"What's wrong, Zelda dear?" asked Impa, Zelda's nursemaid. It was the day after Zelda's coronation and Impa could tell she wasn't herself.
"Impa, do you remember Link?" Zelda was worried that she might have hurt him and pushed him off too soon.
"Of course I do! Hero of Time, defeater of Ganondorf? Who could forget him? Without him, we Sages would still be in our temples praying for Ganondorf's demise! Strangely enough, no one has seen him since you returned the world to the past."
"I saw him last night."
"Oh, you had a dream! Was it a good one?"
"No. I really saw him. I slipped away once I was crowned. He found me in the garden."
"Well, what did he say? Where has he been?"
"He ventured to Termina, then Saskreet. Impa, where are those places located?"
"Where? Legend has it that Termina is to the East and Saskreet is far to the West. But, only a select few can journey, want to journey, out of Hyrule. Why, we are the most prosperous nation in the world! Many who do leave are never allowed to return. Link is lucky that he has found the way back in."
"Hmm. Impa, Link was going to kiss me, but I had a vision and didn't allow him to."
"It is not at all uncommon for the keeper of the Triforce of Wisdom to have visions. What was it about?"
"Our descendants, Link's and my own were at a wedding ceremony. They were getting married! I saw that Link and I could not get married, so why bother with a courting?"
"A wise one, my Zelda is. I thought that you two would make a good couple. Apparently I am wrong. Oh, well." Impa walked off, now that Zelda was feeling better.
"Yes, oh well," Zelda said quietly to herself.
Later, as Zelda was playing her lyre in the garden, her father came in to speak with her.
"Zelda, may I have a moment of you're time?" he asked.
"Of course, father." Zelda stopped playing her lyre and sat it on the ground beside the bench she was sitting on. "What do you wish to talk to me about?"
"Zelda, now that you are coronated, you will be expected to find a husband. Now, your mother and I promised each other before we had you that we would never force our children into marriages that they did not want. Since she is no longer with us, I will have to uphold that idea. Although, I do want to introduce you to some of the worthy men in Hyrule. You do not have to do an absolute thing with them, but possibly you will find one of them interesting. To do this, we will have a ball for you, and you may decide the date, presumably soon. What do you think, dear?"
"That is a wonderful idea! A week from tomorrow... how does that sound, father?"
"Delicious, simply delicious. I shall go inform the castle of your plans. Thank you, dear."
"Anytime, father." The king left to begin his mission and Zelda went inside to the seamstress, Simri.
"Simri! Oh, Simri!" As soon as Zelda had Simri's attention, she told of her ball plans. "We're going to have a ball next week so that I can meet men, and I simply must have a new dress. Will you help me decide on the colors and such?"
"Of course, Princess. Do you have something in mind?" Simri was a simple woman, yet very creative. She could design an outfit within minutes with only the most basic of instructions.
"Yes! I want it to be like my coronation dress, but purple. Lavender, actually. Oh, and I must have the royal sash on the front. It has to have full, medium length arms, as well. Not terribly low-cut, but enough to see some skin. Is that enough information?" Zelda knew that Simri was very skilled and could come up with anything.
"Yes, Princess. I will begin working on it immediately, and I promise that it will be done by the time of your ball." Simri chuckled and began to search for the right fabric.
"Thank you, Simri!" Zelda dashed, then remembered to 'walk calmly', to her room to plan the aspects of her ball.
"Impa, do you remember Link?" Zelda was worried that she might have hurt him and pushed him off too soon.
"Of course I do! Hero of Time, defeater of Ganondorf? Who could forget him? Without him, we Sages would still be in our temples praying for Ganondorf's demise! Strangely enough, no one has seen him since you returned the world to the past."
"I saw him last night."
"Oh, you had a dream! Was it a good one?"
"No. I really saw him. I slipped away once I was crowned. He found me in the garden."
"Well, what did he say? Where has he been?"
"He ventured to Termina, then Saskreet. Impa, where are those places located?"
"Where? Legend has it that Termina is to the East and Saskreet is far to the West. But, only a select few can journey, want to journey, out of Hyrule. Why, we are the most prosperous nation in the world! Many who do leave are never allowed to return. Link is lucky that he has found the way back in."
"Hmm. Impa, Link was going to kiss me, but I had a vision and didn't allow him to."
"It is not at all uncommon for the keeper of the Triforce of Wisdom to have visions. What was it about?"
"Our descendants, Link's and my own were at a wedding ceremony. They were getting married! I saw that Link and I could not get married, so why bother with a courting?"
"A wise one, my Zelda is. I thought that you two would make a good couple. Apparently I am wrong. Oh, well." Impa walked off, now that Zelda was feeling better.
"Yes, oh well," Zelda said quietly to herself.
Later, as Zelda was playing her lyre in the garden, her father came in to speak with her.
"Zelda, may I have a moment of you're time?" he asked.
"Of course, father." Zelda stopped playing her lyre and sat it on the ground beside the bench she was sitting on. "What do you wish to talk to me about?"
"Zelda, now that you are coronated, you will be expected to find a husband. Now, your mother and I promised each other before we had you that we would never force our children into marriages that they did not want. Since she is no longer with us, I will have to uphold that idea. Although, I do want to introduce you to some of the worthy men in Hyrule. You do not have to do an absolute thing with them, but possibly you will find one of them interesting. To do this, we will have a ball for you, and you may decide the date, presumably soon. What do you think, dear?"
"That is a wonderful idea! A week from tomorrow... how does that sound, father?"
"Delicious, simply delicious. I shall go inform the castle of your plans. Thank you, dear."
"Anytime, father." The king left to begin his mission and Zelda went inside to the seamstress, Simri.
"Simri! Oh, Simri!" As soon as Zelda had Simri's attention, she told of her ball plans. "We're going to have a ball next week so that I can meet men, and I simply must have a new dress. Will you help me decide on the colors and such?"
"Of course, Princess. Do you have something in mind?" Simri was a simple woman, yet very creative. She could design an outfit within minutes with only the most basic of instructions.
"Yes! I want it to be like my coronation dress, but purple. Lavender, actually. Oh, and I must have the royal sash on the front. It has to have full, medium length arms, as well. Not terribly low-cut, but enough to see some skin. Is that enough information?" Zelda knew that Simri was very skilled and could come up with anything.
"Yes, Princess. I will begin working on it immediately, and I promise that it will be done by the time of your ball." Simri chuckled and began to search for the right fabric.
"Thank you, Simri!" Zelda dashed, then remembered to 'walk calmly', to her room to plan the aspects of her ball.
