After making their way to Death Mountain, paying their respects to Champion Daruk's Goron vigilance, and speaking to the Goron elder about continuing to mine for resources, Link and Zelda were stopped on their way out by a loud
"Princess!"
A large Goron had started rolling towards them, appearing in front of them to say,
"Princess! Excuse the interruption…but when we heard of your expected arrival from the Rito Teba, we hastily made custom Flamebreaker armor for you and, if I do say so myself, it is quite the ordeal."
Link and Zelda exchanged surprised looks as the goron continued,
"We would be honored for you to try it, princess."
"Lead the way," Zelda replied.
Link waited outside for Zelda to come out of the shop. After about ten minutes he heard a bellowing,
"It may look more stylish than your friends' armor, but I assure you, it's just as durable and flame resistant."
Zelda came out of the hut and was revealed in armor similar to her champion clothes, yet a ruby red replaced the bright blue. The tails around the hips were longer and a hood was attached. The whole outfit was outlined in gold.
"Wow…" was the only thing Link could bring himself to say, as he was almost speechless.
"How much do we owe you?" Asked Zelda. The Goron replied,
"Free of charge, with all you two have done for Hyrule, consider it a gift."
"Thank you for everything." Said Zelda
They looked back at Champion Daruk carved out of a large stone mountain and started to walk back down Death Mountain Trail. On their way down, a lizalfos jumped out from behind a rock and started breathing fire at Zelda, prompting her to run in the opposite direction. Without hesitation, Link pulled out his bow and shot an ice arrow, instantly dissipating the lizalfos.
"Are you okay?", Link said as he turned back towards Zelda.
"Yes, thank you" Zelda replied as she dusted herself off. The two kept walking down the mountain as Zelda continued,
"You really are quite the warrior, Link. Old legends have told of warriors like you for generations upon generations. They were described as courageous, skilled, and determined…yet with a strange and quiet sadness in their eyes. I guess I mistook that for apathy as a child, but it's all too clear to me now that the heroes of old were much more complex than that. They were motivated not only by an impending threat to Hyrule, but a drive to save the ones they…" Link had looked towards her. Zelda stopped herself from finishing that sentence and tried to start another,
"…You know, I still remember the day I asked Daruk to be a champion…I hadn't met you yet. I had only heard of your great accomplishments in battle, yet I only thought of your appointment to be my knight attendant with dread. You had fulfilled this great destiny and I was naive enough to be jealous…" Zelda paused but felt the need to continue,
"It all seems so silly now, what I felt then. Everything is so different now. Both of us have changed so much…"
There was a silence between them until Zelda was surprised to hear Link say,
"The ones they loved."
Zelda stopped and faced Link with a smile. She took off his helmet and looked into his bright, blue eyes. Zelda leapt up, placed her arms on Link's shoulders and kissed him as her hood fell down off her head. Link took a couple steps back, as he was not expecting the momentum of Zelda leaning in to him. He stepped forward as the kiss ended and the two exchanged a smile. Link placed Zelda's hood back on her head, making her blush, and took her hand to continue walking down the mountain.