[Lelana]

❝

I'm counting on hearts like yours to keep me burning. You be bright when I'm starting to rust. You be the why behind my what. I'm counting on hearts like yours to help remind me to keep ignoring the white noise behind me. Don't ever let them water me down. 'Cause I know, Once you feel it you can't unfeel it, Once you dream it you can't undream it

❞

With each step further out of Lanaryu Lelana was wondering how she had gone 105 years without taking a step out of the domain. The landscape of Hyrule was both wonderous and dangerous in the paths she had chosen to travel. She stood at the edge of what was known as Riola Springs watching in wonder at the clouds of mist stretching as far as her eyes could see from the cascades of the waterfall systems that carved the stones of this land. Even for winter the jungle was still vibrant with vegetation and life, though spring and summer seasons where sure to bring more rain and vibrancy this still filled the Zora’s eyes with wonder.

After a while of staring wide eyed in awe she would look over to her companion with soft wonderment lining her expression “This place feels so…untouched,” she marveled softly

Their travels thus far through Neclude into Faron had been wrought less with monsters than if she had expected should she had traveled alone. She attributed it to the nature of her companion who knew these lands intricately as well as the nature of his being.

● Flynn● NOTES●

deltra of gangnam style

[Flynn]

Am I part of them? Are they part of me? TAG. Lelana THEME. xxx NOTES. xxx

Flynn wasn't exactly facing the same direction as Lelana, instead, he found his self staring into one of the many springs that fed Lake Floria. He had to expend quite a bit of energy to make it up here, but he had some jerky left over that he was munching on idly as she began to speak. He wasn't exactly too fond of the Faron Jungle, but he made exceptions for her to continue showing her around, he even pointed out various hiding spots on the way to Riola Springs. He went out of his way to avoid the stable, and he went more than out of his way to avoid climbing up a specific side of the large cliffs above Lake Floria. He didn't let it get to him too much though, and if it did get to him any, he didn't show it. Moving over to where she was standing, he looked out over the jungle with her. "Place like this is hard 't tame. Monsters hidin' everywhere. Most people too 'fraid ta come 'round and even think about cuttin' down anymore trees than necessary." He looked to the large land mark that screamed 'stable' and 'human populated area' and stared. The wind was chilly up here, where it could blow unhindered. While it wasn't as cold as the rest of the areas they had been, it carried that winter chill still. With any luck, they could relax without a storm blowing in. With the winds from the west, it seemed like today would be a clear day.

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Lelana]

❝

I'm counting on hearts like yours to keep me burning. You be bright when I'm starting to rust. You be the why behind my what. I'm counting on hearts like yours to help remind me to keep ignoring the white noise behind me. Don't ever let them water me down. 'Cause I know, Once you feel it you can't unfeel it, Once you dream it you can't undream it

❞

Lelana listened to him as she took in more of the surrounding sites. These were places her curiosity had craved and he had shown her secrets that she imagined no one else knew existed. She knew eventually there paths would have to part for a time, there were places she could go that he could not, either because of what he was now or because he had never ventured farther than the lands of his exile. She had tried to convince him a couple of times and he probably would have been more open to the suggesting had he not been changed from the Zora of his natural birth to the hybrid he was under Ganon’s indenturement.

She could see how traveling alone in these paths would have been a problem being riddled with the signs of monsters, however, when you traveled with an apex “monster” they seemed to be less numerous. She cringed everytime this matter crossed her mind for it was hard to imagine Flynn being anything different than simply the Zora she had known. Yes he had changed drastically due to the nature of his contract but…his temperment was no more changed than one would have expected after nearly a decade of running from a people who hunted you.

“I daresay I may not be able to tame it but I would like to continue to unlock its hidden secrets,” she mused softly as she watched him gaze out over the expanse with her. She found herself applying that same philosophy him. She had known him once but even after nine years and what had happened so much about him was different.

He was still light hearted and easy going but with it she felt that there weighed a heavyness deep down; but she couldn’t rationalize the source. Paired with his almost feral qualities that came with his new life it was like introducing oneself to a new person for the first time with that echoing familiarity that they had been old friends in another lifetime. It was that lifetime ago that made it so seamlessly natural to connect with him; at least for her anyway. Sometimes she could tell when he was holding something back, his hunger had been an issue for him and she always found herself trying to find ways to help where should could.

She looked at the waters below and felt a thrill pool into her stomach from the height. “The water looks amazing from up here.” She could smell the clear fresh water mingled with the earth of the spring beds; it made every sense of hers tingle with excitement like a little Zora minnow experiencing the world for the first time.

● Flynn ● NOTES●

deltra of gangnam style

[Flynn]

Am I part of them? Are they part of me? TAG. Lelana THEME. xxx NOTES. awkward

The look Flynn gave Lelana as she continued looking over the edge of the waterfall grew momentarily tense. Looking back at the spring water awkwardly, he shrugged, although she couldn't see it. If she was happy, then being in the jungle wouldn't be too bad. He just had to keep telling his self that... and continue to avoid portions of the jungle as if they were plagued with ich. "It's rough, but it's secrets er buried under fallen n eroded rock, as well as roots n undergrowth." One particular nasty secret was hidden in the darkness of a small jungle cavern, concealed behind vines and trees. That one particular secret was the reason he'd much rather be practicing backflips in the desert. "The water is pristine though. Comes directly outta a spring under ground, the same one feeding thisin here." All water had a source, just like emotion. There was a reason for everything and- no. He forced his self to stop thinking about it and looked back to Lelana, watching her quietly, forcing his self to keep up the positivity. As long as she's happy, it's not too bad. Things will get better. Maybe he'll meet someone that could show him the monster trails outside of the regions he knew so well. Oh what it would be like to get away from the Zora patrolled rivers and streams. To escape from the regions that brought him nothing but painful memories that constantly threatened to dampen his mood. Especially this one that was succeeding.

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Lelana]

❝

I'm counting on hearts like yours to keep me burning. You be bright when I'm starting to rust. You be the why behind my what. I'm counting on hearts like yours to help remind me to keep ignoring the white noise behind me. Don't ever let them water me down. 'Cause I know, Once you feel it you can't unfeel it, Once you dream it you can't undream it

❞

Determining that the cliff side was too steep for her own thrill Lelana merely marveled a little while longer as she listened to him. His voice was, thicker…more weary underneath his semi-positive tone.

It gradually dawned on her recalling how less and less vibrant he had become as they traveled into the depths of the jungle. This might not be as wonderous to him as it was to her. She sobered slightly and turned around to face him wrapping her arms about his waist in an embrace. It wasn’t uncommon for her to be affectionate in such a way it was reassuring that he was still tangible. She had woken up a few times in the middle of the night after a nightmare where she had woken up from reality as if it was a dream.

She hoped it was reassuring to him as well, while she was good at feeling their emotions she was not very good at reading their minds and she didn’t ask anything that he didn’t readily volunteer.

“Is there some place else we need to go instead of here?” she asked softly wanting to give him the opportunity to escape whatever was plaguing his mind and memory.

● Flynn ● NOTES●

deltra of gangnam style

[Flynn]

Am I part of them? Are they part of me? TAG. Lelana THEME. xxx NOTES. ain't gon' hide no mo

The arms suddenly wrapping around his waist snapped him back to reality from the recesses of his mind. Looking down at Lelana, he gave her a small smile before patting the top of her head playfully. He had to tough this out for her so she could learn the area better. "Why? Can't learn nothin' bout a place if we runnin' cause i'm bein' chicken." He stated simply, looking over towards the rocks that stood between him and the drop towards Rodai Lake. Turning his head in the opposite direction, he looked at what he knew was a sheer drop down. Unless she magically gets the skin to climb these rocks, the only way she's getting to Corta is if she heads all the way down to Floria and goes down a different set of falls. He continued looking around for a solution as to where to go. "I can teach ya the different lakes n' water ways here anyways." He shouldn't sacrifice her safety just to hide from his past. If something happened and she wound up around these waters and needed to get away, Rodai could easily become the only spot she could get to safety at. Some monsters could easily track through his foliage, and if she knew all the water ways, well, she had all her possible options. He scolded his self for a short second before grinning down at her. "I dun' mind." He'd just have to get over it. He technically wasn't Flynn anymore. He wasn't that zora that let his self get cornered by the bigger Zora, he was now the alpha zora, and he was now easily capable of making them sorry for fuckin with him if he ever ran into them again. Yup.

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Lelana]

❝

I'm counting on hearts like yours to keep me burning. You be bright when I'm starting to rust. You be the why behind my what. I'm counting on hearts like yours to help remind me to keep ignoring the white noise behind me. Don't ever let them water me down. 'Cause I know, Once you feel it you can't unfeel it, Once you dream it you can't undream it

❞

So, her instincts had been correct; there was something about this place that made him watch the ghosts of his memories flash in his mind. This frustrated her to no end. Not of his own doing but because something was causing him pain and she didn’t want him to hurt anymore. She knew her own limitations though and there were somethings another person couldn’t heal no matter how much they cared. Only time and his own self could get those wounds to heal. She was merely support for that process; however, she did not undervalue that role and she was determined to one day ease his pain if possible.

He was already facing those monsters down in his memory and it seemed to her anyway that she was at least one of those reasons as he patted her on the head. She smirked playfully at him as she pulled away letting her fingers trail along his side in a tickling fashion. She wasn’t too sure if it would affect him or not but she was curious nonetheless and if he was ticklish it would lighten the mood some more.

“So, what do you have to teach the little minnow today?” she grinned cheekily

● Flynn● hehe●

deltra of gangnam style

[Flynn]

Am I part of them? Are they part of me? TAG. Lelana THEME. xxx NOTES. oh heck

Flynn kept his hand on her head, looking down at her, confused as she drug her fingers along his side. He wasn't ticklish, was that what she was trying to do? He blinked away the confusion, tilting his head down at her for a moment longer. "Did.. did ya just try ta tickle me?" He asked her, a light smile on his face as his shoulders started bouncing in amusement, holding back a chuckle the best he could. He opened his mouth to make a comment, but wound up spluttering and laughing instead of saying it. He pushed that out of his mind and looked about. "There's another lake nearby that ya can't reach unless ya go ta lake Floria. If ya face this direction from down here n take a series of waterfalls on yer left, you'll come ta another water source. It's actually got some Durians n stuff up there. I dunno if you like them, personally, fruits n vegetables disgust me now." He scratched his head for a moment and looked down at the water again. "Ya can smell em from forever away, real stinky fruit." He also pointed out. Taking a moment, he squinted his eyes at his feet before looking back to her. "There's quite a few places around here that er beneficial. But there's a strange lackin' in water monsters. Sometimes they come along here, but a lotta times, they seem ta avoid Floria. I dunno why."

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Lelana]

❝

I'm counting on hearts like yours to keep me burning. You be bright when I'm starting to rust. You be the why behind my what. I'm counting on hearts like yours to help remind me to keep ignoring the white noise behind me. Don't ever let them water me down. 'Cause I know, Once you feel it you can't unfeel it, Once you dream it you can't undream it

❞

Her brow furrowed lightly in playful indignation and she crossed her arms scowling lightly “yes, what of it?” she pouted lightly trying to stifle her own laughter. She had suceeded in her goal for the moment, getting him to geunuinly laugh; even if it was at her own expense. She didn’t mind it though, whatever made him happy. That’s all that mattered her at the end of the day.
Her playful pout loosened to one of interest as she listened to him talk about the waterways and the fruit. She scrunched her face up in frustration but this time it was genuine “You should have told me you weren’t a omnivore anymore, I wouldn’t have given you something you didn’t like all this time we’ve been traveling together.”

Her frustration was light, mild, and playful if he had told her sooner she wouldn’t have taken offense. In fact she would have gone out of her way to hunt more for red meat and fish. His hunger was voracious and where she had tried to help with expertise she had given him something he didn’t even benefit from.

“You don’t need to withhold such information on my account, I am not a silly woman. If it helps me help you I need to know such things. I don’t know what its like going through the changes you are experiencing so the more you tell me the more I can plan and adjust.” She said this matter of factly
She was quite zealous in the matter of his care as long as he was in her company she was determined to learn, engage, and respond accordingly. However; she could understand why he might not due to his own understanding of what was going on or his inability to trust after so long of being alone and exiled.

● Flynn ● NOTES●

deltra of gangnam style

[Flynn]

Am I part of them? Are they part of me? TAG. Lelana THEME. xxx NOTES. try meh

He grinned and smacked the muscles on his stomach, motioning to Lelana with his other hand and poking at her side. "Ya can't tickle this!" With a short laugh, he walked over the edge with the water fall, finally, and looked out at the jungle. She was genuinely frustrated with him hiding his new, carnivore metabolism from Lelana. It was kind of embarrassing though. It sounded like he was a picky kid, not wanting to eat their seaweed or spinach just cause they didn't like it. Even if he was purely repulsed by fruits and vegetables now, it still felt like he was whining. "It's not that big a deal." He brushed it off with a light shrug of his shoulders. It was something he didn't fully understand his self. He had loved citrus fruits back when he was younger, but even then, he still had a very powerful preference for meats. But fruits and vegetables were still needed. Now? Fruits and veggies did nothing at all for him except take up space in his stomach. He craved meat and the hunt, that was it. "It's kinda chilly up here though, what do ya say bout movin on down another fall to get some cover from the winds?" He may not be capable of swimming up waterfalls anymore and his muscle density caused him to sink much further, but he was more than poweful enough to survive dives from this high up. He didn't need to dive though, and see that cave from the distance, or the area of it, he could easily scale down the cliff sides. But he wanted to keep up with her, and not leave her alone.

MADE BY VEL OF GS