How long had it been? Only two days, and Link felt like he was going to die from his last torture session. Link frowned.

Let’s hope I die the next session, or else I might not be able to keep Zelda’s promise. Link thought, desperately.

Zelda, he wished he could see her now. He couldn’t stand being stuck in this dungeon any longer, and he felt his sanity was about to be lost if he didn’t get out of here.

The door opened, as Evelia walked through the room, carrying a piece of bread and water.

She closed the door and slid the tray of food over to Link, then moving to the corner of the room and sitting there silently.

Link could guess that he was getting another whipping after his meal. He began to slowly eat his bread for as long as possible, hoping to prolong his torture for as long as he could.

His pointy ears then perked as he heard a small whimper coming from Evelia and he stared with eternal shock.

There she sat with sadness in her eyes and small silver tears silently leaking down her face.

Link became very curious.

“Why are you crying?” he asked.

Evelia looked up at him and then looked away, ashamed that she started to cry in front of a man.

“Why would you care?” she spat venomously.

“I’m just your torturer. That’s all I am now.”

Link frowned, having the greatest desire to cheer her up at least.

“I don’t know why I care, but I do, and you’re sitting here crying, and whenever that happens, I have to help, no matter who it is.”

Evelia made a small smile at this but went back to her saddened stare.

“I’m not a hired torturer. Ganondorf threatened to kill my mother if I didn’t obey him, so I took in as his assistant so that my mother would live.

“I just wish that Ganondorf-…” She slammed her fist down in rage.

Link could sense that this was true. She covered her mouth.

“I won’t tell him you said this,” he said.

Evelia looked over and smiled.

“Really, you don’t hate me for doing that to you?”

Link smiled caringly, feeling his sanity very close to him because of her.

“No, it wasn’t your fault. It was Ganondorf’s doing.”

Evelia smiled brightly.

“You truly are the Hero of Time,” she said.

He then looked down to realize he finished his bread and water. Evelia stood up and pulled out a whip, her eyes growing cold once more.

Link stood up as he prepared for the whip to cut open his skin once more. There was a snap as Evelia swung her whip.

But no pain came. Link guessed it was a tester.

Another snap from the whip entered the room, but Link felt nothing.

He opened his eyes and looked at Evelia. She firmly said.

“Scream.”

This confused Link...

Evelia swung her whip as it hit the group with another recognizable snap.

“Scream,” she said louder, as she went to swing her whip again. Link made a smirk as he began to realize what happened.

The whip hit the ground as Link made a fake gasp and moan. Evelia smiled back as she made another swing with the whip.

Link had his eyes open the whole time, watching as Evelia pulled her fingers up by every whip.

So that was how she knew how many times I was supposed to be whipped. I can’t imagine how painful this would be if the whip was hitting me. Link mused.

Evelia made another snap at the ground as Link pulled another fake gasp and scream.

Suddenly, there were footsteps coming down into the dungeons. Both Link and Evelia froze as the door opened. Ganondorf duck low to enter the room.

“Just making sure you’re doing okay,” he said cheerfully. Evelia nodded.

“Yes I’m doing fine,” Evelia said with a grin.

Ganondorf nodded and there was a pause.

“Well what are you waiting for!” Ganondorf suddenly snarled.

“Do it!”

Evelia froze as she turned around and started at Link in horror. Link frowned and gave her a message in his eyes.

Just do it…

Evelia bit her lip and held back tears as she raised her whip and made a hit on Link’s arm. The pain was unbearable as Link truly gasped and moaned, biting his lip.

Ganondorf smiled and walked out of the room, satisfied.

Link made a small sigh that only Evelia could hear. Her eyes watered with pain as she looked over to him. He smiled again looking up to her, as if to say ‘I’m okay.’

She relaxed and made another snap at the ground as Link forced himself to make a scream.

Why did Ganondorf come down to the dungeons to check on us?

There was another snap as Link made a moan.

Is he on to our little plan?

Another snap at the ground… Evelia put up another finger.

How are we going to escape this?

We?

Link suddenly realized that he finally had someone on his side. He smiled as his chances of escaping grew higher.