his many years of swimming trying to find an exit.
"Can you understand me?"
"Hmmm? Of course I can understand you. Nice night for a swim, isn't it."
"Oh, I agree, the water is very nice this night." Seer felt relieved, but wondered if he was about to lose his break on sanity. Either way, it supposed this was not too bad. Talking to an angelic whale was the least of his worries, even if he was going insane. "I don't suppose you're a... messenger? The wings?"
"I'm the Wind Fish. Who are you?"
"Wind Fish? I think I've heard of you in Hyrule's tales..." Seer then realized he was being rather rude. "Oh, my apologies. My name is Erling Frode, but my friends call me Seer. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
The Wind Fish looked deep into Seer, his tone unchanging. "You seem tired Seer."
"I think tired is an understatement, Wind Fish." Seer, in reality, felt exhausted. He wanted to give up. Holding onto hope was such a lost cause. Adda would never let him go. "I'm trapped here and I cannot leave to see my family. No matter what I do, I cannot find freedom. My only way out of this place is death, and I'm denied even that."
"What is your wish for life?"
"My wish for life?" Seer repeated. "What I would want if I could have it?"
"You have great pain in your heart. What wish is on your mind? What do you dream of?"
"I only wish to be with my girls again, my family, back in Uskar." Seer sighed heavily. "I dream of hearing my girls laugh again instead of crying for my sake. I dream of us fixing food together in the kitchen again. I dream of telling Alexandra and Elizabeth to stop arguing and go do their chores. Memories of the past mix with what I want for the future. Seems silly, doesn't it?"
"Not at all. Dreams are a beautiful thing. And it's funny how they can come true. I have to go now." The Wind Fish started to fly away, surging out of the water and above the defence ships on the surface, not seeming to mind getting spotted or not.
"H-Hey, wait!" Seer shot up toward the surface after the Wind Fish. Though by the time he breached, the Wind Fish was already long gone. He couldn't sense him anymore. Dejectedly, Seer just lounged on the surface of the waves. "Don't leave me here alone..."
Seer heard a voice echo in his head. "You are never alone Seer. And your heart won't feel alone for long. Now wake up. Wake up…. Wake up….."
~
Seer woke up in bed, rested like never before, but both a hopeful happiness and yet some sadness in him. Beside him, Adda was stirring in bed, drying her face.
Seer did wake with a jolt. Was the entire encounter a dream?
"... either I drowned and you came to fetch me, or I fell asleep in the waves again."
"You went for a swim and than you must have came back yourself. I went to bed before you came back." Adda was oddly monotone this morning.
"Oh. I don't recall." Seer sat up in bed, rubbing his head, feeling for a knot or a scrape. No, he definitely did not knock his skull. The entire encounter must have been a dream. "I don't remember much... I must have stayed in my other form too long again."
"Did you have any weird dreams last night?" Adda kept her attention away from him, still looking to her left at the wall.
"I'm certain I did, though I'm not able to recall them all. Why? Talking in my sleep and disturbing your beauty rest again?"
Adda didn't give him a smartass remark. "I dreamed I wanted to be with girls and I wasn't a monster to Bakura. It was so... peaceful. I wanted it to be so real..."
"Sounds like you wish to turn back time." Seer stretched his body, feeling stiff from being in his other form.
"Maybe. I saw this... giant colourful fish in the sky. No idea why. It asked what I wanted. I said to have the family I always wanted and-" Adda paused. For a moment of vulnerability she shook with emotion before reeling it in. "Forget it. The whole things stupid. I just got this feeling I'm going to see them again soon."
"You have the family you've always wanted out there, Adda." Seer pointed in the general direction of the door. "You even told me it was your dream to create this paradise for the Gerudo."
"That's different. I'm their Queen. A Queen who was chosen for this life. I'm talking about being a mother to my own kids."
"You had that chance too, before you pursued the war." Seer fixed his long hair back into a tail. "Just like Scarlet did."
"Don't say her name." Adda turned to him, her brow curling with anger. "I'm tired of having the same argument with you over and over regarding my choices."
"Then let me go and you'll never hear my voice again to remind you of said poor choices."
"So you can lead your forces right back to me? No thanks."
"Now you're the one being stupid. I don't even know where the hell I am."
"That's the whole idea. To keep your pod of savage whales away from the innocents of this island."
"Those savage whales don't attack innocents, only those who dare to hurt their own." Seer retaliated at her remark. "You took the girls, and in return, we attacked."
"I had the right to those girls. If you really thought I was a monster, you would have killed me in that ice cold water, or here in my sleep." Adda spat back bitterly.
"Just because you're their biological mother doesn't give you any right to them. The people who love them, take care of them, doesn't have to be blood to be their family." Seer argued with narrowed eyes. "And I never said you were a monster." He leaned a little closer and said bluntly. "I just hate your guts. If I killed you, Lex would hate me. That's the last thing I want. I think more of those girls than you ever will. I gave my life to them. You? You decided to make yourself Queen and to hell with everything else. Want me to shut up? Then turn me loose."
"I was going to make them both royalty of the seas. You have no idea about what I think of them." Adda snorted back. With a shrug of her shoulders, she tried to change the conversation. "You wanna stop talking and fuck for a while?"
"Well, you screamed at me to drown yesterday, so I think I might go back out for a long swim and see if that happens." Seer replied sarcastically. "Seeing you're a self proclaimed queen and all, I think you can handle waiting to fuck for a day or so." He then added, just to mess with Adda. "Besides, Bakura is a better fuck than you."
"Seer, don't be an ass." Adda pushed him to the side and went to her wardrobe. At Bakura though, she turned her head to him. "You did not."
"He slapped my ass, I buried my face in his abs, the rest is history."
“Tell me than. What did it feel like?” Adda stared coldly at him.
"Why do you want to know? Jealous I'm a better lay?"
“To see you bullshitting me. What was it like Seer?”
"A fight for dominance, that's for sure. You know Bakura has a fetish of grabbing the neck a bit?" Seer was going off of what he sensed from the man. While Seth was always in the back of Bakura's mind, the other soul residing in the assassin's body still influenced a few actions. For once, Seer was grateful for his powerful sense of smell and echolocation. He could read Bakura's body language and predict his thoughts without a single word. "Burying my face into a pillow, muffling my moans just until he senses I'm ready to cum. Sometimes, he even denies me that, wanting me to beg a little."
“You know what it was like for me? It was knowing that he the someone I could trust. He made me feel vulnerable like no other man. When he fucked me, I didn’t care about anything else. Because he was naive enough, stupid enough, or maybe kind enough to be so open and gentle too.” Adda punched Seer back onto the bed. “But you would have said that if you ever made love with a man like Bakura. You’d know he made you feel complete.”
"Now that's a steaming pile of shit right there, Adda," Seer actually snickered. "Because if you were so complete with him, then you really screwed up by leaving him, and better yet, dumping his daughters with me. You know he told me he wanted to kill you for what you did to him? Making him lose years of his daughters' lives too? Isn't it funny how these things turn out." He was now full out laughing, almost a hysterical tint to it. "And you! You kidnapped me out of petty revenge! Not on him, but on your own daughters!!!"
“Shut your fucking mouth Seer.” Adda was so close to beating the life out of the man. How many times did she have to say her case over and over? Bakura threatened her. Hurt her deeply due to that psychotic personality in him. How could she ever leave her kids with him?
"Oh, I thought I was fucked up, but compared to you? Nah." Seer managed to get his laughing under control and then got up off the bed. "I almost, almost feel sorry for you, Adda." He walked outside to the beach, feeling the sand underneath his toes. "A lonely paradise is all you have now."
“And a lonely prison is all you have. If I’m not happy, I’ll make sure you’ll never be either you prick.”
"Heh, you might keep me trapped here forever, but remember this, Adda," Seer was not going to let her get to him. Oddly enough, the tiny break of hysterics might have been what he needed to release some stress. Besides, the dream he had with the whale left him feeling optimistic of sorts. "Whether I die here or see my girls again, at least I know I have their love."
“You robbed me of that chance for twenty years. I’ll earn their love soon. And with you stuck here, you can’t stop me.”
"It's your own fault for dumping them off without a word." Seer countered. "Think that all you want, Adda. Though you're forgetting that I'm not the only one who loves Elizabeth and Alexandria."
Adda whirled on Seer, decking him hard against the face, knocking him out. She was so sick and tired of listening to his bullshit. No more. She was going to give her girls the world.
Red Typhoon: Ch 10. The Battered Shoreline of Home
It was a long and silent journey back to Uskar. No one was ready to speak of what happened. Corsaire took it hard, barely eating or sleeping. He felt like he failed his crew mate. Mojo and Juju did not speak, but found comfort in each other's presence. Acrobat sat in the jolly roger with Pockets, both of them shedding silent tears. Halvar barely knew Bomba, but Liz and Lex were close to him.
Liz and Lex held onto Seer close for most of the trip, the former switching to Halvar when she felt the need to find comfort in him.
Revy was crying with her dad and mom. She knew uncle Bomba more than the twins, so it hit her harder. And every tear stung with her eye missing. Scarlet cried in silence, no sobbing, but the weight of the loss overwhelming her. While the navies gathered and Corsaire had come to grips with the battle, Scarlet had traveled onto the island. She told the Gerudo villagers to form a free government, or that they'd be wiped out. They never did find Adda or Bakura's body. She didn't have any hopes they were alive, as she couldn't bear the thought of hope at the moment.
Seer sat on the bed in his cabin with Liz and Lex on either side, holding his girls close. There were no words, he was just so relieved that the twins were safe and he was back with them. So many years had passed, and his girls were grown, but he would always want to make sure to care for them. Rat held his daughter close, whispering words of comfort into her ear. The grief hit him too, silent tears streaming down his face. Bomba had been with them all since he was a nine-year-old kid. Losing a family member was never easy.
Liz and Lex slowly started to reveal what they did in the seven years Seer was gone. Liz gave light smile. "So... I've been dating Halvar. He even gave me a gift of courtship."
"Goodness, you're wanting me to pay for you a wedding dress already, huh?" Seer had to get a little humor in the room to lighten the mood. "I had a hunch that his crush would turn into something more one day. As long as you are happy, that's what matters to me."
"I am."
Lex rubbed her head against Seer's neck. How the whole situation ended on the island was unfair. She traded one lost father for a dead one now. "I'm still looking, but I got lots of guys who would do anything for me."
"Well, I won't object to you having a few suitors chasing after you." Seer chuckled. "Though, you have to make sure you settle on a good one. I won't have no man trying to be mean to my little girl."
"Of course not daddy." Lex sighed as she rested against him. "I'm so happy you're back... I just wish everyone could have lived..."
"I do too, sweetheart, but..." Seer sighed, holding his girls tighter. "I'm just glad you two are safe."
A knock came at the door with Scarlet opening it. She had bags under her eyes, heavy with grief. "We're pulling into shore now. Everyone's waiting, including your family Seer."
"Come on, girls. Wash your faces, and Liz, go get Halvar. I know his parents will be wanting to greet him." Seer tried to manuever off the bed, but the twins held tight. "Sweethearts, I'm not going anywhere. I promise. You can let go now... girls, I need air."
Both twins held onto their hugs until Seer nearly turned purple. Liz waved goodbye as she went to the deck with Halvar. Smiling softly, she gave him a kiss on the check. She looked over to see Revy wincing. Even with an eyepatch, her socket was burning from the icy cold.
The reunion with family was a sweet one for Seer. His parents were overjoyed to see him home once more, having been brokenhearted by his kidnapping. His family lost him twice, and yet, thought themselves blessed that he returned home both times. There was a big dinner for him and the girls, to celebrate Seer's return.
Obviously, there was not joy everywhere. The crew were mourning the loss of their brother. Bomba had been the youngest of them all, the 'kid brother' to everyone. He was always joking or laughing, and never had a bad thing to say about anyone. There was never a time when he was not smiling. The loss hit the crew hard. Corsaire felt responsible for not being able to protect Bomba, seeing he was knocked unconscious by the dragon. Yet, at the same time, everyone was grateful for his sacrifice. Otherwise, Onslaught would have killed everyone there.
There was a big feast celebrating the crusaders who rescued Seer. Revy kept wincing at every change of temperature. Not only had her right eye been cut out by Onslaught’s claw, but she was left with a deep horizontal scar alongside her face. At her father’s encouragement she walked over to Kanisa’s table, smiling best she could. “Sir Vidar? I don’t suppose you have any advice on the pain do you?”
"By Rotar, lass," Vidar titled her chin up to get a better look. "You've got a deep one. You try some arrowroot from Hyrule? That helps with the inflammation."
"I think we have some at home if you don't." Kanisa offered. "Maybe some compresses would help too?"
"I'd really like that. Fighting a dragon isn't all its cracked up to be."
"Why do you think the rookies beg to fight me and not Na'seema?" Vidar asked in a dry tone. "She's a smaller dragon, sure, but pretty damn fierce."
"Come by after the party and I'll lend you the compresses and arrowroot, okay?" Kanisa told Revy with a smile. "I'm sure it will help."
"Thank you."
Revy turned to see Borghild with her little brother and Boof racing towards her. They were in the middle of a hunt when the crew arrived on shore. Revy almost broke down seeing them. She had no idea how much she missed them. Calling her dad over, she ran to give her mother a hug. "M-mom! Boof!"
"Oh by Handeh, Revy, what happened?!" Borghild held Revy's face in her hands and then cracked a wide grin. "Your first scar!!! Oh, we'll have to tell the story at every family gathering!"
"Sissy got an owwie." Trygve patted Revy's leg. "Kiss it better?"
"WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!" Boof was old, but he was so excited. He ran toward Revy, jumped up on her... and promptly knocked her over, licking at her face.
Revy let her dog lick her. It was the first good thing she felt on her face since the battle. "Oh my boy. I've missed you."
Getting up, Revy smiled at her little brother, patting his head. "I'd like that little bro."
After a kiss from her brother, she chuckled, but held some sadness in her voice. "I got a bunch of scars on the journey. This one on my face was from a terrible dragon that I, Lex and Liz killed."
Her expression turned to full sadness to match her tone. "We wouldn't have been able to pull it off if Uncle Bomba didn't sacrifice himself. The monster had this thick armour protecting his heart. When he... devoured Uncle Bomba, his insides blew up, giving us the killing blow..."
"Look, Revy," Borghild held her girl close. "Your Uncle Bomba loved you. He loved your father, and all of his brothers on that ship. I'm sure he would do the same thing again to save all of you." She sighed and then told her. "Sometimes, even here, we make the ultimate sacrifice for the ones we love. I'd do the same for you and my family."
"I don't want anyone else to die..." Revy held her mother close back, squeezing in the hug. "Dad and Scarlet really need you."
"I know, sweetheart. We'll take care of them together, okay?"
"OK."
Lex looked towards her Uncle Corsaire. He barely moved since the feast started. Looking around, no one else was talking to him, so she sat down beside him. "Uncle Corsaire... you want something to eat?"
"Huh?" Corsaire had been lost in his thoughts. He was trying to think of how he was going to tell his wife what happened. Orana would be devestated, so would his children. "Oh! Eat? No, Revy... I'm not hungry."
"It's Lex Uncle Corsaire." Lex didn't expect him to be so out of it. "Would you and the rest of the crew like to stay with Seer and the rest of us for a while?"
"Lex? Oh... sorry... I just... I can't seem to think right now." Corsaire rubbed his forehead, dark circles under his eyes. He had not slept since Bomba's death. He looked horrible. "I have to report back to Hyrule soon. I got to..." He took a breath, his shoulders sagging. "Fill out paperwork and arrange a funeral."
"You need to grieve first. Can't it wait? Seer needs you too." Lex wrapped an arm around one of her Uncle's. "Please... come eat with the rest of us."
"Bomba needed me too." Corsaire retorted lowly with a defeated expression on his face. "I... I need to rest." He stood from his seat and headed toward the direction of his room.
"Uncle Corsaire... Uncle Bomba would have wanted you to be with the living. Please come with me." Her voice was pleading.
"... I just need some time alone, Lex." Corsaire sighed. "Please, just let me rest for a bit. Then I'll come out and talk to everyone. I simply... don't have words right now."
Lex was speechless, but lowered her head, returning to her family in defeat.
Liz was with Halvar and his family, going over their conflict against the likes of Captain Eltontor, King Crimson, and Onslaught over their journey.
"He doesn't want to eat with us. I don't think he wants to do anything..."
Liz frowned, giving her sister a smile. "He won't do anything dumb. Just give him some time, and he'll grieve with the rest of us."
"Ok..."
Liz smiled, knowing how to cheer her sister up. "Hey, why don't you tell the High King how we saved Halvar from being gutted by King Crimson."
Lex's smile peeked in, and she nodded. "Oh yeah. Foxy boy here got the jump on him. Couldn't handle a bit of magic."
"Not that isn't his fault. I love him, faults and all." Liz gave Halvar a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey, at least I kept him distracted so you two could kill him." Halvar sulked slightly. "At least give me that."
"Well, you did wonders in keeping us protected from that Dragon we killed. My brave fox prince. You'd make a mighty king too." Liz gave Halvar another kiss, this time on the lips.
"He protected his future mate," Torbjorn boasted. "Of course he's brave, he's my son!"
"I'm glad you're all right, though I'm proud that you faced your enemies despite being unsure of their strengths. That's what a true warrior does; fights to the end!" Sigegar told his little brother with a shoulder nudge.
"You got a few scars to show off too." Ragnvald grinned. "The ladies like that."
"It matters that he was careful as well." Brigritta smiled at her boy. "Tried to think of a way to keep the foe distracted so the twins could get to him."
Lex smiled with mischievous glee, whispering into the couple’s ears. "Didn't you two make a promise together once you returned to shore~"
Liz's face burned bright red. Why, in gods name, did Lex have to bring that up in front of Halvar's family.
Halvar was so red in the cheeks, it appeared someone had painted his skin.
"Um... I mean... we..." He stuttered.
"Well, you two better go at it than. I'm going to go find hang out with some friends. Have fun!" Lex giggled as she scampered off.
Liz slowly looked to Halvar, squeezing his hand. "Well?"
"... ladies first." Halvar was still blushing, but gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"My King, my Queen. If you'll excuse our presence."
"Go have fun." Brigritta winked at Liz. "I don't expect to see you two until the morning."
"MA!" Halvar was severely flustered now.
Liz took Halvar's hand, and power walked to the bedroom. "She's right you know."
~
Scarlet was with Rat, Borghild, and the kids, when they heard sobbing coming from the bathroom.
"Scarlet?" Borghild knocked on the bathroom door. She heard Scarlet crying and wondered what was wrong. Her friend had been in the bathroom an awfully long time. "Are you all right? Are you sick?"
“Borghild?” Scarlet turned to her, holding a little stick. It had a plus sign on it. “Bomba. Bomba and I-“ She couldn’t even finish her sentence.
"...? What's that?" Borghild pointed to the stick. Uskar did not have pregnancy tests. They simply would smell it when the hormones in the female's body were changed enough to indicate pregnancy. "Why does it smell like pee?"
Scarlet took a few breaths. She spoke with hurt emotion with her explanation. “I use it for when I miss my monthly cycle. Borghild. I’m pregnant. I’m pregnant with Bomba’s child.”
"... pregnant?!" Borghild's eyes lit up like a candle. She pulled Scarlet closer and started sniffing her. There was a slight change in her scent, but barely noticeable. "Oh... OH." The realization hit Borghild. "But... this is a good thing!" She took Scarlet's hands with a bright smile on her face. "Another little addition to add to the family! Part of Bomba and part of you! Oh, I'll help you with the baby clothes, and setting up the nursery! You can stay here, with us! We'll help you!!!"
“I’m so scared. Why? Why can’t Bomba be here?”
"Don't be scared, Scarlet, you're going to be okay." Borghild assured her friend, giving her hands a squeeze. "I know you're be a good mom. We'll do it together, all right?"
“Alright.” Scarlet wiped her eyes as she walked down to the table with Rat and Revy. Her daughter looked up from cleaning dishes.
“Mom, you Ok?”
“Revy. You’re going to have another sibling.”
Revy dropped the brush, over come with shock. “I’m what?!”
Rat actually dropped a plate, causing it to shatter on the floor.
"...?! You're pregnant?!"
“I am. Bomba is the father.” She held her stomach, so concerned for the beginning of the baby.
"Oh... well, that's great news!" Rat then started to laugh. "You broke cap'n's rule, didn't you? You a-rocked the boat."
"Rocked the boat?" Borghild then put two and two together and started giggling. "Ooo, Scarlet, you naughty girl."
“We didn’t do no such thing.” Scarlet gave a light smile. “We rocked the bed.”
"... found a loophole, did he?" Rat started to laugh, really laugh since Bomba's death. "Oh, that's just like him."
“Yeah.” Scarlet let Rat finish laughing, then she took his hands. “Rat, I want you to know, I’m not leaving this one. I won’t do that again.”
"Aye, you will." Rat gave her hands a squeeze. "Borgie and I will help you, and I'm sure Revy and Trygve will be a good big sister and brother."
Trygve was standing there with one of his little toys when he heard the news. He walked over to Scarlet and stood on his tiptoes, trying to pat her belly.
"I wanna brodder." He looked up at Scarlet. "Got a sissy, wanna brodder."
Scarlet gave a laugh, patting the little tykes head. “You’re most likely going to have another sister from me. You’ll have to ask Borgy for a brother.”
"Noooo!" Trygve pouted. "I wanna brodder!"
"Now, now, son, we'll just have to wait and see, won't we?" Rat picked up Trygve and told him. "You'll have to be a good big brother and watch after your little sibling, yeah?"
"Share my toys." Trygve held up the little wooden bear he was playing with at the moment.
Revy nodded, so happy for her mom. She needed this. Scarlet always felt she needed to redeem herself, even though Revy loved her. Now she had the chance to do so. “It’s going to be awesome mom.”
~
Bakura looked over the sea. His face was covered in bandages from the explosion he was caught up in. Not even he was fast enough in teleporting away. He had dragged himself onto the island, and rest in a hidden cave as the battle raged on. When he was able to stand, he found it was long over. Knowing he couldn’t stick around, Bakura had snuck aboard a ship sailing to the country of Zaire in order to find a better life. The sheikah finished writing a letter and sending it off. With a sigh, he turned to Adda, his smile muted by his face being covered. “Well, now its up to them to find us. If that’s what they wish.”
Adda sat back on a bench, taking a breath of the sea air. She had taken a good share of money to go into hiding and to buy a house when her and Bakura fled together. The Gerudo woman wasn’t entirely key on Bakura letting Seer know they were alive, but they had a long, long talk about trust. Bakura wasn’t content on letting them all think they were dead. “You know they’ll probably kill us.”
“Neutral territory. And after all the losses, and dethroning you power, they might not care. It’s also their choice on the matter.” Bakura walked back towards her, putting an arm around her.
Adda felt his face and sighed. All these bandages in the way, and who knew if they could ever fix him. Regardless, she found she couldn’t stop loving him. "If you believe that's best."
"I do. It's hard to breath. I can't travel out to the cold of Uskar anymore. If they want to see me, they'll have to find me." Bakura kissed Adda's cheek through his bandages. The cruelty of the years that stained the seas red with blood finally seemed to be swept away by the tides. Looking at the sunset, he prayed the best of lives for his girls and Seer. Perhaps, in time, they could meet again under more peaceful circumstances.
