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You understand not

The pain that I bore

Through suffering and death

And killing and war

.

You understand not

The scars that I bare.

Ones on my body and mind

Ones no one can repair

.

You understand not,

But you care still the same.

You ask me to speak

And ask to share the pain...

"Link?"

The young knight hummed in response to his princess.

The two had decided to go for a ride on their horses after supper together. Zelda had realized that Link didn't talk much about his adventures and was curious why. It had been almost a year since Ganondorf was killed, and you would expect most heroes to share their amazing stories and experience.

But not Link…

No, Link wasn't much of a conversation dragger at all. In fact, Zelda noticed he usually tries to avoid such things. She didn't understand why, though. Rusle had told her Link practically had the spirit of a child… He would explain to her how he always played with the children of Odren and how he told amazing fishing stories.

Telma explained how Link always confided in her for advice. Ashei would always say Link is an idiot who ran into battle without thinking or planning first, and always took too many risks. Auru told her about what a smart mouth he could be at times. Then, Shad informed her that he and Link would always do research together and were always testing out new things together, especially on upgrading his equipment.

She never would've guessed Link to be the type with how quiet he was, though. She wished and wanted desperately to know this Link she heard so much from everyone!

"What was it like?" She asked.

Now Link was really confused and he raised a brow. Zelda sighed and continued, "Fighting Ganondorf. You never talk about it; well, to me, at least."

Link walked over to where she sat at her desk as he spoke, "Does it bother you, princess?"

The young hero was asking sincerely. He didn't talk much to her, but he figured that's the way she would prefer it.

"I just wish you would trust me. Haven't we been through enough together?" She asked.

Link sighed and nodded, "What did you want me to talk about?"

The princess smiled brightly, "Just anything. Like, what was it like fighting alongside Midna?"

"Awful." He lied as a warm smile came to his lips at the thought of Midna, "She was sarcastic, quirky, and a smart ass for sure."

"Oh, come now! She couldn't have been THAT bad!" Zelda argued.

Link just raised a brow, "Trust me, she was THAT bad."

"She was able to turn you into a wolf, though! That HAD to pretty cool!" She guessed. She had been looking at morphing spells to try it herself. She was thinking about trying out the Turn Into Spirit Animal one, curious what her spirit animal would be.

She was confused when seeing Link pale, "I absolutely HATED turning into a wolf!"

Zelda cocked her head to the side, "Huh? Why? You were able to talk to animals, pick up senses, run really fast, eat food without having to worry about cooking it…"

The hero only shook his head rapidly, "Princess, it was so painful!"

Zelda froze, not ever considering what it would feel like. Link continued, "Imagine having all your bones and muscles rearranged. It doesn't feel fun."

"O-oh…" Zelda said slowly, "I guess I didn't think about that…"

He shrugged, "It's understandable that you didn't know. You've never experienced it before…"

She knew Link suffered a lot, but that sounded unbearable! Link sighed before smiling softly. He opened his mouth to reassure her that he was perfectly fine before glancing out the window and seeing the sun growing lower in the sky.

"Oh, I have to go, princess. Rusl is expecting me to join his family for dinner. I'll see you tomorrow."

She nodded slowly, "Be safe."

He smiled and nodded before bowing and heading to the door.

Zelda stared at her books that surrounded her as she sat on her bed. Link said it was painful…

She sighed as she picked up one of her books and looked at the spell she had been studying. The words he had said repeated in her head: "It's understandable that you didn't know. You've never experienced it before…"

But what if she did…?

She stood up slowly and sat the book on the ground. She held her hands out and began to chant a foreign language under her breath…