[A lot is happening all at once. Link had expected to be attacked at this point, since so far this man has been nothing but hostile. In fact, Link was in the process of quickly scanning his immediate surroundings to locate where his bucket went so he can be ready to bash a mother fucker if need be, but he's too late. By the time he's seeking a weapon, Astor already has hands on him and is forcing him back up against the wall. Now, normally this wouldn't really be easy to do. Link might be scrawny as Hylians come, but he is very deceptively strong. The way his muscles flex beneath the skin as he moves is a testament to their power, never mind the fact that there's not a bit of fat to speak of on his person. He is 100% muscle from spending his days scrambling all across the highlands of Hyrule, scaling mountains and swimming up waterfalls. The reason Astor is able to shove him and isn't instead met with a brick wall has everything to do with the aphrodisiac flooding Link's system in a way that leaves his knees weak and his body...sort of unwilling to move away from what it's interpreting as Astor advancing on him. In an aggressive way, sure, but...in a much different way too.
So instead of trying to shove Astor away from him, Link stays put where he ends up as he's shouted at for having killed someone he's reasonably sure never existed in his sphere of understanding. When he mentions the princess and Calamity Ganon, though...now that's enough to set Link on edge. His blood boils just a touch hotter as his teeth grit behind closed lips as Astor all but confirms that he was in fact involved with Ganon in some capacity. He may not remember, but it sounds like he had the right idea when he struck Astor down. It makes him wonder what atrocities he must have committed against not just Hyrule itself, but it's people...
Every instinct is telling Link to fight. Fight back, get this man off of him, stop him before he can do something. Do what? He's not sure, but if he's bad news in general, then he's not going to be doing the civilians here any good either. Link feels a sort of responsibility there, after all. So why...won't he move? It's like his body is trapped, paralyzed in a confused haze of a stupor that can't decide if it wants to punch the face in front of him or get much, much closer.]
Nnhh...
[It's the first hint of a sound Link has made since walking back here, but as usual it's not words. Just a grunt more than anything, frustrated. Well, Astor? Are you going to attack him? Because Link is wide open here, having not yet taken the iniative himself.]
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So instead of trying to shove Astor away from him, Link stays put where he ends up as he's shouted at for having killed someone he's reasonably sure never existed in his sphere of understanding. When he mentions the princess and Calamity Ganon, though...now that's enough to set Link on edge. His blood boils just a touch hotter as his teeth grit behind closed lips as Astor all but confirms that he was in fact involved with Ganon in some capacity. He may not remember, but it sounds like he had the right idea when he struck Astor down. It makes him wonder what atrocities he must have committed against not just Hyrule itself, but it's people...
Every instinct is telling Link to fight. Fight back, get this man off of him, stop him before he can do something. Do what? He's not sure, but if he's bad news in general, then he's not going to be doing the civilians here any good either. Link feels a sort of responsibility there, after all. So why...won't he move? It's like his body is trapped, paralyzed in a confused haze of a stupor that can't decide if it wants to punch the face in front of him or get much, much closer.]
Nnhh...
[It's the first hint of a sound Link has made since walking back here, but as usual it's not words. Just a grunt more than anything, frustrated. Well, Astor? Are you going to attack him? Because Link is wide open here, having not yet taken the iniative himself.]