Link watched over the soldiers as they practiced their forms in the training yard of the newly refurbished castle. It was several years now since she had beaten the Calamity Ganon and freed Hyrule from its dark presence.
True to her word Zelda had had the place reconstructed as a council hall with studies and offices for councilors and their assistants. The castle also had living quarters for the councilors so that they could stay there when it was required but still go back to their homes when they were not needed in the capital.
Link had eventually announced to the public that she and Zelda were sisters. There had been much excitement about that bit of news and some wondered if Link would be interested in working beside her sister. Instead, Link had told the people her plans to help train new soldiers and knights.
That was something Link felt had worked out rather well. She had around a dozen trained soldiers and half as many knights and guards. The current set of trainees was helping the guards with their rounds as part of their training.
Something else that made Link happy was the number of women that had volunteered to train as soldiers. One of the first that had volunteered had even gained knighthood when it came time for promotions. This made Link very happy.
Dark had continued to help with training the soldiers, something Link was grateful for. She had been worried after that talk years ago where she rejected both him and Sidon, that he would be resentful of her and cause problems. He hadn't though and he proved to be a loyal friend. Every now and then she caught him sending her longing glances, but that was something she couldn't help.
Sidon on the other hand seemed to have bounced back from the rejection rather well and had invited Link to his wedding next month. She was happy for him. He'd managed to find a nice Zora girl that adored him and he treated her like a princess from the moment she caught his eye. The whole romance had made Link giggle when she saw the two together, they were adorable.
Hyrule was still coming back from the destruction caused by the Calamity, but things were going well and Link knew that one day the wild land of Hyrule would once more be tamed.
And here we have the epilogue. I hope you all enjoyed this wild experiment and will leave a review. Thank you for following me or this story and I hope you will be just as excited to follow along as I move onto my next project, 'The Legend of Link'.
And for those that are wondering what that is: Prince Link was told from a young age that he was the destined hero that would protect Hyrule from evil. Zelda is a farm girl whose older brother went off to serve in the castle and train alongside the hero prince and help him fight the forces of evil. Only things turn out to not be that simple.