Prologue: The Hero Returns
Zelda stood in the center of the garden and stared up at the statue of the triforce in the center. It towered above all the people that were wandering through the gate. Zelda let the scent of lilacs, and roses float and fly about the castle as the gardener wandered lazily about watering them. She watched soldiers bringing in supplies of grain, corn, and a few other essential supplies. The people of Hyrule had lost faith in their queen and she acknowledged that so she would have to work doubly as hard in an attempt to regain their trust.
Her thoughts however turned suddenly to Link. Without his support she would have trouble keeping order, and law. She sighed from deep in her diaphragm. The sigh apparently was heard by her nearby aide who quickly ran over with a glass of translucent liquid.
"Water, your majesty?" Marilyn, Zelda's attendant asked holding up a glass filled with ice and water. But Zelda shook her head with closed eyes. The attendant sighed, bowed, and backed away to her original post behind Zelda. The garden was growing well and Zelda knew that most of the people in her kingdom were probably going to be happy with the peace returning.
But once again her thoughts changed subject to Link. He hadn't been around Hyrule Castle Town since he defeated Ganondorf. There were unconfirmed rumors, and theories that placed him in Tellius, then in Radiata, and yet another placed him in the kingdom of Norad . However all of these were nothing more than speculation, and rumors, probably nothing Zelda needed to concern herself with. Yet the people were beginning to talk about unknown and unidentifiable soldiers roaming the plans. This worried her. She would have to begin sending soldiers out to combat this threat.
Suddenly a stranger in a robe walked into the courtyard and approached Zelda. The guards stood in between Zelda and this robed man. "You cannot see the queen," one of the guards said. The sinister villain held up his hand and the guards were blown away by an invisible force. The man approached Zelda with a malicious intent.
"Good-bye your majesty!" the man cried his hands glowing. Zelda backed up trying to avoid the darkness. Suddenly the man in robe's hands stopped glowing and he dropped to the ground with an arrow in his back. Some of the guards inspected the arrow as others helped the two slammed against the wall.
Zelda looked up at the wall that had been behind the man. A man around eighteen with a green hat in a green tunic was repelling down the wall itself. He landed far on the other side of the garden by the wall.
She ran up to him. "Link!" she cried. He looked around for a moment and seeing Zelda he smiled but didn't move. She kept running towards him smiling and laughing. It was Link! He was really back! This wasn't a dream!
She caught him and held him in a crushing embrace. "Oof!" Link yelled as she grabbed him. "Link, Link, Link! I'm so glad to see you're back! It's been…what, two or three years?"
Link took her arms and got out of the hug. "No. It's been about six months. Were you really that bored without me here?" he asked. Regaining her composure she nodded. "Yes. It has been rather petulant at times having to deal with the common folk all day. But still… I'm glad to see that you're back. Will you be staying long?"
Link shook his head. "Nay. I regret to say that I won't be staying long. I wish to simply spend one night here and then head back home."
"Very well. Marilyn!" Zelda called for her attendant. A slightly short and rather plump woman came running up. "Yes your highness? What can I do for you?"
"Please prepare a room for our hero… He has traveled far and needs to rest one night before setting off for home."
Marilyn smiled, bowed and ran off to relay Zelda's orders to the servants. In almost no time the palace and the whole town for that matter was abuzz with news of the returning hero. Zelda didn't care for any of the gossip the townspeople might have. All that mattered to her was that the man she loved had returned.