Link's POV
The next day, I woke up before the crack of dawn. I cleaned myself up thoroughly in the bathroom and tried to comb through my hair. Seeing that my hair was not going to cooperate (as usual), I got dressed and walked to the princess's room. I knocked on the door, but there is no answer. I knocked again, no answer. I was about to open the door to wake her when a woman's voice next to me, "Good Morning Sir. I am Impa, the princess's guardian spirit. May I help you?" I turned to face the woman. She looked solid, but was floating in thin air. "Are you a ghost?" I asked. She shrugged and said, "In a way, I am dead. But, I promised the goddesses to be Zelda's Guardian for as long as she lives. Which is kind of pointless since I cannot touch her physically nor anyone else. So when Zelda passes, I too shall pass. By the way, why do you not speak to the Princess?" I grimaced and said, "I generally do not speak to those who enslave me." She smiled at me and replied, "You do not know the Princess. She took you in for your own good. You would have died if you would have stayed with Lord Ganondorf. To be honest with you I doubt you will have much to do at all. She despises having people wait on her. Please speak with her, she could use a friend." I raised an eyebrow to that and said, "We shall see. Can you bring me to Princess Zelda?" She nodded and floated down the hall.
She floated through a door which I now opened. When I walked in, I was astounded to find a huge library. I looked around and caught another glimpse at Impa. I followed her and she pointed to a book and said "pull it." I did and much to my surprise the book case opened up to a hidden room. In the front of the room was a fireplace. The fire was slowly dying; and across from that sat a fancy red couch. To my right, sat a desk with piles and piles of paper work, and the princess was fast asleep with a quill in her hand. I looked up at Impa and asked, "Now what? Do I wake her?" She smiled and passed through the book cases to another part of the castle.
Still puzzled I looked down to her sleeping form. She was a gorgeous woman with golden blonde hair, a slender figure, and an angelic looking face. Slowly her eyes fluttered open and she said "Good Morning Sir Link. How did you find me?" I smiled at how innocent she looked and said "Impa lead me here." She looked surprised and said "Oh, you can speak." I nodded and asked, "What is it that you require of me?" Her brows furrowed in thought and she replied "I have some meetings today, so I really don't require anything of you today. Feel free to walk around the castle and explore. I thank you for waking me, but I must go get dressed for today's meeting." With that, she got up and left, leaving me stunned. 'Impa was right', I thought to myself. I stepped out the hidden room and pushed the book back in to place. With that the bookcase closed and I went exploring.