Ganon's arm was still ablaze with pain from being clamped in Lanaryu's jaws. His head pounded and his vision was blurred. He lay in front of the fire in the living room, trying to regain his grip on reality.
He saw Zelda come down the stairs and sit on a well padded chair to the side of the fire.
"I didn't see any of this coming." Zelda put her face in her hands.
"Don't stress that, Zelda." Ganon tried to comfort her. His arm flared in agony again and his body spasmed for a second.
"I never would have believed the good that lie within you, Ganon." Zelda looked between her fingers. "You fought for us. You tried to warn us. You stood up for us."
"Don't tell anyone about that." Ganon couldn't help but smile and feel slightly proud of himself. "I do have an image to keep."
"I won't." Zelda returned his smile. She noticed how his face twisted with pain. "How is your arm?"
"Still hurts worse than hell." He shrugged. "I'm thinking about just holding my arm in the fire and letting it burn off."
"I wouldn't suggest that." Zelda found herself feeling like they had become friends, even through all that they had been through as enemies and as she had once been his captive. "I think you should rest instead of trying to talk."
"I think you're right." Ganon lay back on the floor in front of the fire. "Make sure Creina tells you everything… She's hiding things from us all…"
"I will. Just rest up." Zelda watched him close his eyes and drift into sleep. She let out an exhausted breath herself. Midna Ashei and Creina could take care of things while she took a nap herself, right? "I'll just rest my eyes."
The stress of the past couple days was bearing down on her like tons of steel and stone. Her mind felt like the now nonexistent Hyrule castle was on top of it. She soon took a page from Ganon and fell asleep.