Zelda's room

"Pardon?" A wide-eyed Sheik asked. Zelda hesitated and finally spoke after what seemed like an eternity.

"It's a plan that my Father and I have acquired to take back those papers. Instead of sending two Hylian Brides, why not send one Hylian male and one Sheikah?"

"Why not send two female Hylians and no males? Link is not going to like this." Sheik was septic on how this was to work.

"That would take weeks to find and train those two women. The High King wants them now. As in tomorrow."

"Oh, I see your point. And you didn't know about this until this morning?" Zelda nodded. "Who is going to tell Link about this plan? And when were they?"

"Ah, Link. We were going to wait until the dinner to let him know about this. You know how he overacts on things like this. Remember when Link had his first pimple as a teenager?" Zelda asked as Sheik raised a hand to his forehead.

"Yes I remember. He wanted to cut half his nose off to get the zit off. I had to hide his sword for a month."

Link's Domain

Ach, I am so bored. I hope Sheik doesn't get lost in there...I got to go the bathroom. Link gets up and starts to walk down the hall, past Zelda's room. When he walked by, he realized that he could hear Zelda and Sheik talking.

"Ah, Link. We were going to wait until the dinner to let him know about this. You know how he overacts on things like this. Remember when Link had his first pimple as a teenager?"

"Oh, their talking about me. I shouldn't be listening to them." But Link didn't get up and move.

"Yes I remember. He wanted to cut half his nose off to get the zit off. I had to hide his sword for a month."

"And Sheik. I want you to keep an eye on my stepmother if you can."

"Now what could be causing her to want to have an eye on Queen Alicia, I wonder?"

"Yes Princess Zelda." Sheik walked out of the room and into Link. "Oh, hi Link. It's almost time to get ready for the dinner, isn't it? I'll se you in a bit." And he walked towards his room. "Shit, I hope he wasn't listening to us."

"Now I wonder what that could have been about. Hey Sheik! What did you do with my soup?"

Dinner of the King

At the dinner, Link and Sheik were set in honorable seats, the seats to the King's left. Neither link nor Sheik was eating as much as they usually do. Zelda on the way to her seat leaned toward Sheik.

"You haven't told Link anything have you?" Sheik put her fork down and smiled.

"Nope, so you'll be able to give him a heart attack and what not."

"All right, as long as you let me have my fun." At that, she sat down.

"Yeah, and leave me to calm him down afterwards." Sheik looked over at Link, who was eyeing his food suspiciously. "Something wrong?" Link snapped out of his trance and smiled at him.

"Yes, just fine." Link bluffed and smiled. Sheik could tell he was bluffing and was about to call it but the King stood and started his speech.

"Good people of the court, soldiers, ladies, lords, counts, and a countess." At the last remark, the countess rose and bowed as everyone else clapped. "I have an announcement to make. It seems one of our rival countries has requested that we send two Wives for his sons in order to strengthen our friendship."

That's completely different then what Zelda told me. Sheik glanced at Zelda and her step mother. Zelda was smiling and Alicia was snapping her fingers, looking nervous. Now what could be bothering her?

"Now I have a plan that will please all. I have chosen the two people. They are to leave in the morning." Zelda rose and slipped over to Sheik.

"I need to speak with both of you now, in the back room." All three left the dinning hall, into the backroom.

"Tell me, who are the brides?" Link cocked an eyebrow.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Link please don't freak out. My father has chosen you two."

Here it comes... Sheik thought as it took a minute to sink into Link's head what she said.

"What the Hell! What do you mean!"

"We think it's best for everyone that we send someone that we trust. We can't send any women because there is no one that we trust. Except for the Countess but she couldn't keep a secret. And I can't go, Link don't look at me like that. No one will know who you are. No one here, or there. You two often disappear into nothingness on some adventure. And we will make special dresses so that you will look more like woman. Even though you two do have feminine bodies. Link?" Zelda's words made Sheik turn and look at his friend.

"Link, are you all right?" The phase was well suited since Link was turning a pale color and was swaying back and forth.

"He's going to faint." And so he did. Zelda sighed and looked at Sheik.

"Get him up to his room. He doesn't look so good." Zelda went back out into the crowded Dinning Hall.