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Okay, getting a bit excited over that last reviewer...Well, enough speaking of my wonderful reviewers, on with the chapter!

Chapter 4

Uncommon Trust

The sun melted into the thick, warm horizon as evening drew in closer upon the vast land of Hyrule. Its market was coming to a close until the next morning where they would start another day like any other. Zelda was quite suprise that there weren't any guards out looking for her, which made her worry a bit if Fileen was all right or if her father was worried for her to begin with. Nevertheless, she tried not to think of things that concerned the castle, she was more focused on finding a place to rest until she returns the next day.

Fortunately, Zelda acquired many ruppees before leaving the castle, which came very helpful to her in checking into a local Inn of Hyrule Market. She entered the fairly sized complex and looked around to see if the place seemed safe to stay in. There was a front desk with a tenant, a small lounge with a bar and its keep, and over next to the bar was a small platform for entertainment.

"Welcome, Miss," the large woman at the desk greeted Zelda, "Would you like to check into a room this night?" The large woman had redish hair pinned up into round bun, and she wore a hand knitted garb over her shoulders. To Zelda's perspection, the Inn and its' keep looked well trusted.

"Yes I would," the princess smiled, "What rooms do you have available?"

"May I interest you in a cozy dorm with a furnace?" She asked, "It's quite spacious and not at all too costly." Zelda pondered for a moment. Though she could easily afford a nicer suite, she didn't want to attract too much attention, seeing as how she is alone and a woman. Zelda understood that it would be very strange for a lady to stay in a comfortable room without a husband.

"Sounds lovely," Zelda nodded with a different, yet satisfied smile between her cheeks. She looked over her shoulder and saw a young, red haired girl around the age of fourteen crooning a song.

"She has quite a fine voice," the disguised royal commented, "Is she an entertainer?"

"Malon, the farmgirl?" The lady nearly chuckled, "Oh no, she's just gifted. Though she sings very nice, she doesn't wish to continue as an entertainer. She's very young, I must say."

"Is that so?" Said Zelda with another thought running through her mind, "Tell me, do you have arranged showings or traveling entertainers who perform here often?"

"Yes," she replied, "But this night is for the local talents. Anyone may be an entertainer for tonight only, so long as it's tasteful and not vulgar!"

"Of course," the princess giggled. She listened to Malon's singing and was very well pleased with her voice even though Zelda herself never heard such a country-like melody before, she enjoyed her song. The men, who were of various ages, sitting at the bar and lounge, clapped and cheered for Malon's singing. Her song was finished and she rushed over to an older man who appeared to be her father, Talon. Zelda knew who he was because he often made shipments to the castle and was sought by her father many times for business matters.

After embracing her father and exchanging a few words with several young men around her, Malon laid her eyes on Zelda. She smiled with a bit of a cunning idea in her head. Then she finally laid it out onto the crowd.

"May we hear a song from our lovely traveler?" She asked in the distance to Zelda with a bit of a rich southern tone. However, Zelda froze in her stance. Then a few other men congregated over to Zelda to beg her to sing. Her cheeks blushed in embarassment, but the more she declined to sing, the more the men would pester her. Finally, Malon stepped forward, much closer to Zelda than the men were.

"There's only one way to get out o' this," she winked, "Ya gotta sing." Zelda still had a very nervous look on her face, which almost questioned Malon.

"You can sing, can't ya?" She whispered in Zelda's ear so she wouldn't embarass her even more.

"Uh, yes," she started, "But I know not of any songs that would interest this audience." Malon giggled to help Zelda lift her nervousness. She guided her to the platform next to the bar.

"Awe don't you worry none," the red haired girl comforted the blonde, "Just sing whatevah comes to mind. Be it slow or fast, it don't matter. Them boys just wanna hear a girl sing." Zelda smiled, but her nerves kept shaking within her.

Malon stepped down off the platform and returned to her seat next to her father. She smiled to encourage Zelda to sing, but even from a diva, Zelda just couldn't muster up anything to sing. Then, the princess closed her eyes, hoping something would come to her. Words began filling her mind as did some old songs from her childhood. The only one she felt most comfortable to sing was a lullaby sung by her nursemaid and her mother before she died. She closed her eyes.

Zelda's voice slipped quietly against the noise from the men. She kept singing, but no lyrics escaped her mouth. Then Malon hushed everyone to listen to the singer on the platform. Her voice was much clearer and she seemed much calmer than before. Closing her eyes probably helped her at this. Then finally, after humming the first few bars of her song, she broke out into lyrics, but she spoke them in ancient Hylian, as if singing a prayer.

The song was very beautiful and the melody was very soothing, which kept everyone inside Inn very quiet. They were so quiet that even people outside could hear the lovely melody, which attracted several more to come in. One of them was Link, but with her eyes shut, Zelda didn't even notice.

He kept his gaze on her, completely amazed that she could sing as good as she looks. Not to mention, he never expected to see her again, thinking he embarassed himself so badly enough earlier that day. Zelda's song ended just as she opened her eyes upon the crowd. Her voice faded to the end and everyone cheered for her. She stepped down from the platform and began making her way back to the desk, but many were trying to get her attention, whether it was to ask for her to sing again or to simply woo her for pleasure.

"Thank you," Zelda blushed, "But I must retire for some amount of rest. Besides, you all have an even lovilier singer. Go on Malon, may we hear another one?" Malon smiled and stepped up to the platform, she then began singing again attracting the crowd back over to the bar again. Zelda stepped towards the larger lady and requested for her room.

"Well now!" The woman's eyes were wide with such suprise, "That was some high class singing, Miss. Do you sing very often?" Zelda shook her head.

"Only in prayer," Zelda responded as the lady handed her a small key.

"My goodness!" She exclaimed, "You must be quite a religious girl!" Zelda giggled a little bit as the lady calmed down her excitement. She then said, "Your room is number seven just outside and to your left. Enjoy your stay and feel welcome to come back and sing tonight!"

"Thank you," Zelda smiled. She noticed she had never smiled so much in a very long time.

Zelda made her way out of the lounge and towards the door. She looked back just for a moment, but her eyes caught Link looking straight at her. He stood still, not flinching or anything. The princess smiled again to him and he smiled back hoping she would notice him in the crowd. Zelda then headed through the door to walk to her dorm. However, little did she know, another man followed her out the lounge. Link noticed this and began following them with a bit of a curious look on his face. He stepped outside and peered over to Zelda's direction.

The man followed Zelda to her room, but they stopped at room six, probably to not hint to him that she's staying in room seven. However, the man looked very familiar to her.

"You're a wonderful singer," the man complimented, "You must be better that those Zoras. What are they called? Oh, the Indigo-Go's!" He kept drawing in closer to the princess, but she kept backing away.

"Oh thank you," Zelda said a bit nervously, "But I must really retreat to my dorm. I am quite exhausted."

"Really now?" He asked, "Well where's your husband? Or do you not have one?" The man had a grim smile planted on his face. He knew Zelda wasn't married, which made him more aggressive in his advances.

Zelda looked back at her room, but knew she wouldn't have any chance of entering it without him coming in after her. She saw the only thing to do was to flee back to the lounge, but he was in her way. Then she saw that she was near several horses, which gave her an idea.

The princess rushed away from the man and quickly mounted one of the horses. She noticed that the man also began mounting one, so she quickly rode the horse out of his way. Several other young men, who had also harassed Zelda that day, mounted the last four horses and began riding in Zelda's direction. However, the horse Zelda took happened to belong to Link, which left him running after the feigns.

The five riders charged after Zelda through the back allies and narrow passage ways. Zelda tried her best at losing them, but they were too persistant at her moves. Her horse galloped against the cobble stone roads until it was finally forced to stop. She found herself in a dead end with a man standing at the end of her only exit. Darkness hovered throughout the ally, barely any features could be seen. The princess knew that there was no escape on horse, for the ally was too narrow for her to pass him by. Zelda dismounted the horse and held her cape around her so that the man wouldn't be able to see what she was doing.

Zelda's hand reach underneath the neckline of her peasant gown and pulled out a strange blue medallion. Before the man could understand what was going on, he found a caped Sheikah standing before him. The Sheikah pulled out several sharp throwing knives and a crisp dagger, which appeared to be fit and armed. After finding himself under the glare of the Sheikah, the man rushed forward. However, the Sheikah started to attack with the throwing knives, none of which were able to peirce the man's charge.

The man drew his sword to defend himself from the Sheikah's razor edge dagger. He tried swiping his blade at the Sheikah, but he was too quick for the Hylian's moves. Then the Sheikah flipped over his opponent's arm and kicked him down to the ground, but the man didn't fall completely over. Instead, he managed to swing his sword back at the Sheikah, which gave him enough time to pick himself up. Finally, the Sheikah threw the last four knives, but only one made it's way through the man's deflects. The knife, however, didn't pierce any flesh, just the fabric of the man's hood.

There was nothing left the Sheikah could do, but fight with flesh, yet it wasn't too good of an idea for the Sheikah. The man finally plowed himself towards the caped opponent and the two began to struggle until the Sheikah was on top trying to escape from the man's hands. Then the face of the man looked clear to the Sheikah with just a glance. She lifted herself off the man with a flushed look. Never, had she suspected to fight him, especially if he's the person she had thought of. Her eyes shifted to curiousity, hoping she knew who this man really was. The man's face was still shadowed underneath his hood, but the caped Sheikah pulled off her's first. Zelda's face revealed its amazment as her hands gently pulled back the man's hood. She was right; the man who she had fought was the same who had rescued her. He was Link.

"Milady?" Link's eyes were absolutely shocked to find the beautiful peasant before him. Not to mention, he had just realized that he was fighting her, and though it wasn't exactly an actual duel, she was pretty good. But then, he noticed that her eyes were no longer on him, so he turned around. He saw the five other men, dismounted from their horses. They began to step forward, but Link was already up and prepared for battle.

Three of them began to charge Link as the other two swooped around him to make advances upon Zelda. One of the two men distracted the fair princess, while the other made a suprise attack from behind. He grabbed her arms and pulled her closer to him as the other moved in closer to the two. Zelda barely yelped before the two men could contain her voice by covering her mouth. Link immediately shoved off the men who persued him and made his quarrel over to the men upon Zelda.

"Remove yourselves from her," Link growled, "Or a consequence is sure to follow!"

"What consequence?" One of the men snorted, almost sarcastically.

"It stands before, gentlemen," Link challenged the five men with an arrogant smile on his face, which angered the dueling foes. They grunted to Link's wit. The two men released Zelda and drew their swords at Link.

Zelda watched as Link, the man who was too afraid to speak to her, became her hero right before her very eyes. Link swung his sword at the foes, knocking and cutting them. They returned with blows from their swords as well. Very few attacks were actually implicated upon Link, but he steadied through. He swished his sword diagonally into an "x" and then slashed it passed the men. Two of them were injured, which was enough for them to scamper away.

Finally, Link turned back to Zelda, but instead of a victorious look on his face, she could see that Link was hiding the pain from his wound. Zelda approached him with the horse following behind her.

"Are you hurt?" His voice was completely in concern for her welfare, but Zelda was not harmed.

"No, but you are," she referred to his wound. Then she began to notice that he swayed a bit as if he was about to pass out. She guided him to his horse and helped him mount it. He passed out after he gave his last bit of strength as the princess mounted behind him. Zelda then tugged on the horse's reign and headed towards the Inn.

Sooooo, what do you think? I know, I cut it in an odd place, but I had to! It would've been EXTREMELY LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG if I kept continuing! No joke, it really would have! Well anyhoo...lemme know what you think! OoOoOooo! For all you romacies, you're gonna really like Chapter 5! I PROMISE YOU THAT! ;) Please review! Q/C/C are welcomed like fortune cookies! (Why am I craving them lately? hmmm) Gotta eat! Bye!