Chapter Nine
Zelda walked down the stairs to the den where she would meet the prince. She met her father outside the den.
"You look very beautiful," he said. Zelda bowed her head in respect. "Now Zelda," he said warningly, "be on your best behavior". The king led his daughter into the room to meet the prince. The prince looked at Zelda when he saw her. "Zelda," said the king. She lifted her head. "I would like you to meet Prince Ozorne."
He gestured his hand to the prince who was standing up. He had coal colored hair with hard green eyes against tan skin. His lips were thin and dry. He wore a short maroon tunic over white breeches and a shirt. His brown boots were polished and shining.
"It is an honor to see and meet such a beautiful flower and gem," Ozorne said bowing. Zelda curtsied in return. This guy is a real nutcase thought Zelda.
"I'll leave you 2 alone," said the king and he left.
They didn't say anything for a while. They just stood there, watching each other. Finally Ozorne spoke up. "So," he said. "Why don't you tell me something about yourself."
Zelda looked at him. "Well," she began, "I like horseback riding and swimming. I'm excellent at archery and swordsmen ship. And I'm kind and generous to everybody."
"I like dueling and fighting. I'm excellent at swordsmen ship, but not really good at archery. And I have a lot of power."
Zelda noticed he was looking at her with excitement in his eyes.
"What?" she asked.
"What's that hanging around your neck?" he asked, pointing at her necklace with anxiety in his eyes. Zelda placed a hand over the pendent.
"It's a necklace. My mother gave it to me when I was born," she said.
"May I see it?" Ozorne asked reaching for the necklace. Zelda stepped back a few steps.
"No you can't," she said as politely as she could. "I never take it off. My mother says it can do great things and that it should never leave me."
"I see," he said with a grin on his face. I don't like that smile she thought. He's up to something.
The rest of the meeting went well. Zelda never took her hand from her necklace and all the prince could do was look at her. In an hour the meeting was over. Zelda said goodbye to him at the front door. He leaned in to kiss her but she moved away.
"Goodbye," she said. Ozorne had a look of frustration in his eyes, but he hopped on to his horse and rode off.
Zelda leaned against the door and sighed with relief. "Glad that's over," she said and went back inside. She walked up to her room to change. She changed into a purple shirt with white breeches. She slipped on her knee- high boots.
There was a knock on the door and she went to answer it. She opened it to her mother. "May I come in?" the queen asked.
"Sure," Zelda said with a look of surprise and her mother strolled in. She wore a red tunic over a white shirt and breeches. She wore brown boots and ruby earrings that hung from her earlobes. Her hair was pulled into a low bun.
Zelda shut the door and walked to her mother. "So," she said, "What do you want?"
The queen sat down on her bed and asked, "How was the meeting?" Zelda grabbed her brush and started to comb her hair.
"Okay I guess," she said finally.
"Zelda," her mother said. Zelda looked at her. "I know that you don't want to marry Prince Ozorne. I also know that you and Link love each other."
Zelda stopped brushing her hair and put the brush down. She sat down next to her mother.
"How'd you know?"
"I saw you and Link in the garden and outside. You 2 look like you were meant for each other. I just want you to be happy," her mother said. Zelda grinned at her mother and hugged her tightly. Her mother returned the hug.
"Thanks mother" Zelda said. She got up and went to the door. "Mother?" Zelda said. Her mother faced Zelda. "I hate Ozorne. Try and convince father that I don't want to see him any more."
Her mother smiled. "It's going to be hard," she said. "But I'll try." With those words, she left the room.
Zelda went to the training area for knights and started to practice her archery. She got dead center every time. She practiced for and hour then grabbed a sword.
"Need someone to practice with?" asked a familiar voice. She turned around to see Link. He walked to the sword rack and picked one up. Zelda smiled and took her position in the battle area. Link took his position and they began the practice-duel. They battled for an hour while Link asked Zelda questions about the meeting.
"The weirdest part is," she said as they finished. "His eyes never left my necklace."
Link looked at her with concern in his eyes. They placed their swords on the rack and sat on the grass.
"Take your necklace out for a moment please," Link asked her with his hand out. She took out the necklace from beneath her shirt and placed the pendent in his hand. He fingered the figure carefully. "This is very valuable and powerful," he said. Zelda placed the necklace beneath her shirt again.
"My mother gave it to me," she said. "Do you think the prince wants it?"
"Yes," he said. "It contains powers that only a person from the Royal Family could unleash. Its powers can be great and do amazing deeds, but if it gets into the wrong hands—who knows what could happen."
They sat there in silence for a while. Link pulled her in close and kissed her forehead. They both smiled and they were happy to be together.
"My mom knows about us," Zelda whispered.
"Is that good?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. "She doesn't want me to marry Ozorne and she wants us to be happy. She's going to try and convince my father to forget about the wedding, but she probably won't have much luck".
"Do you want to hear a story that Navi told me and gave me advice?" Link asked.
"Sure," Zelda answered.
"It's about her and her boyfriend," he added. She nodded and Link told the story bout Navi's romance.
"That's so sad," Zelda said when Link was finished. "I hope that doesn't happen to us".
"I thought the same thing," Link said. "But our love will guide us".
Zelda walked down the stairs to the den where she would meet the prince. She met her father outside the den.
"You look very beautiful," he said. Zelda bowed her head in respect. "Now Zelda," he said warningly, "be on your best behavior". The king led his daughter into the room to meet the prince. The prince looked at Zelda when he saw her. "Zelda," said the king. She lifted her head. "I would like you to meet Prince Ozorne."
He gestured his hand to the prince who was standing up. He had coal colored hair with hard green eyes against tan skin. His lips were thin and dry. He wore a short maroon tunic over white breeches and a shirt. His brown boots were polished and shining.
"It is an honor to see and meet such a beautiful flower and gem," Ozorne said bowing. Zelda curtsied in return. This guy is a real nutcase thought Zelda.
"I'll leave you 2 alone," said the king and he left.
They didn't say anything for a while. They just stood there, watching each other. Finally Ozorne spoke up. "So," he said. "Why don't you tell me something about yourself."
Zelda looked at him. "Well," she began, "I like horseback riding and swimming. I'm excellent at archery and swordsmen ship. And I'm kind and generous to everybody."
"I like dueling and fighting. I'm excellent at swordsmen ship, but not really good at archery. And I have a lot of power."
Zelda noticed he was looking at her with excitement in his eyes.
"What?" she asked.
"What's that hanging around your neck?" he asked, pointing at her necklace with anxiety in his eyes. Zelda placed a hand over the pendent.
"It's a necklace. My mother gave it to me when I was born," she said.
"May I see it?" Ozorne asked reaching for the necklace. Zelda stepped back a few steps.
"No you can't," she said as politely as she could. "I never take it off. My mother says it can do great things and that it should never leave me."
"I see," he said with a grin on his face. I don't like that smile she thought. He's up to something.
The rest of the meeting went well. Zelda never took her hand from her necklace and all the prince could do was look at her. In an hour the meeting was over. Zelda said goodbye to him at the front door. He leaned in to kiss her but she moved away.
"Goodbye," she said. Ozorne had a look of frustration in his eyes, but he hopped on to his horse and rode off.
Zelda leaned against the door and sighed with relief. "Glad that's over," she said and went back inside. She walked up to her room to change. She changed into a purple shirt with white breeches. She slipped on her knee- high boots.
There was a knock on the door and she went to answer it. She opened it to her mother. "May I come in?" the queen asked.
"Sure," Zelda said with a look of surprise and her mother strolled in. She wore a red tunic over a white shirt and breeches. She wore brown boots and ruby earrings that hung from her earlobes. Her hair was pulled into a low bun.
Zelda shut the door and walked to her mother. "So," she said, "What do you want?"
The queen sat down on her bed and asked, "How was the meeting?" Zelda grabbed her brush and started to comb her hair.
"Okay I guess," she said finally.
"Zelda," her mother said. Zelda looked at her. "I know that you don't want to marry Prince Ozorne. I also know that you and Link love each other."
Zelda stopped brushing her hair and put the brush down. She sat down next to her mother.
"How'd you know?"
"I saw you and Link in the garden and outside. You 2 look like you were meant for each other. I just want you to be happy," her mother said. Zelda grinned at her mother and hugged her tightly. Her mother returned the hug.
"Thanks mother" Zelda said. She got up and went to the door. "Mother?" Zelda said. Her mother faced Zelda. "I hate Ozorne. Try and convince father that I don't want to see him any more."
Her mother smiled. "It's going to be hard," she said. "But I'll try." With those words, she left the room.
Zelda went to the training area for knights and started to practice her archery. She got dead center every time. She practiced for and hour then grabbed a sword.
"Need someone to practice with?" asked a familiar voice. She turned around to see Link. He walked to the sword rack and picked one up. Zelda smiled and took her position in the battle area. Link took his position and they began the practice-duel. They battled for an hour while Link asked Zelda questions about the meeting.
"The weirdest part is," she said as they finished. "His eyes never left my necklace."
Link looked at her with concern in his eyes. They placed their swords on the rack and sat on the grass.
"Take your necklace out for a moment please," Link asked her with his hand out. She took out the necklace from beneath her shirt and placed the pendent in his hand. He fingered the figure carefully. "This is very valuable and powerful," he said. Zelda placed the necklace beneath her shirt again.
"My mother gave it to me," she said. "Do you think the prince wants it?"
"Yes," he said. "It contains powers that only a person from the Royal Family could unleash. Its powers can be great and do amazing deeds, but if it gets into the wrong hands—who knows what could happen."
They sat there in silence for a while. Link pulled her in close and kissed her forehead. They both smiled and they were happy to be together.
"My mom knows about us," Zelda whispered.
"Is that good?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. "She doesn't want me to marry Ozorne and she wants us to be happy. She's going to try and convince my father to forget about the wedding, but she probably won't have much luck".
"Do you want to hear a story that Navi told me and gave me advice?" Link asked.
"Sure," Zelda answered.
"It's about her and her boyfriend," he added. She nodded and Link told the story bout Navi's romance.
"That's so sad," Zelda said when Link was finished. "I hope that doesn't happen to us".
"I thought the same thing," Link said. "But our love will guide us".