Hyrule Castle, fifth day of waxing crescent of the ninth month. Summer.
Dear Citizens of Hyrule,
In the recent days, as part of my preparation to be crowned as your Queen, I have received a corpus of historical information known asThe Kings' Records.The contents are not to be publicly revealed, since they are for the heir apparent eyes only, with the purpose of educating them on the failures and successes of the Kings and Queens of yore.
The information contained in them is critical, since is Hyrule's history devoid of any type of censorship or restriction.
Two particular events have been either minimized or plainly erased from history books or records: the war against the Interlopers, whose direct consequences we faced recently when the Twilight war fell upon us; the second is the erasure of the genocide of the Gerudo people after the end of the war Hyrule waged against their leader, Ganondorf Dragmire, and his allies. He was captured and later exiled to the Twilight realm, which was the catalyst for the coup carried out against Princess Midna by the Zant The Usurper, and the aforementioned invasion to our kingdom.
The Queen Zelda before me tried to make amends for the atrocities committed by the Army of Hyrule, allowed by her father, but the extent of the damages were too hard to revert, and her descendants failed to continue her mission.
Thus, I have decided, with the endorsement not only of the High Council, but also of the Lord Commander of the Army, to declassify The Kings' Records in their entirety. They will be available to the public in the Castle Library on the first day of waxing gibbous of the present month, since the contents are currently being catalogued and organized by the Head Librarian and Sir Shad.
I hope this small act helps to mend these wounds from the past. It is my desire to bring truth and reconciliation to this land, aside from being an adequate leader that carries herself with courage, wisdom, and strenght. Hyrule needs to know their history as a whole, with all the dark and light moments of it, for a country that does not know their history is bound to make the same mistakes over and over again.
May the Goddesses bless all of you.
HRH Princess Zelda of Hyrule