Princess Zelda, the acting ruler of Hyrule, was sitting in her favorite
courtyard, meditating on the Mystery that was the Sacred Realm, when, all
of a sudden, Malon, the ranch girl who had become a dear friend, came
running in. "Zelda! I have something to tell you!" she shouted, panting.
Zelda coughed. "Mistress Malon, it is important that you use proper
language when addressing me, especially in the presence of my subjects,"
she said majestically. Malon frowned; wrinkling her snub nose, then sighed
and made a little curtsey. "Princess, something has come to my attention
that I feel you must know immediately," she said, sounding like a young
child reciting the alphabet for the 20th time. Princess Zelda waved a hand:
"leave us." As courtiers filed out, Malon ran up to Zelda and sat down next
to her. "Guess who is coming to Hyrule Castle in State!" she said
mischievously. "In State? Hmm. Well, there's our new Gerudo Thief-Queen,
Nabooru, but she was never one to follow proper rules like that," Zelda
said, with just a little distaste, "The Kokiri Forest doesn't bother with
any sort of nobility. The Gorons don't travel in State either; the Goron
King usually just rolls in by himself. So, it must be the Zora Kingdom.
Wait, is Princess Ruto coming??" Malon nodded. "And she's pregnant."
Princess Zelda's jaw dropped. Ruto?? Pregnant?? Zelda had thought that, that, that naked fishgirl was an imperious snob. Who on earth would sleep with _her_?? Zelda coughed, regaining her composure. "How do you know this?" she asked, a little snippily. Malon looked at her feet. "I kind of saw her and her entourage while I was out exercising the horses. I recognized it immediately. After you've birthed calves and foals all your life, you can tell," Malon said proudly. Zelda looked at her and said demurely: "I'm sure." "I hightailed it over here as soon as I saw 'em," continued Malon, losing her formal speech as she got excited, "they should get to the gates of Hyrule Castle Town in an hour or two at the pace they're going. Princess Ruto is probably going slower on account of her baby." "Quite. Well, I've got an hour or two to prepare a Royal Welcome. We should extend to Princess Ruto Our warmest congratulations," said Zelda, gesturing to a page."
Princess Zelda's jaw dropped. Ruto?? Pregnant?? Zelda had thought that, that, that naked fishgirl was an imperious snob. Who on earth would sleep with _her_?? Zelda coughed, regaining her composure. "How do you know this?" she asked, a little snippily. Malon looked at her feet. "I kind of saw her and her entourage while I was out exercising the horses. I recognized it immediately. After you've birthed calves and foals all your life, you can tell," Malon said proudly. Zelda looked at her and said demurely: "I'm sure." "I hightailed it over here as soon as I saw 'em," continued Malon, losing her formal speech as she got excited, "they should get to the gates of Hyrule Castle Town in an hour or two at the pace they're going. Princess Ruto is probably going slower on account of her baby." "Quite. Well, I've got an hour or two to prepare a Royal Welcome. We should extend to Princess Ruto Our warmest congratulations," said Zelda, gesturing to a page."