Chapter Ten
Zelda's mother found her husband in the garden looking up into the sky.
"What is it my queen?" he asked turning around to face her.
"It's Zelda," she said. "I can't stop thinking that maybe we shouldn't force her into marrying Prince Ozorne." The king frowned.
"Zelda needs to marry someday," he said. "Ozorne is wise and wealthy. He'll make Zelda happy."
"But Zelda doesn't love him," she said. "She won't be happy if she marries him."
"Zelda should except that she is going to marry him whether she likes it or not. He will bring happiness and wealth to the land."
"He will not! Did you see the way he looked at Zelda? He wants the Triforce and all of Hyrule. He doesn't care at all for Zelda."
"There's nothing we can do about it now!" the king yelled. "The plans for the wedding have already been drawn out!"
Zelda's mother couldn't do anymore. She couldn't argue or try and defend her daughter. The only thing she could do was leave the garden and tell Zelda the bad news.
Zelda and Link had heard the whole conversation on the other side of the bushes. They looked at each other with wide eyes. Zelda left the bushes and ran to the training area.
"Zelda!" Link called after her. He ran after her. The king was still in the garden and peered around the bush to see what was wrong.
Link caught up with Zelda and spun her around to face him. Her eyes were filled with tears, running across her cheeks. Link hugged her tightly and began to coo her so she would calm down.
"My father doesn't even care for me or my happiness," she said against his shirt. Link stroked her hair.
"Yes he does," he said.
"No he doesn't!" Zelda cried pulling away. "He just wants me to marry Ozorne because he's rich!"
She dropped down to her knees and covered her face with her hands. Her legs felt like jell-o and her eyes felt like they were going to burst with tears. Link ran to her and knelt in front of her. He placed his hands on her shoulders, shaking her gently.
"Zelda!" he said.
She took her hands from her face and saw he had love in his eyes. He brushed the tears from her face with a gentle hand. She rushed into his arms as he pulled her close to him. She rested her head against his chest as she wept silently. He kissed her forehead and held her tighter.
They sat there for a while un-aware that the king had been watching them. Link stood up with Zelda in his arms. He knew she was to week to get up her self. He carried her back to Epona who had been waiting there patiently. He hopped on and rode off to his cottage still holding Zelda close. She had fallen asleep in his arms.
The king stood behind the bushes still, a flabbergasted look on his face. They are truly in love. I can't break apart that. But there's nothing I can do. The arrangements have already been made. I should've listened to my wife he thought. "No," he said silently to himself. "I've made the right decision. Prince Ozorne loves her." He walked out of the garden with the sight of Zelda and Link together.
Zelda awoke on Link's bed. She shifted to the side and stood up. Her legs still felt like jell-o so she had to sit down again. She tried again when her legs felt sturdy enough. She smelled something cooking and walked to the kitchen. Link was sitting at the table with a hot cup of tea in his hands.
"Oh good," he said. "You're awake."
Zelda rubbed her eyes. "How long have I been asleep for?" she asked walking to the table.
"A good hour or so," he said. "You were tired from the shock and you literally fainted."
Zelda sat down and he offered her a cup of tea. She took it gratefully and blew on it to cool it down. "Why'd you bring me hear?" she asked sipping her tea.
"It would've taken longer if I carried you up to your room in the castle," he said.
Zelda looked at the stove and saw a big pot on it. He followed her gaze to the pot and realized it was ready. Link stood up and took 2 bowls and spoons from the cabinet. He took the big spoon that was in the pot and scooped some of the stuff and poured it into the bowls. Zelda peeked to see that he was pouring soup into the bowls. He turned around a put the bowls on the table. Zelda sniffed the delicious aroma of the soup. Link sat down at the table.
"This looks delicious," she said taking the spoon he had given her and dipping it in the bowl.
"Hope you like it," he said doing the same. They ate soup and drank tea until they were stuffed.
Zelda's mother found her husband in the garden looking up into the sky.
"What is it my queen?" he asked turning around to face her.
"It's Zelda," she said. "I can't stop thinking that maybe we shouldn't force her into marrying Prince Ozorne." The king frowned.
"Zelda needs to marry someday," he said. "Ozorne is wise and wealthy. He'll make Zelda happy."
"But Zelda doesn't love him," she said. "She won't be happy if she marries him."
"Zelda should except that she is going to marry him whether she likes it or not. He will bring happiness and wealth to the land."
"He will not! Did you see the way he looked at Zelda? He wants the Triforce and all of Hyrule. He doesn't care at all for Zelda."
"There's nothing we can do about it now!" the king yelled. "The plans for the wedding have already been drawn out!"
Zelda's mother couldn't do anymore. She couldn't argue or try and defend her daughter. The only thing she could do was leave the garden and tell Zelda the bad news.
Zelda and Link had heard the whole conversation on the other side of the bushes. They looked at each other with wide eyes. Zelda left the bushes and ran to the training area.
"Zelda!" Link called after her. He ran after her. The king was still in the garden and peered around the bush to see what was wrong.
Link caught up with Zelda and spun her around to face him. Her eyes were filled with tears, running across her cheeks. Link hugged her tightly and began to coo her so she would calm down.
"My father doesn't even care for me or my happiness," she said against his shirt. Link stroked her hair.
"Yes he does," he said.
"No he doesn't!" Zelda cried pulling away. "He just wants me to marry Ozorne because he's rich!"
She dropped down to her knees and covered her face with her hands. Her legs felt like jell-o and her eyes felt like they were going to burst with tears. Link ran to her and knelt in front of her. He placed his hands on her shoulders, shaking her gently.
"Zelda!" he said.
She took her hands from her face and saw he had love in his eyes. He brushed the tears from her face with a gentle hand. She rushed into his arms as he pulled her close to him. She rested her head against his chest as she wept silently. He kissed her forehead and held her tighter.
They sat there for a while un-aware that the king had been watching them. Link stood up with Zelda in his arms. He knew she was to week to get up her self. He carried her back to Epona who had been waiting there patiently. He hopped on and rode off to his cottage still holding Zelda close. She had fallen asleep in his arms.
The king stood behind the bushes still, a flabbergasted look on his face. They are truly in love. I can't break apart that. But there's nothing I can do. The arrangements have already been made. I should've listened to my wife he thought. "No," he said silently to himself. "I've made the right decision. Prince Ozorne loves her." He walked out of the garden with the sight of Zelda and Link together.
Zelda awoke on Link's bed. She shifted to the side and stood up. Her legs still felt like jell-o so she had to sit down again. She tried again when her legs felt sturdy enough. She smelled something cooking and walked to the kitchen. Link was sitting at the table with a hot cup of tea in his hands.
"Oh good," he said. "You're awake."
Zelda rubbed her eyes. "How long have I been asleep for?" she asked walking to the table.
"A good hour or so," he said. "You were tired from the shock and you literally fainted."
Zelda sat down and he offered her a cup of tea. She took it gratefully and blew on it to cool it down. "Why'd you bring me hear?" she asked sipping her tea.
"It would've taken longer if I carried you up to your room in the castle," he said.
Zelda looked at the stove and saw a big pot on it. He followed her gaze to the pot and realized it was ready. Link stood up and took 2 bowls and spoons from the cabinet. He took the big spoon that was in the pot and scooped some of the stuff and poured it into the bowls. Zelda peeked to see that he was pouring soup into the bowls. He turned around a put the bowls on the table. Zelda sniffed the delicious aroma of the soup. Link sat down at the table.
"This looks delicious," she said taking the spoon he had given her and dipping it in the bowl.
"Hope you like it," he said doing the same. They ate soup and drank tea until they were stuffed.