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[kingofthisworld]

Dealing with the fools aboard this ship is beginning to grow tiresome.

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[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He scoffs at the mentioning of Link. He would prefer to be the 'something' that happens to Link. He can live just fine without anyone to challenge him and his kingship.]

Refusing sentimental things simply keeps my focus on what is most important.

[Namely, himself.]

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[Of course he feels that way...]

Hm... I suppose that is true, but I think having sentimental attachment reminds us of what it is like to be alive.

Before I came to this ship and met everyone, I had never felt like that. If we ever get to go back, if Hyrule isn't destroyed... I'd want to go back feeling that way too.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

Who do I have to attach myself to, Princess? Most aboard this ship are afraid of me.

[As they rightly should be.]

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

Who do you want to attach yourself to? Who is it that you want to be around like that? Only you know the answer to that.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

I suppose I have not given it proper thought.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[She nods knowingly. Of course.]

Then you should. Especially if what the crew is saying is true.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[But who on this ship even deserves this kind of consideration? Ganondorf has yet to meet anyone he thinks is worthy enough.]

We will see.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[She laces her hands together thoughtfully and peers over to his organ. She's made him somber, but perhaps that will fix it.]

Ganondorf. Will you play for me?

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He gets up wordlessly and seats himself at the instrument. He'll never turn down an invitation to play. It is one of the few things in this world he enjoys that usually does not have ill intent behind it.]

What would you like to hear?

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[She thinks. What does she want to hear? Something nostalgic. She inches closer to at least watch him.]

Play for me something from the past. I would like that.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He's still for a moment, thinking of something from the past to play. He glances over at her as she moves closer before he finally begins to play (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2kj9uO8cLE)].

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[She inclines her head for a moment, quiet and thoughtful. Does he play with his heart, she wonders? He always plays so beautifully. It seems more than simply notes. Zelda edges to his chair and sits along the edge to listen. It's a way of speaking to her soul, or to the romantic side of her.]

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He moves down the bench, to make room for her.]

Is this what you meant?

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[Well... Since he went through the effort, she'll scoot a little closer.]

It sounds lovely. I was thinking that it's... When you play, it doesn't feel hollow to me. It seems very pure.

[Which is the strangest word to describe anything Ganondorf does.]

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

Does it? I have been playing since I was a boy and have never given it much thought. It must be second nature.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

Then you mean to say you do not put yourself into your playing?

[She lifts a hand and presses down a few keys, one after the other.]

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

I do. But it comes naturally, that it does not require much effort.

[He stops to watch her.]

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

Anything that you do long enough fails to require effort later in progression.

[Pressing in a few more keys, more like the melody to what he played, she's ginger, as tender as she would be in anything else.]

After a while, it becomes second nature. All things are like that. You don't have to put thought into it. It's simply something you end up doing.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He watches her fingers as they tenderly press the keys and then he chuckles.]

I do not think I've ever seen anyone play so gently before.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

[Zelda blinks and looks up at him. He thinks it's amusing?]

It looks silly, doesn't it?

[She laughs a little.]

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head.]

It depends upon the perspective. It is...graceful. Like most things you do.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

Do... you really watch me that closely?

[What a thing for him to say...]

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

It is difficult to miss, Princess. I would think anyone would see it.

[oblique-wisdom.livejournal.com]

That is true. No one really says anything about it. Except people who... Ah... You know.

[destinedtorule.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I don't know. Enlighten me.