Finding a place to camp was easy enough with their abilities. Link fought off whatever decided to show its face. It seemed like Ganon's minions had finally decided to make an appearance. To Link, it was finally being able to have his mini showdowns to show Calamity Ganon what he was going to face.

Zelda had noted each creature down in the journal she had taken with her to make a mental note of each monster. She watched with ease as Link fought them off until they were sure they were gone for now. When camp was set up, Zelda attended to Link's wounds.

Link allowed her to treat any wounds she came across, and even removed his tunic to make sure he didn't have wounds on his chest. They winced when they saw a few forming scars from the weapons the monsters carried with them, even a few bruises from the clubs the bokoblins carried with them. But at least he knew what to expect from them the next time they ran into them.

The princess could easily treat them as she cleaned the wounds that began to bleed, making sure they wouldn't get infected as she wrapped them up carefully in the bandages they carried. Link winced a few times when she accidentally tugged too tightly.

"There. All cleaned. You should be fine."

Link flashed her a grateful smile before pulling on his tunic, moving to start up the flame to cook them something to eat, knowing she wouldn't mind what they had as long as they ate. He used his old technique of using a rock and a flint to spark a flame before blowing softly to get it going before nodding with content.

Throughout the cooking process, Zelda busied herself by drawing the pictures of the monsters from her memory, hoping it would help her out to remember what they looked like. She didn't want to have to go through her fading memory at a meeting when the subject of the monsters were brought up— which it would be since they were now showing their faces. It was better safe than sorry and they had to know if the Champions could protect their people.

Dinner took just a few more minutes before Link smiled with satisfaction as he took the pot off the fire, glancing over his shoulder to see Zelda drawing away and decided to dish up her own plate before walking over and placing the plate down on a rock between them. It was flat and it made a good table for right now.

"Dinner's served," Link grinned as she looked up when the scent of the food reached her. His grin widened as she looked down at the plate. "Spicy meat and Seafood fry."

Zelda gave him a nod as she placed her pencil down, closing the book knowing she would be able to flip it open to her current drawing. "Thank you," she said, taking a bit of the meat, humming with pleasure. "It's good. You're an excellent cook."

"I had a good teacher," Link replied, knowing he was referring to his mother and her magical ways of cooking. He truly believed if she wasn't in the farming business she would've been a chef at the castle or owned a restaurant but she chose to stay with the farming ways because of her family. He never understood why. "I could teach you if you'd like."

"I'm good," she smiled. "But thank you for the offer, Link."

He nodded, eating his dinner in silence before his eyes trailed over to her book. There was no doubt in his mind her drawings were detailed, she had to be in order to keep reminding herself of what the monsters looked like and everything they knew about them thus far. He just couldn't help but wonder where she had learnt to draw.

"Can I ask you something?" he asked softly, swallowing the food in his mouth, and she met his eyes with curiosity. "Where did you learn to draw? I don't recall ever seeing you drawing before."

Zelda could remember faintly where the talent came from, but she disliked thinking back to it. In truth, it came from her mother. Julia had the talent to draw and she would always spend her free afternoons teaching Zelda how to draw, wanting to pass on her talent to someone who could equally love drawing as much as she did. Her heart tightened as she sucked in a breath. He didn't know— it wasn't his fault.

"My mother," she answered and his expression fell. "She taught me."

"I'm sorry," he said, looking away from her, feeling bad for bringing up the memory of Julia, knowing she was still a sore topic for Zelda. "But… she really taught you well. Sorta wished she could have taught me as well."

Zelda gave him a shaky grin, signaling she was grateful for his words before they pair went back to eating their dinner in silence. Both wanted to get off the topic as soon as possible to avoid any unwanted fights and accidental words. It was for the best after all.

…

When the next day came, Link had woken up before Zelda to steal a glance at her detailed drawings and smiled at the amount of time put into them before placing the book down to continue on his morning routine while he waited for her to wake up for their day off. She wanted to find a rare flower and he wanted to show her something.

He had spent a good while trying to find something to impress her but he believed her found the perfect place to get an amazing view of the land, showing Hyrule Castle in the distance as they looked out. He just hoped she would like the thought put into the surprise.

It was around ten when Zelda finally woke up, and Link had been cleaning the Master Sword when he took notice of her. He gave her a grin as he nodded, nudging to the breakfast he had made.

"Morning," he greeted, passing the plate to her. "How did you sleep?"

"Amazing," she replied. "It's been wonderful to sleep in again."

Link laughed. "Now you see why I like sleeping in."

Zelda rolled her eyes as she swallowed the food in her mouth. "Yes, well, you still have to get up at some point, Link. You sleep like a rock opposed to the rest of us."

"That doesn't make it any less true."

The princess rolled her eyes as she finished up her food, eyeing her book before moving to finish up the current drawing as Link finished making sure they had everything they needed in order to explore Hyrule's fields some more, to see if they could find the rare flower she wanted to find but deep down she doubted they would be able to. It was so rare that no one had found it in a hundred years— centuries even. In her mind, if she recalled, the last era to find them was the Twilight Era.

She desperately wanted to see if she could find the beautiful flower they had found during their time. The royal gardens were supposed to have it, but over the years it died out and they could never find a replacement. She just wanted to see the flower before Calamity came and destroyed everything in his path to gain what he wanted.

"Ready to go?" Link asked as he pulled Storm and Outlaw to him. "I got everything packed and set."

"Yes," she nodded, putting her book away and placing the Sheikah Slate on her hip. She grabbed Storm and pulled herself up onto the saddle, watching as Link did the same with Outlaw. "I have a good idea where to start searching for the flower."

Link nodded. "If you don't mind me asking… what flower is it?"

"Silent Princess," answered Zelda.

"Tell me about it," he said as they took off. He didn't much care for flowers but it seemed important to her— he knew the legend behind them. If you saw the rare flower, then you were supposed to have a year or so of good luck. "I want to know about them more."

Zelda sighed. "They're a rare endangered species. Despite our efforts we can't get them to grow domestically yet. I'm amazed they haven't died out. The last known era they were seen in was the Twilight Era."

Link grinned as he looked up at the sky, trying to imagine warp portals he read about. "The Twilight Era," he hummed. "The Era where Hyrule was at war with another dimension. Ganon sought out the help of the Twilight beings— or rather, anyone to help him— he was banished into the Twilight Realm. He met with the one who was easily manipulated into helping him. Zant, King of Twilight, Shadows, Darkness… the Hero of Twilight brought his end and Ganon's end. He stopped the war and brought the light back."

Zelda gave him a surprised look. "You know quite a bit about the Twilight Era."

"It's my favorite Era," he shrugged. "I always wanted to be born during that era, even if it was possibly the most dangerous. I wanted to meet the Hero of Twilight."

Zelda watched as his expression changed a bit before clearing up, and she knew instantly why he wanted to meet him. "You want his advice," she said, not bothering to keep quiet.

Link nodded shyly, glancing down at his hands. "Yes, I do. I feel like out of every hero, he could help me the most. People say I'm the Hero of the Skies reborn, but I like to think it's the Hero of Twilight."

"He's your idol, then."

It wasn't a question and they both knew it. He shyly nodded as he worked up the courage to meet her eyes and smiled; she knew him too well with little what he gave out. She gave him a smile back and his heart pounded as he glanced back to the road ahead, allowing her to take the lead before they came up to a small area.

The place was quiet, two bodies of water next to it, one big tree, and it was full of flowers. Link made sure the moment he slid off of Outlaw, he helped her down. While he took care of the horses, she moved to see if she could find any Silent Princesses. Deep down, she knew it was unlikely but she would try.

It would make her entire day if she could, and hopefully it would make Link's day too.

When he turned back, he watched as she looked through, mumbling to herself about the flowers.

It was cute about how she was getting excited over them.

"There's one! Oh! And another! The flowers we have in Hyrule aren't just beautiful… They're also quite useful as ingredients for a variety of things," she explained to him as he moved down to kneel beside her, glancing around the field. "Ah…"

Link glanced and noted her shocked expression. "Zelda?"

"This is…" Zelda trailed off before reaching out to move a few flowers, and Link's jaw dropped when he saw the white-blue flower. "The silent princess…"

"Tell me more," he said. "Tell me more about them."

"The princess can only thrive out in the wild, all that we can hope… is that the species will be strong enough to prosper, on its own," she breathed out, eyes never once leaving the rare sight.

Link looked around before he found another silent princess, glancing back he noticed how she was still looking at the flower, he quickly grabbed it gently and tugged upwards, hearing it snap off of it's stem. He moved back and brought his hand up to her hair before working his magic, noting how she stilled and glanced at him. When he was done, he took the slate and snapped a photo before showing her the picture.

His heart pounded how she looked like it with the flower resting in her hair.

"This is what you look like," he breathed out, "— with the flower in your hair. You look beautiful."

Zelda swallowed as she looked at the picture and at his words. "Yeah," she agreed softly.

Link smiled and moved to shut off the slate before he heard a gasp escape past her lips and immediately his defense rose up as he darted his gaze around, trying to spot what could've made her gasp in shock.

"What—" he tried saying before she cut him off.

"Is that what I think it is!?" she grinned, moving to get something and he frowned in confusion. "Look at this!"

He blinked at the sight. "It's a frog."

"I don't believe it, but I actually caught one! This delicacy is known to have very, very potent effects under the proper circumstances," she explained, eyes sparkling with pure joy. "Research from the castle shows ingesting one of these can actually augment certain abilities. We wouldn't be in a controlled environment out here, and with your level of physical fitness…"

Link stiffened as he realized what she was saying. "Zelda, I'm not going to—"

"— you'd be a perfect candidate for the study!" she finished, ignoring his words and Link paled in color as she shoved it in his face, quickly holding up his hands, trying to get it away from him. "Go on! Taste it!"

Link yelped. "I'm not eating an alive animal!"

"You eat animals everyday," she pointed out. "This shouldn't be different."

"I kill them first," he weakly countered. "I don't try to eat them when they're still moving and breathing."

Zelda grinned, the sparkle never leaving her eyes. "So… if you were to cook it before…?"

Link sighed, giving in. "Okay, I'll try it tonight."

He couldn't believe he had agreed to it but with the look she displayed at his answer, something told him it was worth it. He stole a glance at the creature and felt terrible; he never tried a frog before and who knows if this little guy had a family? But then again, he never thought about the countless other animals he had killed if they had families.

It shouldn't be any different.

But still, it was a frog!

"I'm going to regret this," he whispered out as he watched Zelda search around some more. "In fact, I already do."

…

After the trip to the location that held the flower ( and the frog ), Link had pulled Zelda along to the location of his own surprise. They had made a quick stop for him to make them lunch but said they would eat at the location where his surprise was at, and while she was understanding, she couldn't help but wish they were there already so they could eat.

It took a good few moments before they arrived, and Link insisted on keeping her eyes closed, holding out his hand for her to take. With a slight eye roll, she took his hand while her eyes remained close much to his pleasure as he led her up the hill.

He spared a moment to gaze out. Yes, this was the place. As he placed the basket down, he moved behind her and removed her hands from her eyes, listening as he heard the sharp intake of the breath.

"Wow," Zelda breathed out as she took in the view.

Link smiled. "Beautiful, yeah?"

"Yes," Zelda agreed as she took a few steps to admire the view. "When did you find this?"

"A good while before we became Champions," he said as he laid out a blanket for them to lay down on before working on taking off the Master Sword from his back to lay against the tree that stood tall. "I think I was… around fifteen? It's a good place to think."

Zelda glanced out once more and took in the view. Hyrule Castle was in the distance, a large body of water in front of them, and a large tree stood tall. She couldn't help but admit he was right; it was calming to be here and her thoughts were coming in more clearly with the amount of relief she was feeling just by gazing out.

She nodded. "You're right."

Link smirked smugly. "Of course I am. I'm always right."

"Yes, sure," Zelda laughed as she sat down next to him. Link faked his hurt by puffing out his cheeks, handing her a sandwich he made. "I never said you were wrong, so don't give me that look."

"It was implied," he said.

Zelda laughed again as she took a bite, swallowing before responding, "It wasn't implied."

"Yes it was," he winked as he took a bite of his own sandwich.

"Implied or not, this is a good resting spot," she said, looking out again on the horizon, breathing in the fresh air. She was looking forward to coming here again if they could. "We should come here again one day."

"We should," Link agreed. "It'll be our special place in a way."

He was expecting her to shut him down, saying it would just be a place between friends, but what she said next truly surprised him the most and he swallowed heavily as a small smile formed on his lips.

"Yeah… our special place."

If he looked for just a moment longer, he would've seen how the Silent Princess was still in her hair, shining in the sunlight.