Dilana Phieseten was a noble woman like any other. Some would disagree, as being friends with the soon to be queen of Hyrule meant something to most. Not so much to Dilana.

Princess Zelda was a great friend, and Dilana loved to hang out with her. If anything, Dilana loathed her stature because it meant less time for funsies and more time for frownsies. Zelda was everything a proper lady should be and more. 'Like a Queen,' Dilana would joke, but Zelda's smile never reached her eyes with those so Dilana learned to keep them to herself. Dilana had learned long ago that Zelda was as much as Hyrule itself as Dilana was her own house. People representing things. Dilana still didn't understand the logic in that.

Still, being a house had its benefits and being Hyrule should mean great things, or so she had thought. Zelda had so many responsibilities she oftentimes spent days without leaving her study. Zelda felt so responsible for Hyrule in its entirety she blamed herself for every little failure. Zelda had come to think of herself as just a tool for Hyrule and was silently checking every box the council had given her to complete. And Dilana was about to punch Dotour in his ugly face, when that boy had arrived.

Zelda was smiling more, joking more, and looking as if life was worth something. Dilana was going to die protecting their relationship. Or protecting the boy alone, or Zelda, hopefully both. Though if she didn't die things would be better.

Zelda deserved it, and Dilana was more than eager to help.

Yeah.

Right.

So when Dilana and Mardean were roaming the hallways in search for Zelda - hoping to get her to sit down and have a cup of tea, maybe tease her some more about the blondie - and they saw said princess walking furiously right to them, they stopped. Not only because seeing Zelda furious was something nobody was used to, but because Dotour was walking as fast as possible behind her - in a clear attempt to catch up with her.

When Zelda caught sight of them, her shoulders relaxed a little and she smiled to them.

"Princess-" Dotour saw the women and bit his lips. He glared at Zelda, trying to get her attention, but the Princess was ignoring him.

"Dila, Mardean," Zelda greeted. Dotour was sending daggers their way, "I'm glad I found you. As of today I'm taking a much earned vacation, and I will be leaving the Council in charge of The Kingdom till I return-"

"Princess-" tried Dotour, but Zelda just raised her voice.

"Can I count on you as witnesses in front of the Council?"

"-can we at least have a civilized conversation?"

Dila was too shocked to say anything, Mardean just frowned but nodded along, "Of course, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty-"

Zelda turned to Dotour, "As I've told you and the Council already, I'll go on vacation, I'm coming back in a month."

"-you can't just leave The Kingdom out of the blue-"

"Tell the people I'm sick, that I'm going to see The Realm, whatever you want. You already took care of The Kingdom before, I'm sure a month is nothing."

"-whenever you want."

Zelda furrowed her brows, "Whenever?" she asked, her voice going higher, "Did you forget I was kidnapped?"

"Your Majesty..."

"That I almost didn't make it?"

"You Highness..."

"I don't know what you were or are trying to do, but it has not worked. I have to get away from this before I go mad, do you understand?"

Dotour trembled in anger, "This is that boy's fault, is it not?"

Zelda stood tall, "No, it is yours."

Link was wiping the sweat off his forehead when he oppened the door to his room. The soldier's growth was slow but steady, soon they would be able to share their knowledge to others. Become teachers. Soon Link would be able to proudly say that he had made it possible. Link, the peasant turned Hero turned peasant.

"You look tired."

Link turned so quickly, Zelda was already smirking when he realized it was her on his bed. Link turned to his door, then to Zelda, "I'm pretty sure I left that locked."

Zelda shrugged one shoulder, "I can summon fire and sense presences and you thinkg a mere lock would keep me out?"

Link was pensant for a second, "That, makes a lot of sense, actually." Link made as if her magic was going overboard and huffed out, "Fine."

Link sat on his chair and looked at Zelda, "Are you free right now? Do we get to take a stroll or something?"

Zelda looked out the window, "Yeah, about that."

Link could sense Zelda's wavering, so he put his cloth on his knees and cocked his head.

"Are you up to having a vacation in Ordon right now?"

Link would have guffawed if Zelda's sentence hadn't been as outrageous, or if she would have followed it up with a smirk.

"Did something happen?"

"I realized I deserved a much needed vacation."

And Link decided that prying was of no consequence to him.

"Am I becoming Hyrule's most wanted right now?"

Link was up and grabbing a bag to put clothes in.

"Uhm, I took care of that, so aside from Dotour's hate, you won't have much."

Link stuffed a couple changes of clothes and his notebook, he clicked his tongue and looked at Zelda, "That's no fun."

Zelda looked as Link metodically filled his bag, "If it's too much to ask we can always go to Telma's and nothing else."

"No way, you already got my hopes up."

Zelda stiffled a smile, "Okay, then, Ordon it is."

Link then perked up, "Unless, we can always spend a night there and leave tomorrow, what do you think? That way you can meet Telma."

Telma was radiant and happy and brimming with joy at having The Princess in her inn. "Of course you can stay here, for however long you want, love."

Link was smiling and Zelda was by his side doing her best not to look nervous.

"I take it you don't want people to know you're here."

Link still wasn't aware of anything past Zelda's 'I need a vacation' so he looked at her for answers.

"Uhm, I still don't know what the Council will say so it would be best not to be seen."

Telma looked at Link and Link shrugged, "As in, they might tell people you are actually on vacation?"

"Or that maybe I'm sick," Zelda added.

Telma opened her mouth in an o shape, "Oh, well, sure, Link here know this place well so I'll leave it to him to keep you out of prying eyes."

Zelda sat on one of the beds in the room and took of her cape. "Well, she looks as sweet as you told me."

"She mellowed with you, she's more aggressive, you'll see."

Zelda raised her face, sensing something. "Someone's coming."

Link heard the footsteps coming from the stairs, "Ah, yeah."

"It's not Telma," Zelda added.

"Yeah, it's Robert."

Zelda motioned to her cape, "Should I?"

"Nah, not necessary."

Robert opened the door, "Hey, what the fuck is with all this secrecy going o-" Robert's eyes locked on Princess Zelda Eugenia Harkinian Hyrule and then on Link fucking Orden. "Please tell me you didn't kidnap her."

Zelda was hiding her smile behind her hand.

Link frowned, did his best to look pissed, "No, she wouldn't let me."

I was writing this and Zelda just up and left, I was like Zellie what the heck? but she was all 'If I stay after this then what does that make me?' and she's not wrong but like Zellie :(