Awakening

When Link awoke, the bright sunshine was already streaming through the window.

He opened his still-sleepy eyes and looked at the familiar walls in front of him.

I really am back...

It was only at this moment that Link truly felt he was home, that what he had experienced yesterday was not just an endlessly echoing illusion in his mind.

He wanted to rub his still-numb eyes, but found his arms were held by two hands, unable to move.

Link turned to his side and saw Villette, who occupied half the bed and most of the pillow, still asleep.

Her purple hair reflected a dazzling glow in the sunlight, casting a hazy veil over her face.

Seemingly irritated by the brightness, she frowned slightly, shifted her head down, and her enchanting expanse of pale skin peeked out from the warm covers. The hands holding his arms tightened, as if trying to pull him into her embrace.

From this angle, she looked just like an innocent little girl.