Hello, all! Welcome to chapter two! I really don't have anything to say, except thank you to my reviewers thus far- adrian-air-fire; TheGoddessKnight; Spiritual Stone; Ygfi; Some Guy; Sakurelle; The Legend of Soul Emblem; Zelink-luvr; Gir Crazy; and Hououza.

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Link and I went to Saria's house the following morning to pick up our daughter. Discovering Evelina was still asleep, I carefully swaddled her in blankets and scooped her up, while Link gathered the rest of her things. We then thanked Saria and promised to come back to visit again when we had time.

Once we were back outside, Link played a tune on his ocarina, and we warped to the Temple of Time. We walked the short distance back to the castle and were greeted warmly by my father. Well, Evelina was, anyway.

"Oh, how's my beautiful granddaughter?" he cooed, taking her from me and kissing her forehead several times. Apparently his moustache was irritating her, for she awoke and started to cry. By that time, the servants had taken our things inside, so Link now had his hands free. My father promptly handed him the baby, and she calmed down the instant she was securely in his arms.

"Well, I guess the young one's quite alright, after all," my father sighed. At last, he pulled me into a hug. "I missed the three of you so very much," he said. "I must admit that it is always quite lonely around the castle. Especially since Sir Cullen and his family have been gone, as well. Although they should also be back today."

Oh, yeah, I guess I forgot to mention one little detail earlier. See, my best friend, Malon, got pregnant around the same time I did. She and Sir Cullen, her husband of a year, welcomed a son, Andriy, the same day that I had Evelina. The family had been staying at Lon Lon Ranch for a couple weeks to care for Malon's ailing father.

As if on cue, we heard hoof beats on the cobblestone and turned to see that Sir Cullen's carriage had indeed arrived. Sir Cullen alighted from the carriage followed by Malon, who was holding a sleeping Andriy. Before departing the driver handed the baggage down to the servants that had come out to take it inside.

Once the servants were back inside, just us five adults and the two babies were out in the courtyard. We discussed the happenings over the last couple of weeks, until eventually both babies woke up and started crying with hunger. Before Malon and I went into the castle to feed them, I pulled my father aside.

"I want to meet with you later in private," I told him. "There's something very important that I wish to do, and I'd like your help. We can discuss it later."

"Alright, dearest," my father agreed. "Perhaps while Evelina is napping? Link usually watches her then."

"Perfect."


My father and I seated ourselves opposite each other at a small table. I had just put Evelina down for her nap, and Link was in the bedroom with her, reading a book.

"Now, dearest, what is it you wish to discuss?" my father asked.

"Well, as I told you, I took Evelina to the Great Deku Tree, since it holds such special meaning. While there, I got to thinking about something. Remember last year, how I told you about the spirit of Link's mother visiting us? I started thinking about that, and I realized something."

"What's that?"

"I saw how sad Link was yesterday afternoon, and I realized that I want to help him find out more about his past. I know he has a lot of questions, and that he knows very little of his parents. I acknowledge that such a task is massive to take on, but I'm willing to devote my time and energy to it, and I feel that you and I are the only two persons in the kingdom possessing the necessary resources to find out such information. Not just money, but manpower."

My father looked thoughtful. "I have no doubt this is something you really want to do, but what exactly do you expect to find?"

"I'm really not sure," I admitted. "But even if I only find seemingly trivial things, I will not necessarily believe that the search was in vain, for I believe that, at this point, Link will be happy to know anything, even if it's his mother's favorite color or his father's least favorite food."

"And why exactly do you want to do something so...extensive?" my father inquired, obviously straining not to seem like a "wet blanket."

"Well, I feel I owe it to Link to help him discover all he can about his family, his heritage, and so on. But it's more than that. I believe I also owe it to Evelina to teach her all I can about her father's side of the family, I owe it to Link's parents to help their son find some closure, and I owe it to any other family members he may have that are still alive, so that they can get to know each other."

My father cracked a smile. "That's just what I needed to hear. I will support you in your endeavors, on one condition-you always put your royal and familial duties before the search. This search is to be reserved for your free time only, and is to not take away from your being the Princess of Hyrule, or from being a wife and mother, for that matter."

"Thank you, father!" I proclaimed, standing up to give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much. Oh, but one more thing I just remembered."

"Yes?"

"I wish to keep this a secret, especially from Link. I'm afraid of him getting his hopes up, only to have them dashed if we find nothing. I'm planning to of course ask Impa, Malon, and Sir Cullen for help, but I intend to keep it between the five of us."

"Agreed. How about some tea? We can call the others in to drink it with us, and tell them about the search."

"Sounds wonderful, Father. Thanks again."

I summoned Malon, Sir Cullen, and Impa to let them in on the plan. They all agreed readily to help. We would begin the very next day by splitting up and searching through Kakariko and Hyrule Castle Town, then assess our findings and go from there.

After the discussion, I made my way back up to my bedroom, lost in thought about how quickly things were moving along already. Although I'd been so set on Link not finding out about the plan from the others, I was actually most worried that I'd be the one to spill the beans. After all, I am his wife, and there are times when he can read me like an open book.

I took a deep breath and opened the doors. Link peered up at me from his reading, closing the book quietly and setting it down on the nightstand. He got up off the bed and came over, wrapping his arms around me.

"Is everything alright, darling?"

"Oh, it's fine," I insisted. "My father and I just had to talk about some diplomatic stuff. You know, the boring side of royalty."

Link bent over my face and kissed me gently. "Well, I'm glad you're back now. I missed you." He leaned towards my ear and lowered his voice. "I can't stop thinking about last night."

I could feel my face turning red as he shifted his head to look me in the eyes. "Still blushing?" he teased.

"Well, what do you expect, after what you did?" I grinned at him.

Link opened his mouth to respond, but shut it again when Evelina awoke from her nap and started fussing. I went over to the bassinet and gently scooped her up, cradling her in my arms until she calmed down.

"Are you hungry, my little angel?" I cooed. She opened her eyes and stared up at me for a moment, then went back to fussing.

I sat on the bed, and Link helped me loosen the laces of my bodice, so I could feed her. I gently burped her afterwards, then laid her on the center of the bed. Link tickled her, producing a giggle.

As I leaned over her, one side of my hair brushed her face, causing her to giggle more. Link lovingly stroked my hair, tucking it behind my ear. "You know, pretty soon, this little one is going to be tugging on your hair," he commented.

"Yeah, I guess I'd better get used to pulling it back now," I answered with a sigh. "I can't believe how quickly she's growing. And that she'll be four months old already when our one-year anniversary arrives."

"I can't believe it, either. Before we know it, she'll be married, and we'll be grandparents."

I gave Link a look. "That's a long ways away. If I have any say, she's not marrying until she's eighteen, like we were when we married."

Link chuckled. "You talk like that was so long ago. Am I making you feel old?"

I playfully punched Link's shoulder. "Even if you are, you're still older than me."

"Yeah, by a whole three weeks!"

Link and I continued to tease each other playfully as our daughter stared up at us with her stunning blue eyes. After a few minutes, we were interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Link, Zelda, may I come in?" Malon called.

"Of course," I answered.

Malon entered, cradling Andriy. She pulled a chair next to the bed, and sat there with him in her arms. "Are you two sure you're okay with watching Andriy tomorrow? Because Cullen and I can still find a sitter, if you'd like."

"Don't be silly, Malon," I spoke up. "Link and I will be happy to watch Andriy. It's your wedding anniversary; you're supposed to have fun and relax, remember?"

"Okay, okay," she smiled. "But remember, Impa did agree to sleep in the nursery with him. You two already have your hands full with Evelina, calm as she is."

"Well, we'll still enjoy watching him up until his bedtime," Link said. "And I'm sure Evelina will be happy to have a little playmate, even though they're really both too young to do more than smile, laugh, and coo at each other."

"Okay, well, Cullen and I are planning on leaving right after breakfast, so can you take him then? I'll bathe him tonight and feed and change him in the morning."

"That's fine," I assured Malon.

"Thanks so much, you two. See you at dinner!" With that, Malon stood up, and we bid good-bye to her. Once she left the room, Link and I went back to playing with Evelina.

After awhile, she let out a big yawn, drifting back off to sleep. Link carefully picked her up and carried her to the nursery, where Impa would watch her while we ate dinner. He came back upstairs, and we began to ready ourselves for the evening meal, which would be ready in about an hour.

Link and I shared a hot bath, delighting in the relaxing feeling of the steaming water, especially since it was still a bit chilly outside. After we finished, we dried off quickly and put on robes. I braided my wet hair, twisting it into a bun, while Link finger-combed his, tying it back into a low ponytail. We then went to the wardrobe to pick out our outfits for the evening.

I settled on a blue, long-sleeve dress, and Link on an outfit much like his usual one, but with a tunic that matched my dress. After I put on my make-up, we were finally ready. Link and I made our way down to the dining room, holding hands.

"I love you, my beautiful wife," he whispered to me, kissing the back of my hand

"And I you, my handsome husband," I whispered back, smiling lovingly at him.

Link and I enjoyed a huge meal with my father, Sir Cullen, and Malon. We ate and talked, laughing heartily over the stories we shared about raising children. I blushed a little when I heard some of the stories my father told about when I was a child, because even then I had an independent spirit and could be quite mischievous. And I blushed even more, but for a different reason, of course, when Link admitted that that spirit was one of the things that caused him to fall in love with me in the first place.

Even though the general atmosphere was one of cheerfulness, I could tell Link again felt saddened over his childhood. As we bid good-night to everyone and walked to the nursery to get Evelina and take her back to our room, I could tell he was fighting tears.

"What's the matter, my love?" I asked him.

"I just miss my mother so much," he admitted, looking down at the floor. "Although I never really knew her, I keep thinking about when her spirit visited us last year. I wish I knew more about her and my father."

All I could do was give him a warm hug, in hopes of soothing him somewhat. I thought about my plans for the next day, and decided that I was extremely relieved that my father and I had made arrangements so quickly. As my husband cried on my shoulder, I made a silent wish that within a month or less, he would have at least some of the answers he sought.


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