LINK WATCHED WARILY as the man disappeared into think air and teleported elsewhere ; reminded , however briefly , of how the waterblight had twitched and moved . thought at least THEN , the sheikah tech it had absorbed along with the body had given its position away .
LINK DID NOT THINK THAT he liked this guy's teleportation shtick much better .
❝ are you always this amicable? ❞
BEFORE THE MAN COULD bother with what link could only assume would be another snarky retort , he'd pushed against a brick on the north - facing wall . it clicked , and the ground beneath them rumbled as the stones scraped against one another , retreating into the walls . a silhouette of a door had been made visible .
THAT WAS DEFINITELY AN easier way to get in than the grate . IF it would open . which the door had decided it would most definitely not do . maybe it needed another trigger? link stood and dusted his palms of the rust and crumbling gravel . joining the man at the threshold , he glanced briefly at the brick he'd pushed in . the patterns on it looked vaguely like a moth . tickling the back of his mind : wasn't there a counterpart ? the aether liked to be split into equal halves , after all .
LINK PURSED HIS LIPS and looked around . the differences between a moth and a butterfly didn't always seem that apparent on the surface . but if you knew how to look , they were easy to spot . sort of like the etchings of old art chiseled into the surface of the stone . . . that dipped behind a wildflower cluster .
LINK KNELT DOWN , pushing away wild stems vines and leaves and — aha !
THE STONE WAS COOL to the touch , but beneath the moss and vines was an etching of a ivurie butterfly . link pressed down on the brick and watched as the door finally opened up . pleased with himself , link glanced at the man and , albeit tersely , jutted his head in gesture : go on .
THE TEMPLE OPENED UP . inside , huge pillars stood the test of time alongside weathered decor that had been long since forgotten . link raised the slate and began to take pictures .
maybe he should have invited zelda . she would love this .
THE HAUNT OF EYES UPON him burned . then again , maybe for another day . ignoring him , link snapped another photo and then returned his attention to the guy .
❝ link , by the way , ❞ he said , cocking a brow in the subtle challenge : be polite .
