| Character: Ico Fandom: Ico Player Name: JeniOctavia
Being in Vatheon, away from the castle, the shadows and even Yorda had taken a lot of getting used to for young Ico. He had been pretty upset at first, being yanked away from Yorda and dropped in the underwater city without so much as a by-your-leave. But it had been explained to him that time didn't pass back in his world, so should he ever return he would be right back where he was, standing at those doors just moments after the Queen had stopped them from leaving.
That, unfortunately, was what kept him from being completely alright with it. What if they were wrong and time did move? Would he return only to find that Yorda had been taken prisoner again? To find that she no longer wanted to leave and that his only options were to stay in the Castle in the Mist with her forever, trapped in time, or to leave without her and have no home to return to?
It bothered him daily, even if he rarely let it show. He dealt with it by making a solemn promise to himself that he would become strong during his time in Vatheon. Even if he remembered nothing when he returned, he knew some how he would take the inner strength with him needed to defeat the Queen and bring Yorda's imprisonment to an end.
Today was no different. He could be found out in the park, swinging the heavy, much too large rusted iron sword around at trees, letting out cries and grunts as he sweated and ached all over. He refused to quit, though. He would be at it for hours before he even thought to take a break.
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