Chapter 2: Questions without answers
P-princess? Princess Midna?
One of her subjects stood behind her with an confused look in her face.
Is Princess Midna concerned about something?
Midna smiled sadly.
No. It's nothing, Deiz. I'm fine.
She turned around, met her subject's eyes, and walked back to the palace. She talked with Deiz, but it was just idle talk, her thoughts were somewhere else.
Midna knew that she couldn't speak with anyone about her feelings. Maybe, maybe she could have done that with Zelda, but that was of course impossible. Zelda really was her friend. Before Zant took over Twilight Realm, they often had met via the Mirror of Twilight to discuss "royal things", like keeping peace between the light world and the shadow world. Midna was sad about loosing Zelda too.
Is it sure Princess Midna is fine? Last month Princess Midna haven't been like… before.
I promise, Deiz, its fine. I've experienced a lot of things; no one is the same person after something like that.
Deiz didn't seem very convinced. Midna didn't like to lie to her. Deiz was her nearest friend in Twilight Realm. But everyone in this world expected that she would marry a nice Twili man some day. No ruler, no Twili at all, in the Twilight Realms history had… fallen in love with someone from the light world. No one would understand her.
She sat down on the throne again. She remembered the moment when she entered Twilight Realm after destroying the mirror. Everyone had stared at her, chocked over seeing their princess again. She had smiled to them; she had been received in triumph. She had concealed her shattered heart well. Who had heard about a ruler with broken heart, a ruler who frets about protecting her world? Because that's why she had destroyed the mirror. No one like Ganondorf might came into Twilight Realm again, that's how everything had started. She could have defeated Zant by her own, but when his powers were strengthen by Ganondorf he was too strong. He had transformed her into a little imp. She had been needing help, and then she saw him…
Is it sure?
Deiz asked again: it was obvious she wanted to know the truth.
Deiz!
S-sorry, Princess Midna…
Please, Deiz, say "you".
Once again she was standing on the stop where the Mirror of Twilight used to be. Once again she was reaching out her hand, trying to find a way out. It was pointless. But she tried.
Mirror of Twilight, I command you to appear again!
It was night and no one could hear her.
Nothing happened.
I am the Twilight Princess! I command you to appear!
Nothing happened.
Appear! Appear! I command you… please…
No mirror.
Please…please…
She fell down on the ground. Why couldn't she at least cry? Why did no tears fall from her red eyes?
Link… Link…
Princess Midna?
Deiz had seen it all.