Chapter 2
Link was riding through Hyrule Field on his horse Midnight with great speed. He had just had his thirteenth birthday and Malon had given him a horse as a present. The horse was blacker than the night sky except for the white rings around his hooves. His Grandpa Talon had given him a bow and arrow set which he now had strapped to his back. Ingo didn't know what to give him so he just gave him fifty rupees to use however he wanted.
"Just don't go spending it on nonsense," Link recalled his Uncle Ingo saying before he rode off on Midnight to go exploring Hyrule Field.
As Link rode through the field, he almost lost himself in his bliss. The feeling of riding as fast as your horse could carry you and feeling the wind on your face and through your hair was indescribable. As a matter of fact, if he hadn't been to busy feeling the wind on his face, he would've have noticed that Midnight was about to run into a stream. Midnight stopped but Link did not and found himself flying through the air and right into the river.
When Link got up he cursed at Midnight for flinging him off, something his mother would definitely have scolded him for, and inspected himself. He wasn't hurt but his clothes were soaked and he needed to find some new ones quickly. He looked around and noticed he wasn't too far from Hyrule Castle Town.
"Well, it's there or nothing," he said. Hyrule had many villages throughout the country but Hyrule Castle Town was the only place that had more than your standard shops. It had almost every shop you could think of now. Malon had once told him that since he had been born that Hyrule Castle Town was really the only place in Hyrule that changed.
Link remounted Midnight and headed off for Hyrule Castle Town. As he neared the drawbridge he noticed the sky getting darker. He looked to the west and noticed the sun going down.
"I must've stayed out longer than I thought." Link said to himself in his head.
"Well boy," he said to Midnight as they got ever closer to Hyrule Castle Town, "it seems like we're going to have to spend the night here and do our shopping tomorrow."
Just as he and Midnight crossed the bridge the drawbridge started to close. Link asked the guard at the gate where the inn was and the guard pointed told him to turn left when he actually set foot in the town. Link thanked him and headed into town.
When looked around at the town for the first time he could not believe his eyes. The town was much larger than he had imagined. Even they most of them were closed he couldn't help but go to some of the shops and look at the merchandise through the windows.
Link looked around for a while until he found a clothing store. Luckily it was still open. He tied Midnight to a post outside and walked in. He looked around and saw no one in the store but a woman at the counter. He approached her and tapped the little bell next to her.
"Excuse me, miss," he said politely.
"Yes, how may I help you young sir," she said as she looked up at him.
"Well, as you can see, I am in dire need of some dry clothes," Link replied as he raised his arms and showed his wet, somewhat muddy clothes to the woman.
"You certainly are. Do you have any money with you," she asked politely.
"Yes, miss."
"Very well then young sir, come with me and I will take your measurements," the woman said as she led him to the back of the shop.
"Now raise your arms and stand still please," she said as she brought out her measuring tape. She went all over his body and took down his measurements on a sheet of paper. When she was finished she told him to wait right where he was and she would be back in a moment. When she came back Link was a little taken aback by the suit she had brought him.
"I know it looks a little strange but it's the only thing I have in your size right now," the woman said as she showed him strange looking green tunic and pointed cap.
"Tell me, have you ever heard of the Kokiri," she asked Link. He nodded his head in reply. His mother had told him what little she knew about them. Apparently, they were elves that physically looked like children all their lives and hardly, if ever, left their home the Kokiri Forest.
"Well, this is their style of dress. I understand if you don't want to wear it but it is the only thing I have for you," she said as she continued to hold it up for him.
Link finally just shrugged his shoulders and took it from the woman and went into the dressing room to change. When he came out he looked at himself in the mirror. He actually smiled.
"Hey, I actually look pretty good in this. Almost…heroic," he thought with a smile.
"So how much is this get up," Link asked as he continued to admire himself in the mirror.
"Oh you can just have it. I could never sell that thing and it was just taking up space," the woman said as she returned to the counter.
"Thank you very much, miss," Link said as he took off his cap and bowed to her. Malon had always told him that no matter who they were you should always bow to someone who had shown you kindness.
Link headed out the door and untied Midnight. Instead of mounting him he just led him to the inn. He tied Midnight to a post and went inside to get a room. He walked up to the counter and rang the bell. A very large bald man with beady eyes and a blue vest on stepped through a door on the other side of the counter.
"How may I help you, young sir," he asked politely.
"Appearances certainly can be deceiving," Link thought. To him, this man looked like he was most likely rude to everyone he knew but he was actually very polite.
"I need a room, sir. I also need a stable for my horse," Link asked as he looked around the small lobby. It was indeed quite small but well furnished.
"That'll be ten rupees for you and ten for your horse, young sir," the innkeeper said. Link dug into his pockets and pulled out four blue rupees and set them on the counter.
"Very well. I will place your horse in the stables. Here is the key to your room. It's the last door all the way down the hall on the left," the innkeeper said as he handed Link the key.
Link headed to his room and went inside. It was small but well furnished like the lobby. A candle was lit on the stand next to the bed. There was a window on the right side of the room that looked out into the street.
Link did not care to look around at the rest of the room though. He was exhausted now so he set his bow and arrows next to his bed and then just fell back onto it. He pulled his legs on the bed and didn't even bother slipping underneath the sheets and fell asleep on top of them.
The next morning when he woke up he found a plate of eggs and pancakes next to the bed on the stand.
"This man must be psychic," Link thought as he ate the breakfast the innkeeper had prepared for him.
Link finished and was about to leave the room when he noticed that the window was open. He thought it was strange but he didn't think anything of it at the moment. He had been tired the night before and had opened it and forgotten about it. At least that was what he thought until he noticed that his bow and arrows were missing. He searched all over the room and found nothing. He rushed out of his room and asked the innkeeper if he had heard anything strange last night. The innkeeper shook his head saying the only noises he heard was Midnight moving around in the stables. Link quickly thanked the innkeeper and went outside to fetch Midnight. Link mounted Midnight and slowly rode him through town to find the thief.
It was early morning so not many people were out but it would still be difficult to find the thief. Hyrule Castle Town was large and it would take a long time to find the thief. Thankfully the drawbridge had not yet been lowered so he knew that the thief was still somewhere in town.
Link searched for about an hour but still found no sign of the thief. He couldn't dawn was approaching and he knew he didn't have much time to find the thief. He was about to give up when he saw one of his arrows on the ground. He dismounted Midnight and bent down to pick it up. Just as he bent down an arrow went flying past his head and struck the ground next to his hand. Link spun around and looked up. In the tree was a boy about his age dressed like a thief. In his hands was Link's bow. Link growled and ran at the tree and climbed it with amazing speed. Link had been so fast that the thief had no time to react before Link was in front of him on the branch.
"Alright, you dirty thief. Hand over my bow and arrows before I have to beat you to a pulp," he said balling up his fist.
The thief laughed and said, "Fine, but you have to catch me first." With that he leapt out of the tree and onto the roof of the nearest building. Link leapt after him and the chase was on. Link chased after the thief over countless rooftops for what seemed like forever. Off in the distance he could hear the drawbridge open but he kept his attention focused on the thief ahead of him.
All of a sudden the thief seemed to drop down and disappear. Link figured he dropped down into one of the alleys and prepared to drop down himself but when he reached the spot where the thief had dropped and looked down he could see no sign of the thief anywhere. He looked up and down the alley but saw nothing. He cursed for the second time that day and then he remembered that he had left Midnight at the tree. He whistled as loud as he could and in moments Midnight was beneath Link. Link hopped down off of the roof then mounted Midnight.
Link decided to give up on the thief. He figured that by now the thief had left the town and was long gone. As morning approached he noticed that there were many guards moving towards the center of town towards the square. Link stopped one of the guards and asked him what was going on.
"Her majesty Queen Zelda of Hyrule is going to make a public appearance. She does so once a year just to meet with the people. She is a much loved ruler but there are those who still wish to do her harm so that is why so many of us are gathering at the square," the guard replied.
"Oh, I see," Link said. He thought about what the guard had said and he was sure he had heard the name Zelda before. Not because she was queen but it felt like it was something more personal.
"Hey kid. If you pay me ten rupees I'll let you stand with the other guards and I," the guard whispered.
"Huh? Why would you do that," Link asked curiously.
"Well, even though every one of us guards loves the queen and would proudly give our lives to protect her, most of the treasury goes back to helping the people of the land so we don't get paid very much. Plus you'll get to meet the queen herself," he whispered again.
Link thought about it for a moment. Meeting the queen was certainly something exciting and it didn't happen everyday so he agreed and handed the guard two blue rupees.
"Thanks kid. Now I'll be able to buy my kid that mask he's been asking about. I remember when I got a mask from my dad when I was a kid. I was so happy….." the guard rambled on for a moment before he finally led Link to the square. Link was amazed. Even though it was late morning by now and most everyone in town was awake he was amazed at the number of people that were already there. The square was so crowded that even the streets were beginning to fill.
The guard led Link next to a platform and told him to stay there until the queen was finished with her appearance. It was not long before Link heard the sounds of trumpets blowing loudly proclaiming the arrival of the queen in her grand carriage. Link turned to look at her and his face became white as snow when he finally saw the queen. She looked exactly like the woman in his nightmares. Link almost fell off of Midnight but caught himself just before he lost his balance.
The Queen stepped onto the stage and the people applauded and cheered her. She smiled and waved to the people and waited patiently for them to quiet down before she spoke. When she did Link recognized her voice. Even though she had spoken only one word in his nightmares he still recognized her voice.
"This is very odd. Why would I dream about Queen Zelda," he thought to himself. He noticed that she was also wearing the same blue dress that she was wearing in the dream. By now Link was really becoming uneasy about his nightmares but he kept his reaction to himself. No need to alert the guards about it.
As the queen continued to speak Link suddenly had a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. It wasn't physical pain but rather a feeling that made him feel like very bad was going to happen. Link looked around to see if anything was wrong and didn't notice anything but then he looked up at the rooftop and saw someone perched on the edge. He squinted his eyes to see what they were doing and he noticed that the person was holding a bow and beginning to drawback an arrow to fire. He realized that it was the same thief he had run into earlier. He didn't even need to follow the thief's line of sight to know he was aiming for the queen. He also realized that even if he alerted the guards it would be too late before the thief fired.
Just as the queen was about to finish her speech the thief fired his arrow at the queen. Link was already running towards her at full speed by the time the arrow was fired. The people all gasped as Link ran onto the platform and headed for Queen Zelda. The guards were beginning to rush onto the platform as well to stop Link for what they thought was an assassination attempt. Just as Zelda turned to see Link coming at her Link crashed into her and pulled her with him onto the ground just as the arrow went by. It missed the queen but it struck Link in the leg. Link started bleeding but he helped the queen up and looked up at the roof. By now the guard who had spoken to Link earlier noticed the thief as well and ordered the archers to shoot the thief down. The thief had no time to react as several arrows struck him in his abdomen and he fell off the roof into the streets.
The guards began to shoo the crowd away and escort the queen back to the castle. Just as the queen was going to be rushed away she turned to Link to thank him for saving her life when she finally got a good look at him. The color drained from her face and her mouth nearly dropped to the ground when she saw him.
"Is it really……" she thought but she had no time to finish her thought. One of the guards grabbed her by the arm and tried as calmly as he could that she needed to be returned to the castle immediately.
"Not unless this boy accompanies me. He did save my life after all and his wounds need to be treated," she said firmly.
"Yes, of course. We will bring him with at once your majesty," the guard said as he helped Link into the Queen's carriage and ordered the driver to hurry to the castle.
As they rode towards the castle the queen started to speak to Link but she saw that he had passed out from loss of blood. She moved over to him and placed a hand over his wound. A small yellow light emitted from her hand and Link's wound slowly closed up.
"Now all you need is some rest my…" she began to say but didn't finish. She wasn't sure if she was right about whom he was and she didn't want to run the risk of being wrong she didn't finish her sentence. It would hurt her too much if she was wrong. She kissed him on the forehead then sat back in her seat.
"Please goddesses, let it be him. Even if I can't tell him yet, please let it be him," Zelda thought as the carriage pulled into the castle.
Zelda stepped out of the carriage and immediately ordered that the boy be brought to her room so he could rest. The guard whom Link spoke with earlier carried him to Zelda's room as she followed.
When they arrived, the guard laid Link down on Zelda's bed and left the room to fetch a doctor. Zelda told him that was not necessary any longer as she had taken care of Link's injury. The guard nodded, bowed, and then left the two of them alone.
As she looked down at Link she began to stroke his hair and cheek. She bent down and kissed him on the forehead again.
"Please, oh please mighty goddesses let it be him," she thought one last time before getting up and heading to the throne room to address her advisors about the situation. She took one last look at Link's sleeping form and smiled. Even if he wasn't who she thought he was she was still glad that he was here.
Link was riding through Hyrule Field on his horse Midnight with great speed. He had just had his thirteenth birthday and Malon had given him a horse as a present. The horse was blacker than the night sky except for the white rings around his hooves. His Grandpa Talon had given him a bow and arrow set which he now had strapped to his back. Ingo didn't know what to give him so he just gave him fifty rupees to use however he wanted.
"Just don't go spending it on nonsense," Link recalled his Uncle Ingo saying before he rode off on Midnight to go exploring Hyrule Field.
As Link rode through the field, he almost lost himself in his bliss. The feeling of riding as fast as your horse could carry you and feeling the wind on your face and through your hair was indescribable. As a matter of fact, if he hadn't been to busy feeling the wind on his face, he would've have noticed that Midnight was about to run into a stream. Midnight stopped but Link did not and found himself flying through the air and right into the river.
When Link got up he cursed at Midnight for flinging him off, something his mother would definitely have scolded him for, and inspected himself. He wasn't hurt but his clothes were soaked and he needed to find some new ones quickly. He looked around and noticed he wasn't too far from Hyrule Castle Town.
"Well, it's there or nothing," he said. Hyrule had many villages throughout the country but Hyrule Castle Town was the only place that had more than your standard shops. It had almost every shop you could think of now. Malon had once told him that since he had been born that Hyrule Castle Town was really the only place in Hyrule that changed.
Link remounted Midnight and headed off for Hyrule Castle Town. As he neared the drawbridge he noticed the sky getting darker. He looked to the west and noticed the sun going down.
"I must've stayed out longer than I thought." Link said to himself in his head.
"Well boy," he said to Midnight as they got ever closer to Hyrule Castle Town, "it seems like we're going to have to spend the night here and do our shopping tomorrow."
Just as he and Midnight crossed the bridge the drawbridge started to close. Link asked the guard at the gate where the inn was and the guard pointed told him to turn left when he actually set foot in the town. Link thanked him and headed into town.
When looked around at the town for the first time he could not believe his eyes. The town was much larger than he had imagined. Even they most of them were closed he couldn't help but go to some of the shops and look at the merchandise through the windows.
Link looked around for a while until he found a clothing store. Luckily it was still open. He tied Midnight to a post outside and walked in. He looked around and saw no one in the store but a woman at the counter. He approached her and tapped the little bell next to her.
"Excuse me, miss," he said politely.
"Yes, how may I help you young sir," she said as she looked up at him.
"Well, as you can see, I am in dire need of some dry clothes," Link replied as he raised his arms and showed his wet, somewhat muddy clothes to the woman.
"You certainly are. Do you have any money with you," she asked politely.
"Yes, miss."
"Very well then young sir, come with me and I will take your measurements," the woman said as she led him to the back of the shop.
"Now raise your arms and stand still please," she said as she brought out her measuring tape. She went all over his body and took down his measurements on a sheet of paper. When she was finished she told him to wait right where he was and she would be back in a moment. When she came back Link was a little taken aback by the suit she had brought him.
"I know it looks a little strange but it's the only thing I have in your size right now," the woman said as she showed him strange looking green tunic and pointed cap.
"Tell me, have you ever heard of the Kokiri," she asked Link. He nodded his head in reply. His mother had told him what little she knew about them. Apparently, they were elves that physically looked like children all their lives and hardly, if ever, left their home the Kokiri Forest.
"Well, this is their style of dress. I understand if you don't want to wear it but it is the only thing I have for you," she said as she continued to hold it up for him.
Link finally just shrugged his shoulders and took it from the woman and went into the dressing room to change. When he came out he looked at himself in the mirror. He actually smiled.
"Hey, I actually look pretty good in this. Almost…heroic," he thought with a smile.
"So how much is this get up," Link asked as he continued to admire himself in the mirror.
"Oh you can just have it. I could never sell that thing and it was just taking up space," the woman said as she returned to the counter.
"Thank you very much, miss," Link said as he took off his cap and bowed to her. Malon had always told him that no matter who they were you should always bow to someone who had shown you kindness.
Link headed out the door and untied Midnight. Instead of mounting him he just led him to the inn. He tied Midnight to a post and went inside to get a room. He walked up to the counter and rang the bell. A very large bald man with beady eyes and a blue vest on stepped through a door on the other side of the counter.
"How may I help you, young sir," he asked politely.
"Appearances certainly can be deceiving," Link thought. To him, this man looked like he was most likely rude to everyone he knew but he was actually very polite.
"I need a room, sir. I also need a stable for my horse," Link asked as he looked around the small lobby. It was indeed quite small but well furnished.
"That'll be ten rupees for you and ten for your horse, young sir," the innkeeper said. Link dug into his pockets and pulled out four blue rupees and set them on the counter.
"Very well. I will place your horse in the stables. Here is the key to your room. It's the last door all the way down the hall on the left," the innkeeper said as he handed Link the key.
Link headed to his room and went inside. It was small but well furnished like the lobby. A candle was lit on the stand next to the bed. There was a window on the right side of the room that looked out into the street.
Link did not care to look around at the rest of the room though. He was exhausted now so he set his bow and arrows next to his bed and then just fell back onto it. He pulled his legs on the bed and didn't even bother slipping underneath the sheets and fell asleep on top of them.
The next morning when he woke up he found a plate of eggs and pancakes next to the bed on the stand.
"This man must be psychic," Link thought as he ate the breakfast the innkeeper had prepared for him.
Link finished and was about to leave the room when he noticed that the window was open. He thought it was strange but he didn't think anything of it at the moment. He had been tired the night before and had opened it and forgotten about it. At least that was what he thought until he noticed that his bow and arrows were missing. He searched all over the room and found nothing. He rushed out of his room and asked the innkeeper if he had heard anything strange last night. The innkeeper shook his head saying the only noises he heard was Midnight moving around in the stables. Link quickly thanked the innkeeper and went outside to fetch Midnight. Link mounted Midnight and slowly rode him through town to find the thief.
It was early morning so not many people were out but it would still be difficult to find the thief. Hyrule Castle Town was large and it would take a long time to find the thief. Thankfully the drawbridge had not yet been lowered so he knew that the thief was still somewhere in town.
Link searched for about an hour but still found no sign of the thief. He couldn't dawn was approaching and he knew he didn't have much time to find the thief. He was about to give up when he saw one of his arrows on the ground. He dismounted Midnight and bent down to pick it up. Just as he bent down an arrow went flying past his head and struck the ground next to his hand. Link spun around and looked up. In the tree was a boy about his age dressed like a thief. In his hands was Link's bow. Link growled and ran at the tree and climbed it with amazing speed. Link had been so fast that the thief had no time to react before Link was in front of him on the branch.
"Alright, you dirty thief. Hand over my bow and arrows before I have to beat you to a pulp," he said balling up his fist.
The thief laughed and said, "Fine, but you have to catch me first." With that he leapt out of the tree and onto the roof of the nearest building. Link leapt after him and the chase was on. Link chased after the thief over countless rooftops for what seemed like forever. Off in the distance he could hear the drawbridge open but he kept his attention focused on the thief ahead of him.
All of a sudden the thief seemed to drop down and disappear. Link figured he dropped down into one of the alleys and prepared to drop down himself but when he reached the spot where the thief had dropped and looked down he could see no sign of the thief anywhere. He looked up and down the alley but saw nothing. He cursed for the second time that day and then he remembered that he had left Midnight at the tree. He whistled as loud as he could and in moments Midnight was beneath Link. Link hopped down off of the roof then mounted Midnight.
Link decided to give up on the thief. He figured that by now the thief had left the town and was long gone. As morning approached he noticed that there were many guards moving towards the center of town towards the square. Link stopped one of the guards and asked him what was going on.
"Her majesty Queen Zelda of Hyrule is going to make a public appearance. She does so once a year just to meet with the people. She is a much loved ruler but there are those who still wish to do her harm so that is why so many of us are gathering at the square," the guard replied.
"Oh, I see," Link said. He thought about what the guard had said and he was sure he had heard the name Zelda before. Not because she was queen but it felt like it was something more personal.
"Hey kid. If you pay me ten rupees I'll let you stand with the other guards and I," the guard whispered.
"Huh? Why would you do that," Link asked curiously.
"Well, even though every one of us guards loves the queen and would proudly give our lives to protect her, most of the treasury goes back to helping the people of the land so we don't get paid very much. Plus you'll get to meet the queen herself," he whispered again.
Link thought about it for a moment. Meeting the queen was certainly something exciting and it didn't happen everyday so he agreed and handed the guard two blue rupees.
"Thanks kid. Now I'll be able to buy my kid that mask he's been asking about. I remember when I got a mask from my dad when I was a kid. I was so happy….." the guard rambled on for a moment before he finally led Link to the square. Link was amazed. Even though it was late morning by now and most everyone in town was awake he was amazed at the number of people that were already there. The square was so crowded that even the streets were beginning to fill.
The guard led Link next to a platform and told him to stay there until the queen was finished with her appearance. It was not long before Link heard the sounds of trumpets blowing loudly proclaiming the arrival of the queen in her grand carriage. Link turned to look at her and his face became white as snow when he finally saw the queen. She looked exactly like the woman in his nightmares. Link almost fell off of Midnight but caught himself just before he lost his balance.
The Queen stepped onto the stage and the people applauded and cheered her. She smiled and waved to the people and waited patiently for them to quiet down before she spoke. When she did Link recognized her voice. Even though she had spoken only one word in his nightmares he still recognized her voice.
"This is very odd. Why would I dream about Queen Zelda," he thought to himself. He noticed that she was also wearing the same blue dress that she was wearing in the dream. By now Link was really becoming uneasy about his nightmares but he kept his reaction to himself. No need to alert the guards about it.
As the queen continued to speak Link suddenly had a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. It wasn't physical pain but rather a feeling that made him feel like very bad was going to happen. Link looked around to see if anything was wrong and didn't notice anything but then he looked up at the rooftop and saw someone perched on the edge. He squinted his eyes to see what they were doing and he noticed that the person was holding a bow and beginning to drawback an arrow to fire. He realized that it was the same thief he had run into earlier. He didn't even need to follow the thief's line of sight to know he was aiming for the queen. He also realized that even if he alerted the guards it would be too late before the thief fired.
Just as the queen was about to finish her speech the thief fired his arrow at the queen. Link was already running towards her at full speed by the time the arrow was fired. The people all gasped as Link ran onto the platform and headed for Queen Zelda. The guards were beginning to rush onto the platform as well to stop Link for what they thought was an assassination attempt. Just as Zelda turned to see Link coming at her Link crashed into her and pulled her with him onto the ground just as the arrow went by. It missed the queen but it struck Link in the leg. Link started bleeding but he helped the queen up and looked up at the roof. By now the guard who had spoken to Link earlier noticed the thief as well and ordered the archers to shoot the thief down. The thief had no time to react as several arrows struck him in his abdomen and he fell off the roof into the streets.
The guards began to shoo the crowd away and escort the queen back to the castle. Just as the queen was going to be rushed away she turned to Link to thank him for saving her life when she finally got a good look at him. The color drained from her face and her mouth nearly dropped to the ground when she saw him.
"Is it really……" she thought but she had no time to finish her thought. One of the guards grabbed her by the arm and tried as calmly as he could that she needed to be returned to the castle immediately.
"Not unless this boy accompanies me. He did save my life after all and his wounds need to be treated," she said firmly.
"Yes, of course. We will bring him with at once your majesty," the guard said as he helped Link into the Queen's carriage and ordered the driver to hurry to the castle.
As they rode towards the castle the queen started to speak to Link but she saw that he had passed out from loss of blood. She moved over to him and placed a hand over his wound. A small yellow light emitted from her hand and Link's wound slowly closed up.
"Now all you need is some rest my…" she began to say but didn't finish. She wasn't sure if she was right about whom he was and she didn't want to run the risk of being wrong she didn't finish her sentence. It would hurt her too much if she was wrong. She kissed him on the forehead then sat back in her seat.
"Please goddesses, let it be him. Even if I can't tell him yet, please let it be him," Zelda thought as the carriage pulled into the castle.
Zelda stepped out of the carriage and immediately ordered that the boy be brought to her room so he could rest. The guard whom Link spoke with earlier carried him to Zelda's room as she followed.
When they arrived, the guard laid Link down on Zelda's bed and left the room to fetch a doctor. Zelda told him that was not necessary any longer as she had taken care of Link's injury. The guard nodded, bowed, and then left the two of them alone.
As she looked down at Link she began to stroke his hair and cheek. She bent down and kissed him on the forehead again.
"Please, oh please mighty goddesses let it be him," she thought one last time before getting up and heading to the throne room to address her advisors about the situation. She took one last look at Link's sleeping form and smiled. Even if he wasn't who she thought he was she was still glad that he was here.