Link and Lear slowly across Hyrule Field in the velvet night. Navi had fallen asleep in Lear's hat; Even Lear felt herself fall asleep from time to time, resting her head on Link's shoulder, but listened in on the conversation he was quietly sharing with Midna.

"Would I be correct in guessing that as the Twilight Princess, you're the only one who can destroy that mirror?" Link asked, his voice hardly above a whisper.

"You are correct. And now that Zant's broken the mirror into pieces, it will be even harder to put it back together and finally destroy it once and for all." Link was silent for quite some time.

"And you will disappear along with it?" He finally spoke. Midna looked out across the plain.

"By destroying the mirror, I destroy the link between your world and mine. Neither world will be plagued by the evils that both worlds share any longer." She looked at him. "It is what's best, Link."

Link nodded in agreement. Midna was right, if the link was gone, then such evils will never taunt them again.

"Midna...who exactly, is Zant..?" Link asked hesitantly. He had wondered this for a while, and only Midna would know the answer. Midna groaned at the sound of his name.

"All I know, is that he once loved me. But that quickly turned to hate...listen, I don't want to talk about this." Midna said, annoyed. The truth was, that she wanted to avoid the possibility of slipping out the fact that they once were a couple...but that was in the past. She never wanted to think of it again. She promptly ended the conversation and disappeared into the shadows. Link sighed, 'This is way too complicated...' he thought to himself.

"I feel bad for her..." Lear mumbled and Link rolled his eyes with a grin.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?"

She softly snorted. "Hardly. Are we anywhere near a real place to sleep?" He urged Epona on as he spoke.

"We'll reach the market within the hour." The quiet of the night enveloped them and he thought she'd fallen asleep. He blinked as she spoke again.

"Midna's very strong. I was wrong in judging her." He laughed quietly.

"It's a fault that every person in this or any world shares. I'm sure Midna's made her own judgments and had them proved wrong; I wouldn't be surprised if very recently." And he winked at his shadow riding on the ground beside them, cast by the moon's light. She nodded and gave a tired smile.

"Are we there yet?" She mumbled.

"In a few minutes, we will be." Link said as the market gates came into view. They rode in silence as they approached the gate. Link dismounted Epona and helped the sleepy Lear off of Epona's back. Link smiled at her as she rubbed her eyes. He picked her up, one arm under her legs and the other under her back.

"Gahhh...put me down..." Lear said with a yawn. Link grinned.

"Don't think so. You'd just fall asleep if I did!" Lear didn't complain, she was too sleepy. She fell asleep on the way to the inn, and when they arrived, Link brought her to a room and placed her onto her bed. With a smile, he placed a kiss on her forehead and went to his own room.

Thunder cracked in the sky above the Hyrule Castle throne room. The Usurper King paced angrily around the room, struggling with his thoughts.

"What is so great about that whelp? So great that she spits upon my name?" he growled, punching a column. Zant had been furious to see his princess turn against him, taking the side of the hylians.

'Speak with the princess of Hyrule. She knows more than what she has told you.' a deep voice spoke, within Zant's mind. He cursed aloud, turning upon his heel towards the long and winding staircase. He stormed up the stairs in a quick pace, and in his angry path, he almost blew the doors off their hinges when he came to Zelda's room.

"Tell me the truth about that whelp in green!" Zant bellowed underneath his helmet. Zelda whipped around in shock, taking a couple steps back.

"I-I don't know anything..."

"You're lying, Princess. And I thought a person in your stature would be a truthful one..."

Zelda's hands shook slightly but she raised herself to full stature. If there was ever a time to tell a convincing lie, this would be it.

"I told you, Zant. I know nothing about the boy, other than the fact that he's fighting against you." She flinched when Zant hurled a chair into the opposite wall, shattering it into shards across the room.

"That's it then...I'll just have to destroy him as soon as possible, won't I?" He sneered under his helmet in her direction. "And I don't think that such a petty little kid could possibly make a difference in the life of Princess Zelda."

Zelda let out a small gasp, reaffirming to Zant that she was lying once again.

"Ah, so you do care about the boy." he chuckled, lifting Zelda from the ground by her neck as the tongue of his helmet pulled away. "Now, be a good Princess, and tell me the truth. Otherwise, within minutes your petty kingdom will be in ruins." he sneered. Zelda gasped for air, barely choking out that she would speak. She landed on her knees and rubbed her neck, looking back at the smirk that lay upon Zant's lips.

"I'm waiting, Princess."

Her eyebrows furrowed as her conscience hesitated for only a moment. Then she stood up again and clenched her fists.

"He's strong enough to destroy this spell that you've cast upon my land, and he also holds the power to completely destroy you and your intentions! He will save Hyrule!" She knew that she'd been rash, but continued to stare Zant down.

"I thought you said she knew." Zant muttered angrily to himself. Zelda watched in confusion as the Usurper King talked to himself like a madman.

'Leave her be...for now.'

"How can you say that? She knows something, I KNOW IT!" Zant yelled, pointing an accusing finger at the figure below him. Zelda only backed away as far as she could, fearful for her own safety. Before long, Zant's helmet regained its form and he turned his back.

"You've made a mistake, Princess. I will be back." he stormed out of the room and slammed the door, leaving Zelda in a confused daze.

Zant would just have to question his God instead...there must be something he's hiding.

A/N: Sorry for such a long wait!!

Disclaimer: I don't own the nintendo characters.

However, I do own Begonia and Raiquen. My writing partner owns Lear.