A cautious Ganondorf sat atop his steed at the edge of Eldin province, and looked down over the gorge separating it from neighboring Lanayru Province. The howling wind whipped fiercely past his head, warning him he was too close to the realm of shadow. He heeded its warning and kept back, though he was only waiting for someone to return.

After a few more moments Ganondorf felt the air shifting, and turned to see his companion withdrawing from the shadows. "Ah, there you are. I was beginning to think you enjoyed being down there a little too much."

"I have spent my fair share of time in the depths of the Shadow Temple," Impa replied with a smirk. "The year Iriana was taken away from me, I volunteered to perform the rites of appeasement in the inner sanctum. The fact that I came back out alive earned me the title of High Priest of the Sheikah."

Ganondorf nodded in approval, then hitched up his horse to leave. As he watched Impa mounting her ride, he noticed the faintest discoloration along her fingertips. Looking closer, he realized it was red. Blood red.

"Impa, were you injured?"

"No," she replied succinctly and sped off, leaving Ganondorf in confusion. As he sat there pondering, a horrible realization came to light. He left Impa alone with the man who took her love away, did nothing to stop the attempted murder of her daughter, and may as well have blinded her grandbaby himself.

"An eye for an eye," he said, departing with a shudder. Little did he know just how right he was.

Ganondorf strolled up the path to Hyrule Castle, and for the first time there were no guards or citizens staring at him in apprehension. There were still a few who regarded him curiously, but it was for an altogether different reason- he was the man who brought their princess back, and soon the two of them would become their king and queen.

He passed through the gate and into the courtyard, and headed up to the fountain where he could see someone in a lavender dress sitting on the edge while two children splashed around.

"Hey, no fair, it was my turn to splash you!"

When Ganondorf got closer, not only did he discover that Nabs was rooting around for food nearby (as she sniffed out the crackers in his pocket), but the lavender dress that Zelda was wearing was the very same one she wore on the day they first met.

Zelda smiled and gave Ganondorf her hands, as he knelt in front of her and took her lips. "Welcome back."

Ganondorf smiled, then inspected her attire. "Zelda, why on earth are you wearing that dress? It's a beautiful piece, but it's horribly stained..."

"This dress holds a lot of memories," she explained, holding up part of the skirt. "Impa wanted me to throw it out back then, but I said no way. You bled so much, it was saturated a deep red..." Zelda let out a little laugh. "I did rinse most of it out. Imagine the heart attack the maids would have had if they saw me at the sink, rinsing all this blood away. But I consider what's left part of the design, and I'm glad I have it back."

"I'm glad I have you back," Ganondorf countered, and pulled Zelda into an embrace. Zelda giggled and returned his affections, until the two were suddenly hit by a splash of water.

"!"

Zelda and Ganondorf turned to find guilty looking Link, clearly victim of an accident, with Baby scolding him. "Link! You were sposta splash me! If you splash Papa, he'll never let you marry me when we grow up!"

At that moment, Link turned the deepest shade of red they had ever seen.

Once splash time was over and everyone was dried and put to bed, Zelda and Ganondorf sat up in the solar contemplating the new life that was ahead of them.

"How do you suppose we go from here?" Zelda asked, leaning on Ganondorf's arm. "Your people still need you as their king, but now the Hylians look to us as their new leaders."

"Mmm. I actually like the plan Impa suggested," Ganondorf replied as they sat in bed. "We can allow each tribe to select its own leader, much in the way it already does. Castle Town just needs a small government, which you and I will then head and the tribal leaders will report to. I will act as king and as the tribal leader for the Gerudo. You will be the queen, and you will be free to raise Baby and any other children we might have."

"That is a solid plan," Zelda admitted.

"...I can sense your apprehension, love." Ganondorf took Zelda's hands, then cupped her cheek. "What troubles you? If there is a part you don't like, I'll change it."

"It's not that I don't like the plan," Zelda admitted. "It's just that... Well, Baby really enjoyed living with the Gerudo. The way your plan sounds, we'd be living in Castle Town most of the time. And also, she might want to go back to the forest every now and then..."

"We can live the spring and summer in Castle Town, and the fall and winter in the Valley," he suggested. "And any time she wishes, we'll vacation in the forest. How does that sound?"

"That's reasonable... But what about Link?"

"What about him?"

Zelda pouted. "You know Baby won't allow herself to be separated from him."

"You don't need to remind me of that," Ganondorf grumbled. "I kind of figured he'd be staying."

"But won't Aveil be sad to part from him? He's practically her son."

"Aveil is strong," he replied. "She knows that he is well cared for with you, and that he is doing his duty by protecting Baby. She can stand to be parted from him for half the year."

"If you say so," Zelda mumbled. "I could never part from my baby for that long..."

Ganondorf hummed in agreement, and hugged Zelda tight. "Our baby will be seven years old soon, correct?"

"It's springtime now, so she'll be seven in the fall."

"Seven is the Goddesses' number," he murmured. "Seven years the hero slept, seven sages, seven years we were apart, and now the first birthday we share as a family will be her seventh."

"And I'm sure you would like seven little Dragmire siblings over the years to celebrate with her," Zelda mused, coaxing a grin out of Ganondorf.

"Impa would kill me."

"Oh nonsense, she can't wait for more grandchildren."

"...Then what are we waiting for?" he purred, rolling Zelda onto the bed and relishing in her giggles. "Your wish is my command, my queen."

Zelda smiled. "Then my first wish, oh king, is that you put out the lights and hold me."

And without delay, Ganondorf obeyed.

A/N: With this chapter, we have reached the end of the main story. :3

But do not fret, I intend to continue writing about this cute family. We will see Baby and Link grow up, their eventual romance (you know that's happening at some point), and did someone say siblings...? ;)