ON AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN...
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"Rise and shine!"
Those were the first words Nicholas heard, curled up into a ball at one corner of the cave. His eyes were hollow from lack of sleep and he could feel his mind lagging a bit from dehydration.
"Urghh..." Nicholas groaned as the men grabbed hold of him helping him onto his feet. They seemed to consider Nicholas a bit, nodding at each other as they led him out of the corner and deeper into the cave. It wasn't long before he could see Zelda seated upon her throne with her usual grace.
They gently lowered him to the floor as Zelda watched with a grin on her face, Felix standing beside her like he usually did.
It wasn't long before the sweet scent of roasted meat spread across the room.
Nicholas could barely contr
