Chapter 2: A bittersweet victory

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"Let's travel out of Hyrule to places we've never been before!" Princess Zelda said with a smile. "I want to go somewhere where I can be whoever I want without the fear of someone recognizing me."

"Anyone would recognize you if you wearing that outfit," I laughed as she stared down at herself.

"What's wrong with my outfit?" she asked puzzled. "I thought that pink looked good."

"You look like a princess," I said untying a saddlebag off of Epona quickly. "These should do." I handed her a brown tunic, tan breeches, brown leather hunting boots, and a deep bottle green cloak.

"I'll look like a boy!" she said shocked. "I can't possibly wear that!"

"You wanted to go on this adventure," I said rummaging for another set of clothing for myself as my clothing would be recognized easily as well."

"And where shall I change?" she asked looking around for a good hiding place. "I can't just strip down right here. What if someone sees me?"

"You're in the middle of Hyrule field!" I yelled stretching my arms out wide. "There isn't a soul here but me and you."

"And what about you?" she asked. "You're here."

"If you don't look at me while I'm changing then I won't look at you," I said with a smile. "Is that fine?"

"I guess that's fine," she said turning around. "But no peaking or you'll never see that light of day again!"

"Threats," I said turning around. We then changed in silence. I can't say I wasn't tempted to look at the princess but I resisted. I just got dressed and when she said she was done I turned around and was surprised at what I saw.

"I look like a boy," she said with a frown across her delicate face. "Do I really have to wear this?"

"You don't look like a boy at all," I said admiringly. She looked beautiful even in boys clothing. I then noticed what I was thinking. I could feel my cheeks burn again and I hoped she didn't notice.

"Well let's get a move on," she said putting her hands on Epona's saddle. "Okay now, just have to get on."

She inched foot up to the stirrup and tried to get herself up but failed miserably.

"Need my help?" I asked walking over to her.

"No I can do this," she said trying it again bit failing again as well. "Okay maybe I need you help."

I put my hands on her hips and lifted her up just enough so she could get her leg over Epona's back and into the stirrup. I jumped up behind her and smiled as she wasn't riding side saddle.

"Very unladylike of you," I said laughing.

"Oh shut it," she said passing me the reins.

"Again the unladylike comments," I said laughing some more. "And I thought you were a princess of the highest standards."

"Well if I'm dressed like a peasant boy then I can act like a peasant boy," she said holding her head high. "For surely, you can't have a problem with that could you for you yourself are a peasant boy."

"Hey, you forget that I'm the hero of twilight," I said proudly.

"And I was once the princess of twilight till Midna went home to take her throne," she said crossly. "You're still just a peasant boy at heart though."

"Good point," I said smiling again. "So where are we headed?"

"What's north from here?"

"Zora's domain," I said.

"Anything else?" she asked.

"Just Snow peak for people can't get through the snow storm," I said remembering the treacherous conditions. "Have you been to Zora's domain yet?"

"Well no," she said a little embarrassed.

"But surely you've been to Kakariko village."

"Not exactly."

"Ordon?"

"Ok maybe I haven't been to any of these places but I've heard of great deal about them," she said sick of me interrogating her.

"Then why don't I give you the tour of Hyrule instead of trying to get out of it," I said. "It may not seem fascinating to you but it is pretty cool when you experience it."

"I guess," she said a little disappointed.

"Let's go to my old home first," I said pulling the reins to the right to take me south towards Ordon.

"Ok," she said her hopes rising a little. "It might be interesting to learn about your past."

"Then let's go," I said nudging Epona in the side lightly. Epona then started to gallop fast across the field with winding speed. I could feel the wind through my hair and the rush of adrenaline through my veins. I could feel the tremors going through Zelda's body and new she was happy again. We rode on and on until I could see the entrance to Ordon but I could smell thick smoke coming from the village.

"No," I said charging in past the oil sellers hut and across the bridge straight to the village. When I galloped into the village my heart stopped as I saw the horrifying site. The houses were burning brightly sending red flames into the air. The monsters that I normally saw waiting for me to ride by with arrows at hand were now surrounding the villagers into a circle while there fields and houses burned to the ground.

"What is this," Zelda said shocked.

"My home," I replied feeling the tears fall down my cheeks. These monsters were here because I didn't kill them. They ruined the only place that I had ever called home and threatened to kill my only family. I felt adrenaline burst within me and I jumped off my house taking the master sword in hand. "This is over."

I ran straight at the monsters with sword in hand and slashed the closest monsters triggering the rest of the monsters at me. I slashed, blocked, and parried and hard as I had when I was beating Ganondorf until every monster lay slain.

"Link," I heard a young girly voice yell out and there came Beth with tears streaks across her face. "Link they took her."

"They took who?" I asked looking around.

"They took Ilia away," she said weeping in her hands. "Link please save her!"

"I promise I will," I said standing tall. This is all my fault. I ran to Epona and Zelda then jumped up on the horse with my sword held high. "I'm sorry."