Princess of the Zoras
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**Ruto: 4 years old**
Ruto is sitting in her room staring at the wall. Almost a full year has passed since her mother's death. The tears still come whenever she thinks about it.
"Nayru, why? Why can't I have my mommy?" she whispers. She tries to hold back the tears. The past year has been an emotional roller coaster. When she turns around, she notices the door slowly coming open.
"Ruto?" King Zora asks. "Are you in there?"
"Yes Father." Ruto replies. King Zora opens the door the rest of the way. He looks straight at Ruto.
"Ruto, you are now four years old. It is time you began acting like a princess." Ruto looks up at him.
"What do I do?" she whines. "I don't know." King Zora gives her a small smile.
"Don't worry, we'll help all the way. Since you are now at the 'Age of Royalty', your duty is to feed our Sacred Guardian, Lord Jabu-Jabu." Ruto just stares at him. "Go see Noran. She'll tell you exactly what to do." Ruto nods. After the king has left, Ruto looks at the Zora's Sapphire on her bedstand.
"Why me?" she asks. Then she goes to the Sanctuary.
**Zoran Sanctuary, Home of Jabu-Jabu**
"Noran?" Ruto calls as she enters. An adult female warrior Zora turns around.
"Ah, Your Highness. His Majesty said you would be coming." She comes over and kneels down. "Are you ready?" Ruto shakes her head.
"Scared." Ruto says. Noran smiles.
"It seems a lot harder than it actually is. But very important. Only the females in the royal family are allowed this honor. So hold your head up."
"I'll try..." Ruto says shakily. For the next hour or so, Noran shows her how to prepare the meal for Jabu-Jabu. When they are done, the plate is bigger than Ruto.
"I can't carry this!" Ruto whines. Noran pats her head, earning a glare from the child.
"Don't worry, we can help you until you are big enough." Ruto bears most of the weight, Noran keeps it steady. Slowly they bring it over to Jabu-Jabu and put it in front of him. Noran then backs away, gently pulling Ruto with her. When they are clear, Ruto stares in awe as Jabu-Jabu sucks it right up!
"Wow." She says. Noran smiles at her.
"Every noon his meal must be served. So if you come here by about nine-thirty or ten o'clock, you should be able to get it ready in time. So we'll see you tomorrow!" Ruto practically jumps and runs off to be a kid.
**Throne Room**
"Daddy! I did it!" Ruto is jumping up and down in front of the throne. Noran has come in as well and replaced one of the throne room guards. "I fed Jabu-Jabu! I'm a big girl!" King Zora is trying very hard not to laugh at his child's enthusiasm. Instead he looks to Noran.
"Well?" he asks her.
"Needs a little help carrying it, but other than that it went fine." Noran replies.
"See!" Ruto yells again. "I did it!" She stops jumping for a moment. Then she looks at her father. "I'm a big girl. I wanna go to Lake Hylia!" She puts on the dreaded sad eyes. "Pweese?!" Unfortunately, King Zora isn't made of stone. He sighs, giving in to his daughter.
"Noran, could you take her down?" He looks right at Ruto. "But I want her home before sundown." Noran nods.
"All right Highness. Let's go." They both leave for Lake Hylia.
Disclaimer: Do I really need to do this?
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**Ruto: 4 years old**
Ruto is sitting in her room staring at the wall. Almost a full year has passed since her mother's death. The tears still come whenever she thinks about it.
"Nayru, why? Why can't I have my mommy?" she whispers. She tries to hold back the tears. The past year has been an emotional roller coaster. When she turns around, she notices the door slowly coming open.
"Ruto?" King Zora asks. "Are you in there?"
"Yes Father." Ruto replies. King Zora opens the door the rest of the way. He looks straight at Ruto.
"Ruto, you are now four years old. It is time you began acting like a princess." Ruto looks up at him.
"What do I do?" she whines. "I don't know." King Zora gives her a small smile.
"Don't worry, we'll help all the way. Since you are now at the 'Age of Royalty', your duty is to feed our Sacred Guardian, Lord Jabu-Jabu." Ruto just stares at him. "Go see Noran. She'll tell you exactly what to do." Ruto nods. After the king has left, Ruto looks at the Zora's Sapphire on her bedstand.
"Why me?" she asks. Then she goes to the Sanctuary.
**Zoran Sanctuary, Home of Jabu-Jabu**
"Noran?" Ruto calls as she enters. An adult female warrior Zora turns around.
"Ah, Your Highness. His Majesty said you would be coming." She comes over and kneels down. "Are you ready?" Ruto shakes her head.
"Scared." Ruto says. Noran smiles.
"It seems a lot harder than it actually is. But very important. Only the females in the royal family are allowed this honor. So hold your head up."
"I'll try..." Ruto says shakily. For the next hour or so, Noran shows her how to prepare the meal for Jabu-Jabu. When they are done, the plate is bigger than Ruto.
"I can't carry this!" Ruto whines. Noran pats her head, earning a glare from the child.
"Don't worry, we can help you until you are big enough." Ruto bears most of the weight, Noran keeps it steady. Slowly they bring it over to Jabu-Jabu and put it in front of him. Noran then backs away, gently pulling Ruto with her. When they are clear, Ruto stares in awe as Jabu-Jabu sucks it right up!
"Wow." She says. Noran smiles at her.
"Every noon his meal must be served. So if you come here by about nine-thirty or ten o'clock, you should be able to get it ready in time. So we'll see you tomorrow!" Ruto practically jumps and runs off to be a kid.
**Throne Room**
"Daddy! I did it!" Ruto is jumping up and down in front of the throne. Noran has come in as well and replaced one of the throne room guards. "I fed Jabu-Jabu! I'm a big girl!" King Zora is trying very hard not to laugh at his child's enthusiasm. Instead he looks to Noran.
"Well?" he asks her.
"Needs a little help carrying it, but other than that it went fine." Noran replies.
"See!" Ruto yells again. "I did it!" She stops jumping for a moment. Then she looks at her father. "I'm a big girl. I wanna go to Lake Hylia!" She puts on the dreaded sad eyes. "Pweese?!" Unfortunately, King Zora isn't made of stone. He sighs, giving in to his daughter.
"Noran, could you take her down?" He looks right at Ruto. "But I want her home before sundown." Noran nods.
"All right Highness. Let's go." They both leave for Lake Hylia.