Hello, and welcome to chapter three! For those of you expecting more switched-body adventures, they are coming up very soon, I promise! Thank you to my reviewers since my last update: maximushyrule, Sage of Downtown Hyrule, and Sakurelle.

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Seeing that everyone was at the table, the king arose from his seat after tapping his goblet for attention.

"I am pleased to announce that my royal advisor, Agahnim, has had many positive visions in regards to the future of the kingdom. Agahnim, please rise and address our guests. I'm sure they want to hear more."

Zelda shuddered as the wizard stood up and began to speak. Just hearing his name struck fear in her, although she never quite understood why.

"Well, I must say that it was an honor to help our fair kingdom through the hard times. But even more can be done. If we were to have access to the Golden Land, then we could have all the power we need to improve Hyrule even more. And then, of course, we can work towards building an even stronger alliance with surrounding kingdoms, Calatia in particular."

Zelda kicked Link's leg. "Ow!" he gasped, but thankfully no one else seemed to notice. "What was that for?" he whispered to his wife.

"I don't like this one bit," she whispered back. "The seven wise men sealed the entrance to the Golden Land for good reason. If anyone were to go there, Hyrule would once again fall into the hands of destruction. Even those starting out with the best intentions have fallen victim to their own greed and become trapped in the Golden Land."

Link had to admit Zelda had a point. "Perhaps we can approach your father later; for this is neither the time nor the place," he said, hoping to appease Zelda.

But Zelda only became more troubled. "Please, my love, trust me on this one. This is not a good idea at all. If Agahnim accesses the Golden Land, all of Hyrule will be in grave danger."

"Zelda, do you have something you wish to say?" King Harkinian asked, catching his daughter whispering to her husband.

"Oh, no, father, forgive me, I was just asking Link to escort me to our room, as I suddenly feel unwell."

"Very well, Daughter. You may be excused."

Grabbing Link's arm, Zelda hurried out of the room, nearly dragging him behind her. When they reached their quarters, she closed and locked both sets of doors. "Link, please, we must prevent Agahnim from carrying out his plans. I can just sense the evil looming."

At last, Link believed that his wife was genuinely afraid. She had the power to sense evil, and he knew she wouldn't lie about detecting something ominous just because she disliked someone. She could stubborn and manipulative, but she put the kingdom first and would never lie about such a serious matter as a threat to Hyrule's well-being.

"My love, it will be okay," he insisted, holding her tight. "We will go speak to your father as soon as the guests retire to their rooms for this night. Surely we will have this all settled by midnight, and therefore get some much-needed rest."

Hearing her husband's soothing words at last seemed to calm Zelda. She and Link returned to the ballroom, Zelda insisting that she had just been a little upset, but had since relaxed and wanted to rejoin everyone for the meal.

Once everyone else went to bed, Link and Zelda remained up with King Harkinian, meeting in a private room.

"Father, I know the hour is late, but I must talk to you about something very important. I fear that Hyrule's safety is at stake."

"Whatever would make you say that, dearest?"

"Because I can sense it, Father. As Agahnim spoke, I had a vision, in which the descendants of the seven wise men began to vanish mysteriously."

"Zelda, don't be so foolish."

"But Father-"

"No, listen to me. I trust Agahnim's judgment in the matter, and I will not allow one of your silly visions to undermine all his hard work. Now, off to bed with you," King Harkinian proclaimed, dismissing her as if she were a child.

Zelda opened her mouth to protest, but Link quickly grabbed her by the wrist and led her away. "It's no use, Zelda," he whispered to her. "Come along now."

Zelda loosened herself from his grip and ran back to the doors, only to discover that her father had barred them closed.

A little later...

"I don't know what to do, Link," Zelda said, pacing back and forth. "Normally my father does not speak to me in such a manner, at least not since I married you. I fear that Agahnim has already gotten to him."

"I do not like to admit it, but I'm inclined to agree," Link answered, removing his dress clothes. "However, there is really nothing we can do as of now. So, please, come to bed."

Zelda stopped and stared at him, raising an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Exactly what I said."

"Link, I'm not-"

"Oh, my love, forgive me. I did not mean it in that way," he interrupted her. "I just meant that it's late, and we both need our sleep."

"Oh," Zelda grinned, embarrassed at her mistake. She should've known her husband better than that; he wouldn't force something so soon after losing the baby.

The baby... Zelda's thoughts shifted to that awful night, when she miscarried. No, I am not going to dwell on that right now, she resolved mentally. I'm going to enjoy my time with my husband.

After changing into a silk nightgown, Zelda walked to the bed and playfully yanked the sheets off of Link.

"Hey, what was that for?" he questioned. He tried to sound serious, but the gleam in his brown eyes told her that he wanted to have fun, too.

"Because I wanted to. What are you going to do about it?" she taunted him.

"You'll see."

Link chased Zelda around the room, and she shrieked and laughed as he tried to catch her. When he finally did, he wrapped his arms tightly around her, careful not to get too close to her now-shrinking belly. Lifting her up, he set her on the bed and began to smother her with kisses.

Zelda squirmed beneath him, finally succeeding in pushing him away. He tried to reach for her again, but she rolled across the bed, causing him to narrowly miss her. When he dove for the other side, she simply rolled back to where she started, causing him to meet with the thick mattress.

The impact of it bounced Link onto the floor, and he landed on the rug, fortunately on his bottom. Zelda collapsed in peals of laughter as he rubbed the sore spot, then gripped the bed post and struggled to get back up. She tried to help him, only to fall against the bed in another fit of laughter.

"Okay, that's it," he said, finally getting up and carefully climbing onto the bed. This time Zelda was laughing so hard that she couldn't react in time, so he grabbed her and pulled her to him.

"Link...are...you...okay?" she stuttered, her laughter finally dying down.

"I'm fine, Zelda, no thanks to you," he teased, giving her a kiss.

Zelda wriggled away from him again, getting up and going to the wardrobe.

"Hey, come back. I wasn't done yet," Link whined.

Zelda simply opened the doors and shuffled through the garments. "Remember this?" she asked, removing a pale blue dress.

"Yes, I was wearing it when I had to chase away those suitors. I still can't believe that 'you' belched in Darrion's face. Fortunately for both of us, your father never found out that it was really me in your body," Link answered, chuckling at the memory.

"And I can't believe that young woman tried to seduce me," Zelda giggled, pulling out the outfit that 'Link' wore when one of the maidens attending a ball wanted to express the level of her interest.

"Ah, the good old days," Link sighed.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean the good old days when I could win the heart of any young maiden I wanted. That was before I got stuck with you."

"LINK!" Zelda squealed. She tried to look upset, only to giggle. "What do you mean stuck with me? You're the one who proposed to me, is that not so?"

"Well, true, but I really had no choice. Because if you didn't agree to marry me, I wouldn't be able to do this whenever I wished. We may still be sneaking around." With that, Link got out of bed and walked over to his wife. He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close, kissing her neck.

"Link..." Zelda murmured.

"Yes, my love?"

"Last time we were in this room, my father told me afterwards that he could hear everything that went on. And I mean everything."

"Okay, point taken," Link sighed. Perhaps it was for the better, since he'd resolved not to rush Zelda into anything.

The two went back to horsing around and laughing, not caring who heard them, as they weren't being intimate. And as they finally relaxed for the first time since losing the baby, they forgot about Zelda's vision.

"Ah, yes, the young couple is distracted," Agahnim grinned, watching their antics from his crystal ball. "Such a pity that I will have to split them up, so I can get what I want. Once I find the other six young women I need, I can finally get rid of Zelda. Which means a heartbroken Hyrule, and no heir to the throne."

Agahnim recited a spell before snapping his fingers and disappearing in a puff of smoke. He would return at dawn to watch his plan unfold.

Meanwhile, Link and Zelda finally quieted down and went to bed, too cheerful to concern themselves with all the troubles that presented themselves earlier.

Link was right, we can worry about Agahnim later, Zelda mused as she drifted off to sleep in her husband's arms.

Link sensed her slight stirring and instinctively held her closer. "Good night, my love," he whispered, kissing her once more.

"Good night."

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