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July 7, the 1st year in the reign of King Ganondorf I

Dear Diary,

It's been almost a year since I last wrote in my diary, and I'm terribly sorry. Truth be told, I haven't had much time for writing.

Today was my tenth birthday. Compared to last year, my birthday was a little, well, depressing. I did my chores as usual, though I'm having to work even harder now then I did before (I'll explain later on). I was pleasantly surprised, however, because my father was able to get me a small cake, and Ingo was able to find me some sparkers. We couldn't do anything big, because it'd probably upset the King in some shape or form.

Another reason my birthday, and the entire year I guess, was sad was because I haven't seen Fairy Boy since my last birthday. I really didn't think that he would break his promise to me, he just didn't seem like the kind of boy to do a thing like that, expecially after coming to my birthday last year. I guess I'm just starting to wonder more and more if the jewels he was collecting had something to do with Ganondorf's takeover...

Anyway, believe it or not, the reason I'm writing is not to talk about Link or my birthday (okay, maybe my birthday a little bit). I guess I'm just writing to sort of tell what's been going on in the country for the last year, because there's been a lot of changes.

Shortly after Ganondorf's coup, several of the remaining Hylian royal guards and even a large number of townspeople formed a militia in order to defeat Ganondorf and his army. Despite several attempts, they all failed. However, the ones that actually made it to him (and made it out alive) told us that he was not your normal swordsman or knight. Strong and powerful, yes, but the thing was, those who tried attacking him couldn't even get close. And it wasn't becuase some of his guards blocked him from being hurt, mind you. They said he had some kind of energy barrier that protected him from their attacks. Sounds crazy doesn't it? But I guess that's just more proof that he really did enter the Sacred Realm...

Also, since Ganon became King, he's been looking everywhere for the Princess. From what I hear, she was able to escape the city shortly before Ganon's army came. I only wonder how long she can really stay in hiding like this.

On to the ranch. First off, in order to travel the countryside, or anywhere really, you have to have a pass sort of thing (and trust me, they're not cheap). If his guards find you without one, your sentence depends on the kind of mood "his highness" is in. Best case scenerio, you'll have to pay a 2,000 rupee fine; worst case scenerio, he'll lop off your head. Why he has this law, I don't know. All I know is that he's crazy.

Also, because the ranch is the biggest farm in the kingdom, appearantly we have a responsibilty to make a certain amount of food each month. This puts a lot of stress on all of us, but we don't try to fight it (though I think we should) because we don't know what the King will do to us if we don't meet our quota each month.

So, in a nutshell, my birthday was depressing, I miss having Link here, and Ganon's a tyrant. Yep, that just about sums it up. Talk to you later.

Malon Astira

So what did you think? I've been trying to think up things that actually happened or could have possibly happened during Ganon's seven year reign, but I really don't have much to work with. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because I'll be out of ideas here pretty soon.

Also, I haven't decided how often Malon should update her diary during the seven year reign. I'm thinking once a year, but if that seems too lenghty (or too short) tell me. Please review and tell me what you think!