Chapter 4
"The Twilight princess"
The first thing Link noticed upon entering the room was that unlike every other room in the place he was in, this one was actually very nice. To start with there was actually windows (even in the corridors there were no windows, just lanterns to light the pathway.) the curtains were made of a material that looked to be like silk, which only very wealthy people could afford. The bed was in the center of the room, which was only as big as his dungeon had been but with all this furniture it seemed bigger. There were elegantly carved stands that looked as white and smooth as if they were carved out of marble. But perhaps the most dazzling thing in the room was the women standing in the center. Even though she wore a cloak he could tell that she was of noble blood just by the way she was standing there, and although she was wearing a cloak he could tell that she was beautiful. Tapping her foot impatiently Midna was the first to say anything, "So are you going to say anything, princess?" she practically spat out the last word which caused Link to become worried for the stranger; he had already seen some of what Midna was capable of and he knew that she was far more powerful than that. At this the figure took the hood of her cloak off and let it fall. He was right she was beautiful. Her ears were slightly pointed; she had high-cheekbones, and graceful features like that of an elf. Overall she had the look of an exotic angel. "There's no need for hostility Midna." She had a soothing reasonable quality to her voice. "Just tell him your name, princess!" again she spat those words with more venom than that of a basilisk. Sighing with recognition the stranger looked at him a told him as if she was unsure what his reaction would be. "My name is Zelda, the princess of Hyrule."
Upon hearing this he immediately bowed down since he was in the presence of royalty. Smiling for the first time since she had been imprisoned, her cheekbones ended up cramping. Upon seeing this Midna asked, "Are you okay, princess?" all her former hostility was gone, replaced with deep concern. Looking over to Midna, the princess just responded quietly "Yes Midna, I'm okay." Now returning her attention to Link she said, "You may rise" she said it not with malice but with respect; even with that she was not to be ignored. Standing now Link cocked his head to the side and thought to Midna, Can I communicate my thoughts to her as well? Immediately understanding why he wanted to do that she responded with, yes you can. I'll let her knows that's what you're going to do. After a couple of seconds she told him that Zelda will know that it's him. Projecting his thoughts to the princess he said, Hello princess, as soon as she answered he was surprised by how musical her inner voice was. Hello young hero. I know you will have questions but please, let me explain first. Just nodding his head she started.
It all started four months ago. Shortly after I had come of age to rule, we started to strange reports about things coming from the Gerudo desert. Mind you the Gerudo haven't been there since the war fifty-years past. In the beginning I didn't pay it any attention, which was my first mistake. As the reports started coming even more frequently I started to get worried. About two months ago I sent a small force of about three hundred soldiers; you would think they wouldn't be beat easy right? My commanding general came to me and begging me to send another saying 'Your highness, we need to send another force. Whatever is down there needs to be dealt with. If it destroyed three hundred of our best warriors we need to deal with it now before it gets too bad, to where we can't stop it.' After he stated this it got me thinking. "What if we send a group of sheikah down there?" and so I had twenty sheikah go down to scout it out. Upon their return they reported that an army of shadow was coming and for us to prepare. Little did I know that no matter how much preparing we did we would lose. When Zant came he left a path of destruction in the world that we haven't seen since Ganondorf. And when he came and told me he would only stop if he got my kingdom. I didn't want any more of my subjects to be hurt so I agreed, and that's how we got to this certain predicament. If you want to blame anyone, blame me.
After this Link just sat down not sure what to do about it. Little did he know he wouldn't have much time to decide because when he was thinking it through, Midna perked up her ears (she was able to do that since she had pointed ears)
"Link we need to get out of here now!" she quietly screamed. Looking toward the window Zelda just nodded her head. "She's right. The guards normally come around this time to give me food and water," she walked over to the window and opened it, letting in a cold, windless breeze. "There's a roof down there," she pointed out when Link looked at it hesitantly. "Before you go, there's something I have to tell you. Go find the four light spirits, Ordona; whom is located in Ordon springs , Faron; whom is in Faron woods, Eldin; is at the spring in Kakariko village , and Lanaryu; is located in Lake Hylia somewhere. They will have the knowledge and abilities to help you on your quest. Now go before the guards come. If the Goddesses permit it, we will meet again as is our fate." Jumping up to the banging on the door Link turned toward it and without fear jumped out of the window along with Midna.
When they landed Midna said to Link with the first hint of emotion he'd heard out her that wasn't anger.
"Some call our realm a world of shadows, but that makes it sounds so unpleasant... The twilight there holds a serene beauty... You have seen it yourself as the sun sets on this world. Bathed in that light, all the people were pure and gentle... But things changed once that foul power pervaded the world..." after she said this entire convo Link just looked up to her with sadness in his eyes, to which she commented, "You don't have to look so sad! We actually find it to be quite livable! I mean, is perpetual twilight really all that bad?" shaking his head yes telling her, I couldn't do it. Twilight reminds me too much of the last time I saw my mom, understanding why he wouldn't like it then she just whispered, "Sorry" looking down at him she said, "Hey, let's get out of here." And with that she made a portal out of the twilight to Ordon springs, and with that they teleported out.
