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“See, this is why I don’t trust you, Ma’am. You’re all about punishment.”

The hero shook his head, taking his map of Hyrule out of one of his pockets, and handing it to her.

“Look. This is not part of your world,” thank Farore, he thought privately.

She looked it over intently, studying it carefully. "The Queen emeritus would know for sure. She has been planning trips around the Kingdoms. Follow me." his map in hand she turned and headed back towards the school.

Link wasn’t moving.

He stood ramrod straight, watching, but, making no effort to go.

Freddie was staying back, watching, hands over her face to keep from laughing out loud.

Link gave Freddie a small side-smile. He wasn’t upset with her, after all.

FG finally realized he was not following and pivoted on her heel. "A-hem."

“If you’re getting a cold you should drink some tea, ma’am.”

It wasn’t a smart alec remark, but, a polite suggestion.

"I do not find you amusing, young man."

“I’m not trying to be amusing. And I’m still not following you.”

"In my office, NOW, young man!"

“No thank you, ma’am.”

"This is not a joke and it is not funny, young man."

Link’s eyes narrowed. “It’s absolutely not funny,” he agreed. “I am serious about not following you. I don’t trust you.”

"We are not having this discussion out on the Tourney field. I am doing my best to be reasonable, young man. But we will have this discussion."

“Afraid people will hear you?”

Link really, really didn’t trust her now.

"Young man, this is still a school issue. Do not make it a kingdom issue!"

"I already told your king he's a bigot to his face, and that Hyrule probably wouldn't want to open trade relations with a nation that treats people who use magic as criminals."

Oh wow, did Link know she could turn purple? Freddie sure didn't. "You WHAT?!"

“Called him a bigot for oppressing people. And said I’d advise my Princess against trade relations with such a backward country.”

"Young man, you are in more trouble than you can possibly imagine right now."

“No, I’m not. Because, I was kidnapped, and I’m going to find my way home.”

"And you somehow think that the king was behind it?!"

"No, it was an accident. BUT, if people were allowed to do magic without being terrified they'd be BANISHED, I could be home already."

Link leapt to the bleachers to give himself another few inches of height. The Ashura was not having any of it. There were people who needed someone to speak up for them, and Link figured, he was the logical one to do so.

"How is that any way to run a kingdom? Through terror? Do as we say or we'll banish you? Taking people away from their friends and family?!" The Triforce was glowing slightly as he spoke.

"Healing magic? Nah, we'll just let people die. Magic to help crops? Nah, starving people are fine. Science is just fine, we don't need anything else, because, Din knows, we couldn't do even better by combining the two!!'

He leapt back off the bleachers, eyes blazing.

"Now. If you don't mind, I'm gonna find a way home. My princess is gonna need me, my dad and brother need me, and I don't want anything to do with you, thank you very much, ma'am."

Edited Date: 2019-12-12 11:48 am (UTC)

"YOUNG MAN! How dare you!! Through terror? Does this LOOK like a kingdom ruled by terror? I assure you young man that most of the adults here have seen that, and those came about with a blatant abuse of magic. The people of Auradon are NOT starving! We are NOT dying. We have had no wars since King Beast united the kingdoms. No famines. All crises have been met and dealt with as they came up without the loss of life." She crossed her arms. "If the people you are mentioning that are worried about being banished are in fact who I think they are, you have spoken to too limited a group. There are students here who are here on probation. And others who were brought here that way that are welcomed but are still having difficulty adjusting. Their families are not here, their families are who we would be sending them back to. I presume Freddie is one of the ones trying to bend your ear, young man," she said nodding to the girl who was still watching this wide-eyed. She had clearly hoped that they had forgotten she was there. "Ask her where her family is, where her father and sister are. If she was banished we would not be separating the family, we would be reuniting it. And she is here on probation because she was not invited to be here, caused a lot of trouble when she arrived, almost got many people hurt, but then asked to remain and promised to behave if we would allow her to remain."

Edited Date: 2019-12-13 03:01 am (UTC)

"You're doing it right now! You're holding past mistakes above their heads!"

Link moved to put himself between Freddie and the woman, as if to shield the girl. "When someone tries to do right, you forgive them wholly, you don't hold what they did against them forever!"

The boy took a deep breath. "My brother confessed to burning down our entire kingdom. And trying to kill a different me, like a lot. He was sorry and I forgave him. He has my entire trust and he'll always have it."

He took a single step forwards. "My best friend is a dead boy. He's been cursed into an imp for eternity. He put on a mask with a demon in it and almost made the moon fall and kill an entire world. Heck cursed me into being a Deku Scrub. I had to put on a mask with an even more powerful demon and fight him. He was sorry and I forgave him, and now we're best friends."

"What kind of place only loves someone until they screw up? What kind of people live that way? That people who've made mistakes are distrusted and treated like second rate citizens?"

He made a dismissive, disgusted, gesture. "Just let me find a way out of this place."