Practically no reviews again? Is the quality of my story deteriorating or something? I expected a few discontent outcries the way I ended my last chapter...

Oh well, here's the next.

The wise, fair Zelda was bewildered, "What do you mean, dear Malon?! Why can we not go like this and save my father?!"

The good Malon sighed sadly and opened her mouth to speak. But at the last moment she stopped herself. The good Malon turned to ask the knightly Impa.

"Can I tell her, Lady Impa? Will this not give her any hint on how to solve the riddle? Will she not fail the king's test over this?"

The stern Impa thought it over, "Well... you do not intend to give her any hints, do you?"

The red-haired Malon shook her head, "No I don't. I want to help her free her father."

"Well then," answered the stern Impa, "As long as you merely point out why the scheme of the fair Zelda cannot work, I shall overlook this."

"Very well then," replied the good Malon, "Dear Zelda, this will not work. In order for you to fly above the ground Epona has to run as swift as she possibly can, and to do so she has to run on even, flat ground, in a straight path. But she cannot run that fast for long! Especially if you consider how burdened she is by you and that sack. At best she can run that fast for a few minutes, but after that she will have tired out and must slow down. She cannot run that fast all the way to the castle.

And there is another problem. There is no straight, level path that leads from here to the castle. There are hills along and on the path, high and low. But most importantly, in order to reach Hyrule castle, you must pass through-"

"Hyrule Castletown!" cried out the fair Zelda in dismay.

The streets of Hyrule Castletown were not straight, they curved and winded. And they were always busy. There were always people bustling on the street. Plenty of them! There was no way that they could dash the horses through the town.

And what the red-haired Malon had said about Epona and of the path was true as well. The path had to be straight and the ground had to be level. Any curve or steep slope would slow down Epona and the fair Zelda would be back on the ground, back on the path. More so, any curve along the path would cause the fair Zelda to swing, tied as she was, hanging from Epona's side. And the sack as well. If either swung into Epona's legs, both Epona and the fair Zelda run the risk of getting seriously hurt. It'd put them both in serious danger.

The poor Zelda fought hard not to cry. She had everything thought out, and everything had worked so perfectly. Or so she had thought. And now she had to think of another way.

But...

'I have barely any time left...' she thought sadly. It was well past noon and the sun would set in only a few hours, 'If I do not appear before the king before sunset I will fail his test. The king said so...'

"Fear not, young Zelda; I shall solve this last problem for you," said the stern, cool Impa.

Author's Notes:

Okay guys, I got some very bad news for you:

That's it. That's all I got.

Well, not really; I already finished the last two chapters, e.g. the ending and the epilogue, but before I can post them I need to write up another chapter (or two) and that's the problem: writer's block.

My muse is being difficult and unpredictable again. I might post the first chapters of a few side projects of mine in the mean time. Sorry.

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