"And stop following me!" I yell into Link's face.
Confusion flashed across Link's face as I yelled. I started storming away from ruins and soon enough, I heard Link following me again three paces behind. I can't believe he found me again! I keep telling him that I don't need him, but he won't stop following me. I can take care of myself!
Link and I travel some more until night falls and are forced to set up camp. As I try to fall asleep, I think about what happened at the shrine.
I can't understand why my father decided that he would be a good candidate to add to my guard. What has he done to prove himself? All he did was pull a sword from the ground and now he's fulfilled his destiny. Destiny. I hate that word.
Ever since the day that the Calamity had been foretold, I have prayed every day. Everyone tells me that it is my destiny to obtain the power of the goddess and seal the calamity.
Sometimes I wish that I didn't have to be the princess. I wish that I could be a researcher, like Robbie or Purah.
That's when it hit me.
Did Link feel the same way about his destiny?
Did he even want this?
He probably didn't
All of a sudden, I felt very guilty. He probably didn't even want to protect me or follow me everywhere. I had just yelled at him without restraint for no reason.
I shouldn't have yelled at him. Even if I was frustrated that the shrine wasn't working, I shouldn't have taken my anger out on him.
I pull out my journal with a sigh. It would help to write these feelings down.
"I said something awful to him today... My research was going nowhere. I was feeling depressed, and I had told him repeatedly not to accompany me. But he did anyway, as he always does, and so I yelled at him without restraint. He seemed confused by my anger. I feel terribly guilty...and that guilt only makes me more agitated then I was before."