Link knew he had to get out of the castle amd decided to get back to Hateno village. Where his house was. He didn't want to go with his horse, so he summoned his motorcycle. It was faster and he liked it. He stepped on and drove off.

Arriving at his house he again lost himself in emotion. He grabbed a small knife and started stabbing his pillow. He was so angry!

When his anger subsided he just looked at the knife. This will just be a one time thing, he thought.

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Zelda didn't know what to do. She was scared. Scared for what the calamity did to her knight. She also didn't know where he went. She went to the stables, but Link his horse was still there. She figured he had taken his motorcycle, but that didn't ease her nerves.  Something told her that this wasn't right amd she was determined to find out what it was.

She eventually sent a small group of soldiers a day later out to find Link. Leon was in charge. "Please, find him and bring him back. I want to find out what is going on," Zelda instructed. Leon nodded and he ordered his group to follow him.

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Leon and his fellow soldiers rode to Kakariko village, knowing that Impa resided there. She was also a wise woman and might know some answers to his questions. The trip took one day. They arrived at noon and Leon walked directly to Impa's house.
Paya was busy on the front porch. She was surprised to see Royal Guards in the village. "Goodmorning, can I help you?" she asked. Normally she was not good with talking to men, but this was not Link she was faced with. "I am here to speak to Impa", Leon said. "Grandma is inside", Paya answered. "Thank you", Leon said and walked inside.

"I know why you are here", where the first words Impa spoke when Leon entered the home. "You are in search for Link." Leon knew Impa was wise, but it still spooked him that she knew why he was here. "He is not here, is he?" he asked. "No, I was told that some villagers saw him go to Hateno village", Impa answered. "I don't know what's going on with him, but it scares me", Leon said. He didn't know what to do. "Go to Hateno village. I feel that he is there. He has a house there", Impa said. Leon nodded and left. He was determined to find the missing champion.

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In Hateno village Link had not shown his face outside. He got to a point where he was scared to go outside. All these people that would look at him. He didn't want people to know what he did to himself. Sleeping was all he did and even when he woke up he was tired. Even eating was a whole task and he eventually stopped that too.
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He woke up to the sound of horses and men yelling. It was like he was in a soundproof room, everything sounded far away.

Banging on the door.

Someone yelling his name.

Stairs were climed.

More yelling.

Dark.

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Leon was the first one to reach Hateno village. He steped of his horse an rand directly to Link's house after he was shown where it was. He yelled for the knight, but silence was the answer. He banged on the door. No one answered. Kaito, his best friend and fellow soldier had followed him. "What if he is not here? Maybe he stayed at a stable", Kaito said. "Then we should've seen him. I know he is here", Leon said. He barged in and yelled for Link again. Still it was silent. Kaito ran up the stairs. "Leon! He's here!" he yelled. Leon ran up the stairs. The sight he was faced with was something he probably never wanted to see. "Holy fuck", was the only thing he could say. He ran up to Link and tried to get his attention. "Holy shit, Link!" Leon yelled. "He needs to get back to the castle", he said. Leon nodded. He picked up the small form on the bed an ran downstairs and out the house. He only then noticed how skinny the champion was. Kaito then also said something Leon didn't want to hear: "Leon, look at his arms!" Kaito pointed down. Leon followed the finger and saw lines. Not just any sort of lines: cuts. Some were new, some were older. Leon knew something was going on and he now wanted to know.

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Zelda was cooped up in the library. She wanted to find out what was going on with her knight. She read every book that the sheikah ever wrote, but she couldn't find the answers. In frustration she threw away the book. "Queen!! They're back!" a maid called. Zelda got up and ran to the bridge that had sight on the town. Leon rode into the town with a second person in front of him on his horse.
Zelda rand down to the soldiers. "I need help!" Leon yelled. Zelda now saw why he said it. They had found Link. "What happened?" she asked. "I don't know, Zelda", Leon said, not worrying about how he talked to the Queen. Two healers came to the town square and took over Link. "Kaito and I found him in his house in Hateno village", Leon said. He didn't want to tell Zelda what he figured out, but he felt like she deserved to know it. "There is more, isn't it?" Zelda asked after she saw Leon think. "There is, but it is better if I show you", Leon said. He took the queen by her hand and took her to the healers.

Upon arriving the one of the healers we busy bandaging up Link's arms. "Kaito noticed it first. I first thought it were wounds from battle, but then i saw these were not more than a day or even a few hours old. I think it's self inflicted", Leon said. Zelda hurried out of the room and rand to the library. She pulled every book she could find about men and mind. Leon had followed her and helped out.

All night they where searching and reading. "I think I found something!" Leon said. He held a sheikah book about war and minds. "This describes Link in so many ways, it's scary", he said. Zelda grabbed the book and started reading. "When someone is in a war and comes out of it, it can change their life and behavior," she read out loud. "It also says that people could have moments where they relive things. Remember how Link wanted to attack me when I walked up to him to comfort him? He looked at me like I was the calamity", Leon  said. "Impa once told me that people started to give it a name. Something along the lines of after trauma - post traumatic stress! That's what they call it!" Zelda said.

They found out what was going on. Now they needed to find a solution to it.