Link's POV

I helped Lynka cover the triforces; she told me that her mother told her to always keep them covered. The wax was very hard to spread, but it covered them very well. I knew that we needed Zelda's help.

So, we rode back into castle town, trying not to bring attention to us. We climbed into Princess Zelda's room after many efforts of trying to request an audience. It had taken quite a long time, but we had finally sneaked into her room.

Sadly, we walked in on a scene that I had to cover Lynka's eyes. Zelda and one of the soldiers were on the bed, making out. I coughed and suddenly the soldier and Zelda were on opposite sides of the room. Lynka moved my hands so she could see.

"Zelda, we need to talk to you." I looked to the scared-looking soldier. "ALONE." He nodded and fled the room. I looked back to Zelda. Her cheeks were scarlet. I rolled my eyes.

"I know, Link… Well, what did you want to talk to me about?" She asked. I looked to Lynka. I crouched spoke in her ear.

"Do you want to tell her, or shall I?" Her eyes opened wide. She grabbed my left hand and pointed to the triforce.

"Does... She have it too?" She said a very quiet voice. I stood up and spoke to Zelda.

"Zelda, show Lynka your triforce." Zelda pulled up her sleeve that covered her hand and showed it to Lynka. Lynka then ran to Zelda's basin of water. A couple of minutes later, she ran over to Zelda. She held out her hands and showed Zelda her forehead. Zelda's eyes widened.

"Oh, Lynka! You're alright!" Zelda picked up Lynka and hugged her while swing her around the room.

"Auntie Zelda?" Zelda beamed.

"Yes, Lynka! I'm your auntie Zelda!" Lynka also beamed. She threw her arms around Zelda's neck and hugged her.

"Um… Zelda? How do you guys know each other?" Zelda set Lynka down on the ground.

"Uh, Link… Um…" suddenly, Zelda's face was troubled. She bit her lip very hard, sending a teardrop of blood down her chin. She noticed and quickly grabbed a cloth and wiped the blood off her chin.

"Please, tell me Zelda." She looked to the ground. A little bit later, she glanced up at me. She gulped and sighed.

"I must tell you… Even though I made a promise… You must know..." her voice was low. Her eyes stared off into space. She went to her bed, beckoning Lynka to follow.

"Lynka, are you tired?" Lynka nodded. Zelda then pulled back the blankets and let Lynka crawl into it. She pulled the blanks up to her chin, and soon after Lynka was fast asleep. Zelda then went to the fireplace. She signalled me to follow her. I sat in the chair opposite her.

Zelda fumbled with her hands in her lap. I patiently waited. She seemed nervous; I didn't want to upset her.

"I know the reason why she left." She stated. I gave her a puzzled look.

"Who?" I asked.

"Layna. She wanted to protect you. Someone told her she had started attacking you. She felt like a monster." Thoughts raced through my mind. Who told her? If she stayed, would I have been dead?

"Who told her?" I asked. She sighed.

"Drake. He wanted to be a good friend. He knew that she would've told him. He only did what he thought was right." Zelda took a deep breath. "When she left, you were lost. Diana and I… Well, we were confused about why she would leave. Drake told me one day why she left."

Then, one day… After four months, Diana came to me…" She smiled and chuckled. "She was out of breath, her hair messy as ever.. A big smile was on her face. She told me that Layna had seen her." That sparked my attention.

"Why didn't Diana tell me this?"

"Layna told her not to. Diana also told me that she was pregnant. The child was yours." My mind raced a mile a minute. I had… a son or daughter?

"But there was a complication. Since you and her bore the triforces of power and courage, the traits were passed down to the child. It had happened once, that a child had those traits together. Without the triforce of wisom, they were fearless and could conquer the world.

Layna feared for her child, so I gave her baby a part of my triforce… She bears all three… We were all in her life… But one day when you almost saw her, she left. We never saw her again, and the poor child who was a toddler at the time, was taken with her. Then Diana was killed, and here we are.

But Link, you must know this. Lynka is your child. Layna blended your names together. She has the dark hair of Layna, with a gerudo nose and her eyes are flecked with gold. She has two coloured eyes, one purple, and one blue. Her face is the spitting image of you. She is your daughter." My heart started to pound rapidly.

It was a lot to take in, considering everything was coming to me offguard. She had been there? She had been in my reach the whole time… A thought suddenly struck me. How had I been so ignorant as to not see if before?

"Zelda… Is your father here?" She gave me a funny look.

"What do you mean, Link?" I took a deep breath.

"Is he here? On the throne?" Her eyes narrowed at me.

"No, he's away… Why?"

"Who's in his place?"

"His royal advisor… Why?"

"Royal guards took Layna… She has to be here." Zelda's eyes opened wide and she whispered something to herself as she put her hand over her mouth. Her eyes went glassy, she was almost crying.

"What did you say?" She looked into my eyes. In a monotone voice she simple said, "The screams."

"What do you mean?"

"I heard screams… They were hers…"

"You mean… She was tortured?"

"I think… I can't believe I didn't know…"

"We have to save her." Suddenly, Zelda jumped out of the chair, fire blazing in her eyes.

"We will save her. And the advisor will be defeated. I have a plan, Link." And so we proceeded to make a plan to save Layna.

Layna's POV

I was thrown into my cell after another session of whipping. I collapsed on the ground, my back facing the ceiling. I felt the fresh wounds bleed and the scabbed wounds open up again. My whole back covered with blood and puss. I knew that I wouldn't be able to survive this much longer. I could already feel my body starting to shut down.

My thoughts flashed to Lynka, and how I would never see her grow up. I could only hope that she found Link, and that he would take care of her. I closed my eyes, starting to pass out due to blood loss.

When I woke again, I was being dragged by one of the guards. I groaned in pain as my back throbbed.

"Oh, shut up." Said the guard. I was flung onto a chair. Then he tied me up with some rope. It was pitch-black in the room, except for a lone torch above my head. "Since your guest has not been able to persuade you, master will now do it himself." He laughed evilly and walked away, leaving me alone.

Across the room, another light went on, revealing a man with grey hair. His mouth was pulled into an evil smirk as he looked upon my face. He stood up, carrying himself lightly as he walked to me.

"Greetings, Ms. Dragmire." His voice was low and calm. He sounded wise and kind.

"How do you know my name?" I asked. I felt my heart speed up with fear. My breathing went faster.

"We have a problem, Ms. Dragmire. It has come to my attention that you have not made known to us the location of your daughter. If you want to live, I would suggest you tell us."

"I DON'T KNOW!" I screamed at him.

"Link misses you." His calm voice struck a nerve inside. "When you left, he was left useless for the longest of months. You were confused at what was happening to you. Why you wanted to kill Link."

"SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" My voice was shaky. Suddenly, my cheek stung. He had slapped me.

"You thought it was your father, Ganondorf, who is still alive. But no, it was not him. Twas' me, your grandfather." He circled me, as what he told me sank in. My… grandfather….? His hands gently traced the wounds on my back. I flinched.

"Oh, dear. You are good. Well, you can't fight me for long…" Soon, the world was spinning and I dropped to the ground, perfectly fine. I was in the castle, in a beautiful white dress. Diana and Zelda burst into the room, giggling.

"Layna! Are you ready?" asked Zelda.

"Um… Ready for what?" Diana laughed.

"For your wedding silly!" Cried Diana. I forced a chuckle out of myself.

"Yeah, I'm ready."

"Good luck, Layna." Said Zelda as we left the room in order. I followed behind them. We went all the way to the throne room, where there was an aisle. I followed, all the way up to Link, who stood there smiling.

"You look beautiful, Layna." I smiled back in return.

"Dearly beloved, we come here today to witness the joining of these two lives." Link and I joined hands. "Link, do you accept Ellie Dragmire, to love and to hold," I furrowed my eyebrows. Then I saw my deep tan arms and bright almost-orange hair cascade all around me. "Forever and ever, all the days of your life?" Link nodded.

"I do."

"And, Ellie Dragmire, do you accept Link, to love and to hold, forever and ever, all the days of your life?" I smiled into Link's face.

"I do." Then Link reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring. The minister cleared his throat.

"Ellie Dragmire, I take you to be my wife," he started. Link repeated the line, his eyes staring into mine.

"To have and to hold, to love and to cherish, all the days of my life." Link repeated again, his deep blue eyes never leaving my purple ones.

"Through sickness and in health, through death and life." Link lifted up my hand, getting ready to put the ring on as he said the words.

"I promise to love you forever. This ring symbolizes forever, which is our unity." He slid the ring onto my finger.

"Link, I take you to be my husband." When I repeated my eyes darted to the floor in nervousness.

"To have and to hold, to love and to cherish, all the days of my life." I reached into the pocket of my dress and pulled out the ring. I held it in a fist at my side.

"Through sickness and in health, through dead and life." I grabbed his hand.

"I promise to love you forever. This ring symbolizes forever, which is our unity." I slid the ring onto his finger. When I looked up into his face, he was smiling evilly. Suddenly, he pulled out a sword and pointed to my stomach. I ran from him, grabbing a sword from the wall.

I defended myself, and I knew that this was not Link. We parried and I stabbed his shoulder, blood spraying all over my dress. He grunted in pain, but we kept going. He got me to drop my sword, and then he dropped his.

He pushed me against the wall, a mirror shattering. The pieces sliced open my arms and back. I cried out in pain. I punched him in the face, and while he staggered back, I ran and grabbed my sword. I ran to him and stabbed him in the heart. Link slumped on the floor, dead.

"Layna!" I turned around from Link's body to see my father. He was on one knee, his hands stretched out. I ran to him, hugging him hard.

"I love you father."

"I love you, Layna. I'm so proud of you." I smiled as I buried my face in his chest. A couple seconds later, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I pulled away from my father, my eyes opening wide at the dagger protruding from my stomach. I looked up at him again to see it was not my father.

It was the elderly man. He smiled. Suddenly, I was back in the chair, tied up. There was no stab wound.

"Ms. Dragmire, I hope you enjoyed my little show." My mouth gaped open. How did he-? "I am an illusionist. I have power far beyond you can comprehend, Ms. Dragmire." I was all of a sudden very aware of his bright triforces. One on each of his hands and one on his forehead.

Out of thin air he pulled out two thin swords. He stepped closer to me, one sword in each hand. He crossed them and pressed the blades onto my cheeks. I felt the skin break, blood dripping down my face.

He released them. I didn't realize I'd been holding my breath until he removed the blades. I gasped for air. I was terrified.

"Your daughter cannot live… She is a threat. As matter of fact, neither can you, or Link." He circled me now. I closed my eyes and tried to calm myself.

"Maybe, I'll just kill you now." I braced myself for more pain I was about to endure.