"And that concludes this meeting. Dismissed." The king of Hyrule stted. The men who surrounded the large table all stood up and left the room. The king sighed and rubbed his temples, looking down at the wooden table. His daughter, Zelda, quietly enter the room, walking up behind her father. She tapped his shoulder.

"Father, are you alright? A servant said you wished to speak to me?" Zelda asked.

King Damon stood up, and looked at his beautiful daughter, sadness in his silvery blue eyes.

Her long golden hair fell over her shoulder, curling slightly towards the ends. Azure blues eyes looked at her father worried and curiously, surrounded by the flawless face. Princess Zelda was considered one of the most beautiful treasures of Hyrule.

"Yes, I do want to talk to you, my dear. You are aware of the dangers that surround this castle. Servants have been disappearing, and I fear for your safety," Damon spoke quickly and quietly. Zelda nodded, urging him to continue, "That is why," The king swallowed, eyeing the area before continuing, "I am sending you away."

"You're what?! Where?!" The princess burst out. The king panicked, quickly shushing the girl.

"Please listen, my daughter. It'll just be for a little while. You shall be with one of my most trusted knights. He shall escort you to his hometown where you will be given a fake identity. It's just to keep you safe. I'll send for you once I believe that is safe for you to return. Understood?" Damon asked.

Zelda bit her lip before nodding, "When do I leave?" She asked, tears forming in the blue eyes,

"Tomorrow morning. At dawn."

"My lady, I just finished packing your attire for the trip. A weeks worth of beautiful dresses while you visit you duke uncle at his home." A maid smiled at Zelda.

So that's my cover story. "Thank you, you may be dismissed." Zelda spoke absent-mindedly, combing her hair. The maid curtsied and exited the room.

Zelda placed the comb on the table, and went to lie quietly on her large bed. Tomorrow she would be awoken at dawn, get dressed, get in a carriage, and then switch to horseback with the knight until she reaches the location of where she would be staying.

Worries filled the young princess's headed until she drifted into a concerned sleep.

"Princess Zelda…your highness…" A voice muttered. Light flooded through the window of the carriage and into Zelda's eyes. She looked at the guard, waiting for the update.

He straightened, "Um, we've arrived at the destination. The knight who shall be escorting you the rest of the way is outside. He's preparing your house." The guard offered her his arm, helping her down. The princess looked around, staring at the open grass and gorgeous blue sky. A lake was on her left, the water look clear and clean.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"Uh…just an hours ride past Hyrule Fields. I truly have no idea. I apologize your highness." The man stuttered. She waved his apology away, and then he continued to unload the royal bags.

Zelda finally spotted the knight who would be her escort. He was placing a leather saddle on her white horse, Bella, gently. His back was turned but Zelda could still see he was young. Maybe a year or two older then herself, who was 19.

Finally the guard said his goodbye's and left with the carriage. "Zelda! Please bring me your bags!" The knight called.

"Excuse me?" He was telling her what to do? "How about you do it yourself. I'm the royal one." She replied, not realizing how snotty she sounded.

The man straightened, "Still as full of it as before, I see. Old habits die hard, I assume." He laughed.

She recognized that laugh. It was so familiar.

The man finally turned to face the princess. He was handsome, his face was basically perfect. Smooth, hard, and yet still boyish. His piercing blue eyes twinkled with delight as he saw Zelda's expression. He ran a hair through his dirty blonde hair, letting it fall back in front of his eyes messily.

The princess was stunned, "Link…?" The man nodded, and before he knew it, Zelda's arms were wrapped around him, "You're a knight? Since when? Oh my goddesses! You're alive! And my escort! Since when?" She rushed, still hugging Link.

"Zelda, I've been a knight since I was 13. I just wasn't allowed to see you after that. Why would I be dead?" He exclaimed, removing her arms from his waist.

"You're Link. You're bounded to get into trouble." He merely shrugged, and motioned for her bags. Zelda sighed and gathered the luggage.

"Are you serious? How much crap do you have? You can't bring all this! The whole point is to be low key!" Link said, looking confused at the princess. When she didn't respond, he picked up all the bags and threw them into the lake. Zelda gasped, shocked.

"Relax, there's a town a few miles down. Your father paying me more then enough, so I'll buy you some more clothes. Get on Bella and we'll be on our way." Link said, climbing onto Epona. Zelda bit her lip, looking at Bella embarrassed.

Link glanced over, and then broke out laughing, "You-you're kidding me, right? You're a princess! You have to be able to ride a horse!"

"Father was concerned about my safety. Bella is just my pet of sorts." Zelda replied, sticking her nose in the air. Link shook his head and jumped gracefully of Epona. He motioned for Zelda, and then helped her onto his horse. He walked over to Bella and wrapped a rope around her neck, then returned back to Zelda.

"Ready to go?" He asked, once he was back on Epona. Zelda nodded, and put her arms around Link's waist.

And with that they were off.