Ewenmar: The set board

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The halls where filled with the hustle and bustle of life, ppeople going back and forth, to and fro through the castle. Though at the same time, the scene was quite. Ewenmar sat on the bench, watching the nobles walking in and out of the castle. His cloak covered his face, as his hood held the rest behind it's veil. He had been stationed there to watch for tresspassers, but now, his time was done. His replacement walked over, gave him a smile and sat, letting Ewenmar go. He smiled back, and took the split second to notice the quard. He was oddly skinny, and seemed undernourished, and very scrawny. His sandy brown hair was hanging completely over his eyes, but they were only hazed behnd the thin strands. Ewenmar walked down the hall, up a flight of stairs, left, left again, then a right, down another hall, through a door, down two flights of steps, and up a few more. He wondered when he had reconized the evergoing maze that was the halls of Hyrule Castle. But something was strange. The farther he went, the more and more silent it became. Soon, with no one there, the halls were deathly silent. Soon, an eiree feeling crept up, and breathed on Ewenmar's neck. The Zora quikley spun around, drawing his shining blade, only to see nothing there. He was overreacting, to nothing, but something was not right. Something was wrong.

"Please, someone, I need assitance!" The scream erupted from the silence, pearcing Ewenmar's ears. He ran towards the plea, which lead him to the princess' quarters. There, he saw her kneeled on the ground, tears pouring down here face. Before her lay the body of a dead sentry, with his neck slain. Zelda looked up, and threw herself upon Ewenmar's chest. Then, she cried a flood of tears, like that of the flood called upon hyrule so many years ago.
"I...I" She stammered, trying to remain calm.
"I walked out the d...door to my room, an...and there he w...was d...d...dead!" Once again, a flash flood of tears burst from her face, falling down to the ground. Ewenmar's eye's were stern, with the knowledge of what had happened. It was black magic. A body was to be slain, and placed where the caster's wish was. There, at midnight, it's spirit would terrorize all who came near, in this instance, it was Zelda.

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The meating was to be held in the throne room. The princess' advisor, whom everyone knew was the true power in the land, was to be the head. Zelda too would be there, next to the advisor, and next to her, would be Ewenmar, her new caretaker. Also, the supreme military general, arch bishop, and political supervisor would be there.

The throne room was beautiful. The white marble walls sparkled gold in the sunlight which came behind the stained galss windows. Seven niches were spread across the room, each containing a wooden statue of one of the seven sages. Paintings of famous battles hung rom the walls, along with famous weapons of Hyrule. Statues of royal knights held their swords up into an arch, leading to the center in the back, which was the legendary hero of time. Though, the revolutionary setting did not help in the crisis.
"My fellow and sworn servers of the princess' keep," The princess' advisor, Malidon, began.
"As you know, guard has been killed, as a direct threat to our dear princess." Zelda swallowed. She did not like Malidon, for she could see in his eyes his lust for power. Malidon lowered his head to Zelda's ear, and whispered something. She stiffened at his words, and Ewenmar knew that something was wrong.
But the advisor continued. "My brothers of this keep, to this great castello, we all are in awareness that evil is starting to arise from it's hell. My fellow men, the board has been set without our knowing, and the first move has been made. Unfortanataly, our enemy has done the first, and as predicted, it has been swift, unheard of, and striking. The princess has been threatened, along with Hyrule, and so Alarm should be taken." With this, Zelda made a nudging face, and whispered to the advisor. He nodded, and began to spoke.
"With the princess' honored decision, this meeting shall have to be continued some other time. Dismissed, but, keep your wits and ears keen and sharp, for brothers, the enemy is within our borders." The men left, leaving only Ewenmar and Zelda.
"My lady" He said "With your honored permission, may I ask what is the matter? Earlier, you seemed... afraid."
"Ewenmar" She said, with a sad and sollom face with hollow eyes. A tear dripped from her face, as her words came out. "You are going to be sentenced to death. My advisor thinks you are a traitor."