Epona was galloping as fast as any horse I had ever seen, probably faster. I could see Hyrule Castle and Castle-Town before I knew it."Good girl" I said, digging my heels in. I had to think of a way to get into the tower, King and Queen Harkinian probably have a search stretching out to the edges of Farron.
I saw Zelda's particular tower, the highest of all, and my heart began to beat faster at the prospect of seeing the beautiful princess-sage's face again. As I began to make out the details of the high wall surrounding Castle-Town, I slowed Epona to a stop. "Whoa girl." I said leaning down and hooking my arm to pet her neck "we're there."
About 100 yards from the wall I dropped off of Epona, my mental connection to her saying to stay hidden. Epona galloped away toward the dark, whispering trees of Farron, I stayed low to the ground and running towards the high wall. When I finally reach the safety of the shadows, I stood and began a slow and steady jog along the wall, but still remaining stealthy.
When, at last, I reached the bottom of Zelda's tower I spent the next five minutes thinking of what to say when I got up there. I paced back and forth muttering to myself "Hey, Zelda-uh-so, it's a bit difficult hangin' here, by-uh-moss? No!" I shook my head violently "That'll sound stupid!" I stopped and placed my index finger and thumb on either side of my nose. Finally I came to grips with myself and decided to wing it.
"Well, here goes…" I mumbled to myself with my legs set to spring. I jumped and caught the moss and growth winding up the tower just barely hanging on. Whew, good thing the recent saving of Hyrule toned up those muscles. One by, agonizing, one reach, I came closer to Zelda's tower. And closer to pissing myself with nervousness. A few times I had to stop and press myself against a wall so that I wasn't spotted. Thank god for green outfits!
Finally I gripped the stone ledge by which was Zelda's balcony. I hang there by nothing but my ready-to-fall-off arms and legs dangling down with nothing to steady up against. I pulled, as hard as I could; sweat trickling down my face and body, until I was in a heap on the balcony. Gasping for air, I pushed off the ground and stayed there for a second, regaining myself. When I finally looked up, no one was to be found. Slowly my eyebrow raised and I decided to investigate.
"Hello?" I said as I pushed aside the thin curtains that hung between her balcony and room. I heard a conversation out in the hall, then realized it was an argument. An argument headed this way. I looked around to see if there was a place to hide, thinking quickly I dashed to where the area behind where the door would swing open.
"-Well I don't care who or even what he is, I will not have my daughter's name stained at marrying age just so she can see one of her friends!" The door suddenly burst open and too late did I realize where the handle was going to hit me. I tried to move my hands over it, but too little, too late and received a blow to my sacred family heirloom and a hit to the face. This resulted in a broken, bloody nose, and also a bad case of purple nuts.
"Father! You can't control who I do and don't see, Link is my friend! Nothing that will happen will ruin my name! Did you give up on your most trusted friend at my age?" I was in too far pain to realize that Zelda had said we would be nothing more than friends.
"Zelda! You will not speak to me in this manner!" I could tell her father had turned and was now holding the other side of the knob on the door. "I will do anything to keep your status as high as it is. Even if that means locking you in here." He finished with a murmur/hiss.
Then he shut the door and I fell body stiff and face first on the floor. Luckily it was a carpeted floor and not marble or granite. "Ohhhhhhhhh!" I moaned in pain. I can only imagine the look on Zelda's face, but all I heard was;
"Link!" Zelda exclaimed worried. I heard her footsteps getting closer and closer.
I propped my chin up on the ground and looked at her "Hi." I said quietly so as not to squeak my voice with pain."How's it goin'?" My village accent revealing itself.
"Are you okay?" She asked, kneeling down beside me.
"What me?" I asked sarcastically "phhhht, I fought Ganondorf in a worse position than this." I said in my smart-assy manner I usually used to mess with Zelda. She picked me up and I took a long hissing intake of breath.
"No need to be a smart-ass," she said with one eyebrow raised "I suppose you are a villager, though." She said striding over to her bed and sitting on it with an evil glint in her eye.
I had grabbed my nose which was completely bent to the right and popped it back into place a little harder than I meant to when she said this. "Oh you did not just go there." I said with laughter in my voice.
"Hmmm, I do believe I did" she replied, crossing her legs. Ignoring her remarks I passed back through the curtain and tossed the rope I brought with me off the balcony, I fastened the hook into the stone then stepped back and kicked it a few times so as to secure its placement. "-And besides, why are you here?" She asked curiously when I came back in.
"Well," I said casually "I came to ask if you would care to join me for a walk through the lovely Farron Forest?" I asked her holding open the curtain and had my other hand close to my body asking her to come out and see.
Zelda cast wary look towards her room door, then her eyes changed from worried to determined."Alright," She said "let's go.
