Samus returned the affection, resting her cheek against his hair. "...I do want to be." She whispered just as she dozed off.
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There was no telling how long Sona was unconscious. Truth be told, she didn't really know or care to find out. As thankful as she was to the people who took care of her, the moment she could walk again without her wounds tearing open, she left them in search to find Ike. She wasn't sure how long she had been wandering, or how far she had gone. Everything ran together. Time. Distance. None of it mattered or was important to Sona. She was lost without Ike. She wanted to see him again, badly. Zelda's castle was in ruin, and not a soul was left there. So she had to wander off somewhere else, in a world that looked completely different.
Something was pulling at her, and she wouldn't stop walking until she got there. The journey was long, she barely could find food to eat...she was starting to become thin and sickly looking. But again, none of that mattered.
So when she finally got to the place that was pulling at her, some cavern deep into mountains..all of that willpower left as she collapsed at the entrance. She was..exhausted. Just before she closed her eyes, she saw someone familiar...but not who she wanted to see. No, it was a woman, with pale red hair...
Sona opened her eyes, and instantly sat up, finding herself in a lavish room. She smelled something..meat that had just been cooked. When she got to her feet, she saw food on a table near where she had been sleeping. Her body was hungry, but she wasn't. Then she saw her again, the woman that looked so familiar. Now that she was awake, she instantly knew who she was...and she wasn't so sure how to feel about it.
"Ragnell...It's nice to see you again. Though I never thought this would be the form I would see you in. Your..human. Separated from your blade. How interesting..." Ashunera mused as she walked over to the table and pulled out a chair. "Here, you need to eat...you can thank Alondite for the meal..." Sona just stood there, her eyes darting across the room. She was just..confused. How did she end up here? Did she die?
"Alondite..what..?" She mumbled as she slowly limped over to the table. Her body was tired and stiff and she felt it when she sat down.
"Yes. It seems like another Goddess out there knew about your spirit and let it free. However, you're no longer whole...that is something that even I can't explain..." The goddess said as she moved to the other side and sat down. "Alondite we'll be joining us soon...so just go ahead and eat."
Alondite..Sona for some reason didn't have a good feeling about that. The way Ashunera spoke, that meant that Alondite too, had been given a body. And well, ever since they last clashed, and she was used to strike her master, Zelgius down...there was something that told her Alondite would hold a grudge against her..just as she held a grudge for Alondite being used to kill her previous Master, Ike's father.