Chapter Seventeen
In the den, the king and queen of Hyrule munched on tarts and other foods and drank it with water. The king ate the most because he had only been fed scraps during the time he was in the dungeon. When their bellies were full with food, the king asked again, "Where is my daughter Link?"
"With all due respect your highnesses, may I ask you a question first?" Link asked. "My queen, how did you escape from Prince Ozorne?"
The queen smiled. "It was a simple transportation spell. But because I wasn't concentrating hard enough, I ended up in the wrong spot and seriously injuring myself".
"Where is my daughter?" the king asked for the 3rd time. There was a long silence between them. "Your highnesses, I am sorry to say that Zelda, Princess of Hyrule and heir to the throne is dead," he said tears swelling in his eyes again. The king and queen were wide-eyed with shock and the queen burst into to tears.
"How.....did..........this..........happen?" she asked during sobs. So Link began the story of how Ozorne was evil and only wanted the Triforce.
When he was done, the queen was huddled up next to the king sobbing into his shirt and the king had silent tears trickling down his face. "I'm so sorry that this happened. I tried to stop it but I couldn't. She just disappeared," the warrior said.
"We will have the funeral in a month or so to have time to mourn".
A month had passed since the death of Zelda. Although everyday seemed like every other day, the world seemed lonely to Link without her. He could never get her off her mind, thinking of all the good times and how abruptly her life ended. He also thought about their wedding that was supposed to occur. He knew he would never be able to marry any one with out thinking of his true love.
One day while Link was outside taking care of Epona, he saw a white horse with a person on it on the top of the hill. As the horse came closer, Link saw that it was Royal. But who was riding on her? His questioned was answered when he saw the face. It was the most beautiful women he had ever seen. She had purple eyes that glistened like gems with rose-colored lips against a tan face. Her long golden hair flew out behind her like a cape. He couldn't believe it but he knew who it was – it was Zelda.
The princess dismounted her hose and walked toward Link. All he could do was drop what he was doing and run toward her but, however, he stopped a few inches away from her. For a while they stared into each other's eyes when Link touched Zelda's face. It was warm and filled with life. Zelda placed her hand on his.
"I missed you Link," she whispered then burst out into tears and hugged him, Link doing the same. It felt good to be back in the arms of a loved one.
"Where did you go?" he asked as he pulled her away.
"Does it really matter?" she asked as she kissed him with passion and tenderness.
"Come into the cottage. I'll make some tea and you can tell me what happened".
Link and Zelda stepped into his cottage. As Zelda sat down, Link started a fire, got the teakettle, filled it with water, and put it over the fire. Sitting down across from Zelda, he asked again "What happened?" Zelda cleared her throat.
"After we defeated Ozorne, I was weak with the use of the new power I had possessed. I was transported to the Consul of Elders where I got to see the people who had possessed the Triforce before me. They taught me the ways of how to use it and how to unlock its power through my willing whenever I wanted to use it.
"At first they thought that I was too young and weak to possess the Triforce but I proved to them that I wasn't weak and that I could possess it. After I proved to them that I could handle it, they showed me how to extend the power of the Triforce to unlock hidden and powerful forms.
"The one I accessed when we were battling Ozorne was one of the most powerful forms. They were actually surprised that I had accessed it so quickly when it took the Consul of Elders years and years of practice and hard work. They haven't showed me how to access the most powerful form but they said to me 'You must find your true strength within you, then, and only then, will you be able to access the most powerful form'.
"Finally they thought I was ready to return to Earth when my training was complete. I had already gone to the castle and explained the story to my parents. At first they thought it was strange but then they were just happy to have me back."
"They aren't the only ones," said Link. "I missed you so much".
"Same here Link" said Zelda. "I bet you forgot about the last thing you said to me".
Link looked a little puzzled and then smiled. "So, can you?" he asked.
"I have discussed it with my parents, and they said I could". Link stood up.
"Seriously?!" he asked.
"Yep," said Zelda also standing up. Their smiles were so wide that you could hardly see their faces. Leaping toward each other, they laughed and hugged.
Link took something out of his pocket and placed on Zelda's wrist. It was the bracelet he had made for her. She smiled even broader and kissed her love.
This was their dream come true. The princess and warrior were finally getting married after these many months. They were truly happy.
In the den, the king and queen of Hyrule munched on tarts and other foods and drank it with water. The king ate the most because he had only been fed scraps during the time he was in the dungeon. When their bellies were full with food, the king asked again, "Where is my daughter Link?"
"With all due respect your highnesses, may I ask you a question first?" Link asked. "My queen, how did you escape from Prince Ozorne?"
The queen smiled. "It was a simple transportation spell. But because I wasn't concentrating hard enough, I ended up in the wrong spot and seriously injuring myself".
"Where is my daughter?" the king asked for the 3rd time. There was a long silence between them. "Your highnesses, I am sorry to say that Zelda, Princess of Hyrule and heir to the throne is dead," he said tears swelling in his eyes again. The king and queen were wide-eyed with shock and the queen burst into to tears.
"How.....did..........this..........happen?" she asked during sobs. So Link began the story of how Ozorne was evil and only wanted the Triforce.
When he was done, the queen was huddled up next to the king sobbing into his shirt and the king had silent tears trickling down his face. "I'm so sorry that this happened. I tried to stop it but I couldn't. She just disappeared," the warrior said.
"We will have the funeral in a month or so to have time to mourn".
A month had passed since the death of Zelda. Although everyday seemed like every other day, the world seemed lonely to Link without her. He could never get her off her mind, thinking of all the good times and how abruptly her life ended. He also thought about their wedding that was supposed to occur. He knew he would never be able to marry any one with out thinking of his true love.
One day while Link was outside taking care of Epona, he saw a white horse with a person on it on the top of the hill. As the horse came closer, Link saw that it was Royal. But who was riding on her? His questioned was answered when he saw the face. It was the most beautiful women he had ever seen. She had purple eyes that glistened like gems with rose-colored lips against a tan face. Her long golden hair flew out behind her like a cape. He couldn't believe it but he knew who it was – it was Zelda.
The princess dismounted her hose and walked toward Link. All he could do was drop what he was doing and run toward her but, however, he stopped a few inches away from her. For a while they stared into each other's eyes when Link touched Zelda's face. It was warm and filled with life. Zelda placed her hand on his.
"I missed you Link," she whispered then burst out into tears and hugged him, Link doing the same. It felt good to be back in the arms of a loved one.
"Where did you go?" he asked as he pulled her away.
"Does it really matter?" she asked as she kissed him with passion and tenderness.
"Come into the cottage. I'll make some tea and you can tell me what happened".
Link and Zelda stepped into his cottage. As Zelda sat down, Link started a fire, got the teakettle, filled it with water, and put it over the fire. Sitting down across from Zelda, he asked again "What happened?" Zelda cleared her throat.
"After we defeated Ozorne, I was weak with the use of the new power I had possessed. I was transported to the Consul of Elders where I got to see the people who had possessed the Triforce before me. They taught me the ways of how to use it and how to unlock its power through my willing whenever I wanted to use it.
"At first they thought that I was too young and weak to possess the Triforce but I proved to them that I wasn't weak and that I could possess it. After I proved to them that I could handle it, they showed me how to extend the power of the Triforce to unlock hidden and powerful forms.
"The one I accessed when we were battling Ozorne was one of the most powerful forms. They were actually surprised that I had accessed it so quickly when it took the Consul of Elders years and years of practice and hard work. They haven't showed me how to access the most powerful form but they said to me 'You must find your true strength within you, then, and only then, will you be able to access the most powerful form'.
"Finally they thought I was ready to return to Earth when my training was complete. I had already gone to the castle and explained the story to my parents. At first they thought it was strange but then they were just happy to have me back."
"They aren't the only ones," said Link. "I missed you so much".
"Same here Link" said Zelda. "I bet you forgot about the last thing you said to me".
Link looked a little puzzled and then smiled. "So, can you?" he asked.
"I have discussed it with my parents, and they said I could". Link stood up.
"Seriously?!" he asked.
"Yep," said Zelda also standing up. Their smiles were so wide that you could hardly see their faces. Leaping toward each other, they laughed and hugged.
Link took something out of his pocket and placed on Zelda's wrist. It was the bracelet he had made for her. She smiled even broader and kissed her love.
This was their dream come true. The princess and warrior were finally getting married after these many months. They were truly happy.