#evintide

old midna: (holds leif like simba) this is a good bean

@evintide​ said:  “you know my heart more than i do.”

Their hearts and souls entangled and entwined. Everything Zelda had been -- her thoughts and fears, her dreams and desires -- became one with everything Midna was. And though she did not lose herself entirely, her consciousness, her own sense of self, had become so small. A mere flicker.

A single star glittering within a brightly shining galaxy.

And while floating within that sea of stars there came understanding. All of her drive, her insistence at finding this divine beast of hers, the way she hid away from the denizens of her own world. And, oh, how her heart ached. How she wished, all at once, she could have spared Midna the pain that she had endured.

How she wished to spare her further suffering.

These feelings, this sense of empathy and understanding, did not cease upon their separation. Though she no longer felt all of Midna’s emotions, and though she was no longer privy to her deepest thoughts and desires, Zelda still had the sense that she still knew these things better than anyone around them.

Still, she shook her head.

“You give me too much credit,” her voice was soft, accompanied by an equally gentle smile. “We were as one so briefly, and I can scarcely read your heart now.”

And yet she gave the Twili a knowing look, an uncharacteristic sense of mischief in her eyes.

“Though I do get the sense that something is on your mind...We could try entwining once more, if you’d rather not say it aloud.”

      Home...

      Lief stood still as stone as she had watched the other twili tear the bokoblin apart with dark magic perhaps already long forgotten. The only one she could imagine using such things was her uncle and...ah...He was not around, nor would she like him to be. Not at the moment, not to see her in another state of weakness like she always was. That scrutinizing red gaze--it scared her just as much as it motivated her to keep trying. However hapless those attempts may be to become more confident. 

      The little twili’s own bright red-amber eyes staring with a false blankness as in her own attempt to hide the fear that had coated her essence. There was an instability to her form--there always was--and it was ever clearer when she was scared. What if she had been extinguished? A candle’s flame put out without a second glance! Had it not been for...for this other twili...? That’s what this was, wasn’t it? What a royal could be, not even able to confirm such things, it made a pit form in her stomach.

      “ i wouldn’t be...mm... ”

      She started, half whisper as her head tilted downward and she shook her head, why was she already making excuses to a stranger? Why was she making excuses at all? 

she had never meant to leave, lief still didn't understand how she had even gotten here. there was no mirror--none functional, only in pieces spread across desert sands.

" do you think i'd willingly be here? "

lief's words came with little confidence. almost cracking beneath the pressure. to think that she was supposed to rule sooner than later. lucky--or perhaps not--to have the 'loose' and undefined supports of her uncle and that was it. sick and predicted to have a hapless rule.

" i need to get back. but there's no way to...! i am safest in these shadows. "

a huff as she looked down towards the ground, shadows beneath her feet. like liquid she could sink in, to feel more comfortable. the only warmth she ever wanted, not from the sun's rays or light's embrace--but when shadow's were longest. lief's expression tightened and she almost seemed to hiss out her words.

who destroyed the mirror of twilight in the first place? oh if only a true leader could bring it back, just as it had been shattered.

" i'm trapped, i didn't have a choice. "

send me 👹 and I will assign your muse a yokai or kami that reminds me of them! [accepting]

Midna reminds me of Osakabe-hime! This yokai is suspected to actually be a kami, specifically the god of the mountain where the Himeji Castle was built. She took up residence in the castle and lives at the top most floor, commanding yokai and animals to do her bidding.

Like Osakabe-hime, Midna doesn't like humans. She relies on animals to do her bidding. They're both princesses of darkness with feared reputations but aren't actively violent.

he continued being practically hypnotized by the events ; who knows what kind of thoughts went through the little hero's head , what logic compelled such scenario . then again and he's merely assuming , but that certain sloppiness on their actions gave away lack of knowledge on their own newly acquired arm . a hum - volga was deep lost in thought .

her comment brings him back to that moment though , breathing out a huff that only turned to a chuckle . " perhaps it is meant for just the two of you . " seemed like link had other plans though . as the hero runs towards the trees to get more and more logs .

" i should tell him i can just catch up later . . . " the more the hylian attempted to place the logs into proper position for a successful floating device the more skilled they became . a quick learner , like always . volga decided to approach and make a comment , echoing what he had mentioned to midna moments ago . as soon as he's told the destination he's heading back towards the twili .

[ she's inspecting her nails innocuously. totally not selfless and caring. hmmmmm. nope. innocent as a babe. ]