"That's a bit dramatic, don't you think?" Zelda asked after we all took in my statement. I blinked at her in surprise. I had thought she would be the one bouncing off the walls from the realization.
"I'd disagree," Felia said. I shot her a thankful look for jumping to my defense. "The Triforce hasn't been seen in hundreds of years. The last record of its use is over 1,000 years ago in the age of the Great Calamity. And even then, we're not sure if that was really the Triforce. To find even a mention of it is monumental. A map to its resting place is nothing short of miraculous." Even I was surprised at the princess' outburst. I knew figuring out where the Triforce was was a big deal, but I didn't know it had almost been lost to the ages.
"Well, whatever it is, we should try to figure out where the riddle is pointing to," I said, glancing over the shelves for a map but not finding one. "Are there any maps of Hyrule we can look at?" Felia jumped to her feet, almost visibly shaking from the excitement.
"Yes, there's one upstairs in the main library. But we can't take anything out of here, not even a copy of the riddle."
Zelda immediately waved off her concerns. "There's no need for that, I've got it memorized." We all quickly went back up the stairs to the main library and sealed the door to the Archives behind us. Felia deftly lead us through the library to a large, low table. At least, I thought it was a table at first. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a massive topographical map with jutting peaks for the mountains and swooping valleys. There was even a bit of trickling water outlining the main rivers and lakes of Hyrule. I was more than happy to just stare at it for a minute, appreciating how beautiful our land was and how much effort someone had put into recreating it.
"There's a ladder there if you want an overhead view," Felia said, pointing to a raised platform over the whole of the map. "And a book with small sections of the map for examining more closely." A rather large book sat on the edge of the map, labeled with sections of the map for easier perusal. "Where should we start?"
"Well," Zelda started, "the riddle starts off saying that 'mountains mark their long repose,' so we're probably looking for mountains. 'One hot, one cold, the last below' helps to narrow it down a bit."
"So, we're looking for mountains. Hot should be pretty easy, especially with the rest of it," I postulated. "Something about molten cliffs, right?" Zelda nodded.
"Yeah, it says that and 'behind the flow,' so I'm guessing we're looking around Death Mountain. I'm not sure where it points to next though. 'Long dead bones point away.' Could it be a rock formation that looks like bones?" Felia, who had been quiet so far, spoke up.
"No, I think it means actual bones. Give me a second!" She quickly rushed off to a nearby shelf, running her hands along the spines of books before pulling one out and walking back to us. "I read this book ages ago. It talks about three massive skeletons scattered across Hyrule. The authors, Akrah, Onya, and Garshon, had a number of theories as to how they died, but couldn't find conclusive evidence. They did, however, have detailed diagrams of the skeletons and, more importantly, documented their locations. The bones have disappeared since, which is why they aren't on this map, but…here!" She triumphantly pointed to a spot on a map of the northern edge of the Eldin region. "This is where the skeleton was, and its spine pointed straight towards Death Mountain. I bet it we can follow that line, we'll find, what was it, Courage?" Zelda nodded and we set to our task. Within a few minutes, we found a likely area. "The poem said 'behind the flow,' so I'm guessing this 'challenge' is behind a lavafall somewhere in here."
"Good thing Death Mountain has cooled a little," I muttered as we noted down the approximate location. "Otherwise we'd have to be lavaproof to get through there." I was promptly ignored as Zelda recited the next section.
"Okay, next we've got 'Power, dangerous, stares into the pit; Looking out, on cliffs it sits. Heat below and cold behind; Dark doorway, in the ruins find.' Any ideas?"
"Well," I said hesitantly, "we're looking for somewhere that's hot and cold, on cliffs, and has a pit. There can't be that many spots that are like that."
"Plus, it has to either be on a cold mountain or underneath one," Felia muttered, looking over the expansive map in front of us. "Well, best make a list to start."
We looked over the map for a few minutes, throwing out every cold mountain we could find, which turned out to be quite a few. The entire Hebra Mountain region, Mount Lanayru, Mount Hylia, and the Tabantha region was what we got it down to, but from there, nothing seemed to fit.
"It could be in the north west of Hebra…" Zelda said again.
"But there's no heat there. It's all cold," Felia was quick to interject.
"There are hot springs, that could be what it means. 'Heat below,' as in below the surface."
"But 'cold behind'? It's just all cold!"
"Fine, maybe not Hebra. What's your idea then?" Felia glanced over the map for a moment before pointing towards its center.
"There, Mount Hylia. Everyone knows that the Great Plateau sank down into the ground, but there used be snow all over the mountain. That matches with 'heat below, cold behind'."
"Maybe, but where's the pit? I wouldn't really consider all of Hyrule in a pit from that perspective."
"Well…" the girls kept going back and forth, debating between various mountains, but I ignored them and climbed up to the upper viewing platform for a new perspective. Something about what we were trying didn't sit right with me. So I wandered around and tried to find a new spot on the map.
At some point, I ended up at the south-west corner of the table map and noticed something. The map was painted different colors to reflect the environment in the area. Green for the fields of Hyrule, red-ish brown for Eldin and Akkala, a darker green for Faron and the lush forests there, and white for snow. And lo and behold, on the ridges surrounding the Gerudo Desert, the white of snow.
"Hey," I yelled to the arguing women below. "What about the Gerudo Highlands?" The two stopped immediately, thinking hard.
"That would make sense," Zelda said slowly.
"What about the pit though?" Felia asked. Almost immediately, something caught my eye.
"Well, I don't know about you," I said, pointing to a specific spot between the Desert and the Highlands, "but that looks a lot like a pit to me." The girls climbed up to look down at what I was pointing at.
A colossal pit sat where I was pointing. Felia opened the small book on the area she had brought up with her. "There's no name for that hole, it's just kind of there. Apparently there used to be something there, but the book doesn't say what it was. But look at this," she shifted the book so Zelda and I could see as well. "The Gerudo tried to build a lookout here once, but apparently it was never finished. That sure sounds like ruins to me. Everything else fits too. Hot, cold, pit, and cliffs. I bet there's a Triforce piece hiding up there."
"Nice job, Link," Zelda said sweetly, placing a quick kiss on my cheek. I tried not to blush, but I couldn't help but be a little embarrassed that my girlfriend had kissed me in front of the Princess of Hyrule, no matter our own circumstances.
"Just Wisdom to find then," Felia said cheerfully, still full of excitement. "What's the last section?" Zelda recited the passage.
"'Wisdom, subtle, unsuspecting; In between the high peaks, resting. Mountains stand, eternal sentries; By still water and shelter: entry.' Pretty vague, gotta say."
"Maybe, but we've narrowed it down a bit," I said, thinking out loud. "We already have the hot and cold, so I'd guess that this one is in a moderate area. So probably not Hebra, Gerudo, or anything over there. Which pretty much leaves the southeast, since I doubt they'd hide another piece of the all powerful power of the Gods so close to Death Mountain. We're looking for a few mountains close together."
"The Twin Peaks are an easy choice," Felia mused. "Two big mountains standing guard. Though I wouldn't really call the Squabble River 'still'. What about Zora's Domain? That's got a lot of water and mountains around it."
"Maybe, but something doesn't feel right about that," Zelda muttered. "Sure, it's got water, but the domain isn't exactly 'unsuspecting'. Plus, the poem says 'by still water' not 'in still water'."
"Where would you put it then?"
"Well, going off the theme of the Triforce Pieces, Courage and Power are both pretty showy. Big, bombastic, kind of like a volcano or a gaping pit. Wisdom is a lot harder to see sometimes. Like it says 'subtle' and 'unsuspecting'. So, I think we're looking for somewhere out of the way, in the middle of nowhere. And like Link said, the southeast, meaning Necluda, is looking pretty good. What temperate mountains are over there?" The three of us looked through a few books before we got a good list of possible mountains.
"Okay," I said, looking over the list we had made. "The Lanayru Range is out since that's covered in snow, Ebon Mountain is there, but kind of isolated, same with Tuft Mountain, the Nette Plateau is a possibility, since Haran Lake and the Lake of the Horse God are both nearby. And then we have Mount Floria and all the smaller mountains around it, as well as Mount Dunsel." I tossed the paper back down onto the map and looked to the others. "Any ideas?" We all stood around, none of us with a solid answer. "Anyone have one you don't think it is?" Finally, Zelda spoke up.
"I think it's by Mount Floria." I shot her a look, surprised by her decisiveness. She shrugged. "There's a lot of mountains around it, the Rabella Wetlands are there, plus a few ponds, and the whole area is pretty enclosed." I still wasn't convinced, and she could tell. "Geez, fine. Like you said, most of the others are pretty exposed. Not much else going for those. Sure, the Nette Plateau is an option, but that doesn't seem right. The Wetlands are sheltered, have mountains around them, are isolated, and have standing water. Unless you have a better idea?" she challenged me, but I couldn't bring myself to care.
"Okay, you're right. Let's try that. Anything to be done with this." My stomach had been reminding me for the last half hour that it was now after noon and I had hardly eaten so far. "Felia, do you have, like, anything to eat? Because I could use a few somethings to eat." My stomach punctuated my question with a timely grumble.
"Oh, don't worry guys, I ordered you some food 20 minutes ago," a voice suddenly said from behind me. Apparently hungry me is really touchy about surprises, because before I had a moment to think, I spun and slammed my fist into the person's stomach, physically knocking them backwards.
My cousin, Sheik, groaned loudly from the floor clutching his abdomen as he rolled back and forth. "Fucking ow, dude. Note to self: do not sneak up on Linkoln or face his wrath. Oh gosh, am I bleeding out of my eyes? Because it feels like I'm bleeding out of my eyes." I stared down at him as the girls laughed hysterically.
"No, you're not bleeding out of your eyes. Better question, what are you doing here? And don't call me by my full name." Sheik slowly pulled himself back upright and brushed off the weird jumpsuit I noticed he was wearing before answering.
"Impa told me to keep an eye on the Princess today. Some sort of test. So I'm just hanging out, chilling, when you two show up and run off to some secret basement that literally has one entrance and is guarded by three dudes. So I'm stuck up here, waiting for like, five hours until you all come back up and start looking at maps for another three hours and I got hungry, so I ordered some food for us all. And then I come down to tell my favorite adoptive brother the good news, Sheik has saved the day, and what do I get for it? One hell of a stomach cramp, plus probably another bruise to add to my growing collection. Do you have any idea how hard some of the Sheikah hit here?" Sheik finally shut up when a few servants walked into the library, rolling carts filled with food. "And see, now the food's here. Not bad timing, huh? You can thank me whenever you want." I rolled my eyes and booked it for the food, eager to fill a plate.
"In your dreams, dude." As I pilled my too small plate with not enough food, I saw Zelda pat Sheik on the shoulder before she came and did the same as me. Felia and Sheik did the same and before long we were all sitting on the floor as we ate.
"Okay, Link," Felia said, swallowing the last of her sandwich. "How did you deal with Sheik all your life? Because it's been three days since he was first set to guard me, and I already want to kill him." I nodded morosely.
"Yeah, that sounds about right. By all accounts, he should be dead a few hundred times over, but he's always managed to get out of it. And it's not just me. I've got a twin, which is just another person for him to annoy, so its twice as unbelievable."
"That reminds me," Sheik mumbled through a fist full of chips. "How is my other favorite adoptive brother? He stopped being all sappy with Midna yet?" Zelda laughed quietly before answering.
"No, in fact, they're worse than ever. Though recent events haven't exactly helped that." Before I knew it, we were recounting the whole of the attack on Hyrule High to a rapt audience. Silence echoed through the library once Zelda and I finished.
"Damn, that's pretty cool. Did you have a cool finisher when you killed Mr. Morose?" Zelda jumped in before I could say anything.
"Yeah, he was lecturing him on looking down on people and said his boss didn't stand a chance. Moroth asked him why and said, 'I'm the Reincarnated Hero of Legend, bitch.' And then he stabbed him in the face." Predictably, Sheik immediately burst into laughter, and I felt a scowl fit itself onto my face.
"It sounded better in the moment," I grumbled, looking away from my cousin rolling on the floor. Unfortunately, that left me looking at Felia, who was giggling quietly too. Giving up, I rolled my eyes and put my forehead on my hand.
"Aww, sorry babe," Zelda said from next to me, running her fingers through my hair. "You're right, it did sound better." She kissed the side of my face, but I wouldn't be pacified.
"Admittedly, there's some work to do, but I don't think it was that bad," another new voice said from behind me. I tried to spin around to face them, but from my sitting position, I only managed to unbalance myself and fall into my girlfriend, knocking us both to the floor.
"What is with everyone and sneaking up on me?" I asked, looking up at Impa as I pushed myself away from Zelda. Impa smirked, looking down at the four of us sitting on the floor.
"Sheik, you do understand that part of your training is staying quiet and out of sight, right? Seems I may have to ensure you understand the importance of that aspect." I saw my cousin's face pale slightly out of the corner of my eye and wondered exactly what his training had entailed. "What are you all doing in here anyways?" Felia looked at Zelda and me. We both gave a short nod and we went about explaining what we had discovered.
"By the Goddesses…" Impa muttered, resting a hand on a nearby bookshelf once we finished. In the short few times I had seen Impa, I hadn't seen her this shocked. Not even close. "You discovered this in the archive?" We nodded. "That would indeed explain why Dragmire was poking around, trying to get in. He must have rightly figured that any mention of the Triforce would be inside. You've all done a remarkable job finding the riddle and decoding it."
"What should we do about it though?" Felia asked. "We could dispatch guards and Sheikah to each area to keep an eye on them, make sure no one tries to get them." Impa was quick to refute the idea.
"That would just bring unwanted attention to the areas, especially if Ganondorf is actively seeking the Triforce. No, I think we have only one course of action."
I groaned quietly, well aware of what Impa was thinking. "Why me? Why is it always me? Why can't Ruin just come up and impale himself on the Master Sword? That would make this so much easier." Impa smirked again.
"If only it was that easy. But yes Link, I think you should go to retrieve the Triforce. From what Sheikah tradition has said, the Hero's journey often leads him to the Triforce as a means to destroy evil. I think the very fact that you have discovered its location after we thought it to be lost as a sure indication of this."
I let out a resigned sigh. "Alright fine. I was probably going to do it anyways. Zelda, when do you want to leave?"
"Why do you assume I'm coming with? Climbing a volcano, wandering through the desert, and roaming the countryside trying to find a random cave doesn't sound like the most fun." To be fair, she had a point.
"Okay, okay, point taken. I guess I can go do all the hard work myself." A teasing grin spread across my face. "But if, no actually, it's probably more of a when situation, so, when I inevitably die horribly because I didn't have anyone to watch my back, you can rest easy that even though Hyrule is doomed and being taken over by an evil god, at least you didn't risk breaking a nail." She slapped me on the arm, as usual, and rolled her eyes.
"I'd suggest that you're selling yourself short, but that's all probably true. Fine, I'll go with you. But not until I've slept in a castle bed. We're staying here for the night. I might not have gotten to be a princess my whole life, but I get to be treated like one today."
"Ooo, me too!" Sheik was quick to butt in. "I think I should be treated like royalty too. After all, I've had to look out for Link for the last thirteen years. I think I deserve a reward."
"Quite the contrary, Sheik," Impa said from behind us. "I think you forget you have training to attend to. And I think I need to teach you how to be quiet and unobtrusive until the lesson sinks in."
"That might be a problem," I said, laughing. "Sheik has never been anything than a noisy pain in the ass. I think it's going to take a while for him to break that habit." The smile the appeared on Impa's face was downright sinister.
"Oh, I'm counting on it."
The rest of the day, Princess Felia ensured Zelda and I felt like royalty. Food like you wouldn't believe, a full tour of the castle, including a trip to the armory and treasury. At some point in the afternoon, Felia had to attend a small meeting with a few council members on various issues and problems around Hyrule, which she let us sit in on. I wasn't all that interested, but I could tell Zelda was.
After another delicious meal, Zelda, Impa, Hunter, who had showed up part way though the afternoon, and I stood around the table map in the library to plan our journey. We decided that it would be best to go to Death Mountain first and find the Triforce of Courage. Best to take advantage of the cooler volcano while we could, and before something unexpected happened. From there, we would head south to Mount Floria and try to find the hiding place of the Triforce of Wisdom. Finally, we would head toward the desert and the Triforce of Power. All in all, Impa and Hunter thought we'd be done in no more than a week, provided everything went according to plan.
I didn't mention that, with our luck, the plan was almost certain to go off the rails immediately.
Finally, we concluded that we were as ready as we could be and decided to go to bed, even though it was only about 8 in the evening. Felia and Impa led us to some rooms on the west side of the castle.
"Zelda, you can take this room, Link, yours is just next door," Felia said, pointing to two doors among many. "Anything else you two need?"
"Actually," Zelda said hesitantly, poking her head into her fancy room. "That's way too much bed for just me. I don't think we really need separate rooms." She glanced at me, as if asking if I had a problem with the suggestion, but I wasn't stupid enough to raise any objections. Felia, however, immediately became a blushing mess.
"Oh, I didn't realize you two…that's fine, you two can do what you want, I'm just…" The princess trailed off, mumbling who knew what to herself. Zelda looked at her quizzically, as if not understanding why she was so flustered.
"She think's we're sleeping together," I whispered in Zelda's ear, to which she gave me the same quizzical look.
"But we are. It's not like this is the first time either," she said, still confused. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Felia's blush intensify. Honestly, Zelda was adorably innocent, and I couldn't help but laugh a little.
"Zel, she thinks were having sex." Zelda blinked twice before I saw understanding bloom on her face and she quickly turned as red as her distant cousin.
"Ah! Felia, no, that's not what I meant. I didn't realize…no, not at all! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"
"It's fine, I shouldn't have assumed…" The two proceeded to break down into a loop of apologies and clarifications. Impa and I just stood by. I glanced over at Impa and saw she was just as amused by the situation as I was, though she hid it as best she could behind her stoicism.
I let Zelda bumble her way through her attempted explanation for a minute before putting one of my hands on her shoulder and the other over her mouth to make her stop talking. "Sorry about the confusion, Felia. One room is just fine. We'll see you tomorrow. Have a good night," I said, keeping it as brief as I could. With one last glance at a still amused Impa, I gently pulled Zelda back into the room and shut the door.
As soon as the door was shut, Zelda pulled herself away from me and threw herself on the admittedly massive bed, face down in the abundant bedding. I could tell she was embarrassed, since she had done the same thing when I confronted her in her room. Had that really only been last week?
"I really need you to stop staring at my ass," she mumbled through the blankets. Apparently, the similarity of the situation wasn't lost on her either.
"Yeah, well I need you to stop assuming the worst of me," I shot back, tossing myself onto the bed next to my girlfriend. I could practically feel every single one of my muscles relax as they hit the unbelievably soft mattress. I sighed as the sensation rolled over my body. "We might need to reconsider sharing the bed, because I feel like I'm in the fucking Sacred Realm right now. I'm not sure I want to share this." I knew my voice was as muffled as Zelda's had been, but I didn't care.
"You sure about that?" she asked, and I heard her shifting on the bed. A moment later, a different kind of softness pressed against my side. "I suppose I can go to another room and leave you alone…"
"You know, I changed my mind again. You can stay, that's fine. Wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of explaining to Felia again." Zelda groaned, her embarrassment apparently coming back full force.
"It wasn't that bad, was it? She wasn't that obvious, right?" I laughed a little, trying not to give away how funny I had found the whole thing.
"Let's just say it was adorable and not as bad as you think it was."
"So it wasn't horribly obvious that the Princess of Hyrule thought we were sleeping together and I just didn't pick up on it?"
"I didn't say that…" I trailed off and Zelda mumbled something that I'm sure was less than flattering. "I thought we didn't care what other people thought? What happened to that?" Zelda sat upright on the bed, making me do the same.
"Yeah," she said hesitantly. "But it's the Princess of Hyrule. And she's our friend. I don't want her to think less of us because of some misunderstanding."
"You know, I think a goddess and her eternal hero have the right to do what they want behind closed doors," I said, kissing her gently on the cheek. She scoffed but didn't bring the point up again.
In the ensuing silence, I had the chance to actually look around the room. It wasn't overly fancy, no gold and jewels or anything like that, but there were definitely signs of wealth, from all the colors of the room matching in some way to the plush carpet to the obvious quality of the curtains and bedding. An adjoining room seemed to be a private bathroom.
Zelda finally broke the silence, standing up from the bed. "I'm going to take a shower, I want to see just how fancy they managed to make the bathroom." She was at the door before I had a brilliantly stupid question came out of my mouth.
"Think it's big enough for two people?" Zelda froze, hand on the doorknob. She glanced back at me, and for a moment I thought I saw desire in her eyes, before it was replaced with a wry grin.
"Probably, but I guess you'll have to wait your turn to find out." The door closed and I couldn't tell whether I was disappointed or relieved. Though the moment was undercut a bit when Zelda came out a few seconds later and grabbed the multi-dimensional pouch she had decided was hers before retreating back into the bathroom.
About half an hour later, Zelda came out of the bathroom in a manner that couldn't help but capture my attention. She was wearing a loose pair of shorts that showed off almost every inch of her long legs and a blue cut-off shirt that was both too big and too small. The bottom only came down to just above her belly button, but the neckline was way too big, letting one of the edges slip off her shoulder and exposing a stretch of skin that was begging to be kissed. My eyes eventually made their way up to her eyes, which held a mixture of annoyance and satisfaction.
"Bathroom's free, Link," she said, looking at me expectantly. I gave her one last look before walking into the bathroom.
"Just you wait, Zel," I said as I closed the door. "I'll get my revenge." Before she could say anything, I locked the door behind me.
The bathroom was pretty fancy, though not as extravagant as I had expected. It made sense though. You didn't really put a jacuzzi in your guest bedroom, no matter how rich you were. Still, the shower was nice and large, with plenty of room for two people, just for the record.
After my shower, I started plotting my revenge against Zelda. Not that it really required any planning. I just mostly dried my hair and let it hang loose. It was long enough that I'd be able to tie it back now if I wanted to. Maybe it would even make it behave.
Other than that, I really just put on a loose pair of pants and left it at that. If past experience was anything to go by, Zelda would appreciate my going shirtless plenty. I walked out of the bathroom, almost stopping when I saw Zelda sprawled out across the bed, legs stretched out and oddly fitting shirt even more askew as she messed around with her phone. I forced myself to keep walking and not stare at her, otherwise my little revenge would be spoiled.
On the plus side, Zelda was definitely paying attention to me. I could barely see her out of the corner of my eye, pretending to focus on her phone while she snuck looks at me every other second. As casually as I could, I bent down to make sure all my gear was in its proper place before standing and making a show of stretching my arms above my head. I thought I might have seen Zelda lick her lips slightly but could have been mistaken. Regardless, she stood up from the bed and padded over to me. Right as she got within arm's reach, I deftly spun away making a show of examining the room and all its finery that I couldn't have cared less about. Zelda tried again, but I jumped away again, stretching my back as I did. I had to try to keep a smile off my face as I watched Zelda's expression sour.
"Alright fine, you're sexy, you've made your point," she said petulantly, no longer subtle as she walked directly toward me. "Now get over here." She lunged for me again, but I was faster and ducked under her arms, laughing all the time.
"Learned your lesson then?" I asked, enjoying riling her up. I dodged around her again and again, never letting her get close enough to grab me. "Doesn't seem right for you to taunt me now, does it? Maybe you should apologize." Zelda actually growled at me as I spun around her and grabbed both her wrists, forcing her to stand still. She struggled in my grip, but I didn't let up. She could only look over her shoulder at me as I made a show of flexing any muscle I could come up with. She quickly gave up, rolling her eyes resignedly.
"Okay, you win. I'm sorry I teased you. Though it's hardly my fault you find me attractive."
"That doesn't sound very sincere," I said lowly, getting as close to her ear as I could without touching her. I could see her spine shiver and her eyes lit up again as her eyelids slid part way closed.
"I'm very sorry I teased you, Link. Now kiss me." Figuring that was as good as I was going to get and unwilling to push it any more, I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back to my chest, kissing her as fiercely as I could. Her own arms clutched at my back as she turned around and held herself as close to me as she could. With a quick twist, I let us both fall back onto the bed, Zelda landing on top of me and running her hands over my chest. My own hands left her waist and traveled up her back, slipping under her lose shirt to crawl up her spine. She kissed me more as my fingers traced the individual bones and danced across her shoulders.
Zelda groaned low in her throat, making an almost purring noise as she moved from kissing my lips to my cheeks, neck, and chest. She continued to stroke each of the muscles of my chest and abdomen and seemed to particularly enjoy when I tensed them letting her feel their outline more distinctly. At the same time, I leaned up and gently bit at her neck and my hands went from her back to her own exposed, toned stomach. She sighed again and I cautiously let my hands slip up her sides until they barely touched the sides of her breasts. I felt Zelda shift uncomfortably above me at my movement and let my hands slip back down to her waist and hips. I felt her relax again and move back up to kiss my lips.
We laid there for a while, sometimes gentle, sometimes forceful as we enjoyed each other's presence. It wasn't until much later that we curled up in each other's arms and fell asleep.
Hello hello hello! Welcome back to your randomly scheduled entertainment. This time, the Triforce riddle gets decrypted, Sheik is still a bit of an ass, and Link and Zelda are still the damn cutest couple you've ever seen! Basically, very little has changed.
In recent news, we're getting another Zelda game! Sure, it's a remake, but who gives a shit. I've never played Link's Awakening because I never bothered to, but now I have the perfect excuse. Now if we could just get every other Zelda game ever ported over/remade for the Switch, I can implode in a constant stream of Zelda for the foreseeable eternity. My thought at towards the end of the Direct was literally, "Ah, too bad, they wouldn't announce a new Zelda during a Direct anyways." And then four seconds later I was proven so so so so so wrong! And I couldn't be happier! So, now to decide, do I play through those classic Gameboy games, specifically Link's Awakening, in preparation or do I wait? Oh, never mind, waiting was never an option.
Excitement aside, let's see what you guys had to say last time. Twilit Lord, yes, no, and no, though I hadn't thought of Mount Hylia as an option. Partly because I forgot it existed, but also because it's too centrally located. I guess I could have done Zora's Domain, but...nah. Sand Seal, thank you for appreciating the horrible lengths I went to for that poem (it wasn't that bad). Fun fact, Courage was supposed to be somewhere else because I didn't want to use the Leviathan Bones, because that would be too easy, but you mentioned it, so I retconed it a bit and said the bones disappeared. Where'd they go? Who knows?! *spooky ghost noises* Nope to Wisdom, and that's an interesting idea for Power, but no, sorry. They will be fighting something, but I'll not say what. Got to leave something to whet your appetites. Nightwing, I have absolutely no idea what you're going on about, but I'm sure if I understood the references you're making, I'd be very appreciative of them. So kudos to you. Raviofan, past Links you say? Interesting theory... Foopuff, no, you're late, just own up to it. It's okay, I forgive you. Or, I would have, but then you said you never played Breath of the Wild. You're walking on thin ice there. I don't want to hear your excuses. I want results.
On to slightly less important things. For those of you who want to see Zelda as I'm describing her at the end of the chapter here, look up 'Casual Zelda' by toffeecup on deviantart. It's a really good piece that I absolutely love. And for more fantastic Zelda art, check out enorinamo or their website. Really fantastic art, really good. Makes me jealous that I can't draw like that, because I love great fanart. So how about a little shameless begging? If any of you are artists or know some good Zelda artists, tell me what they are so I can check them out. Especially if its yours. And hey, if any of you were artists and wanted to make a bit of art for this story and then send it to me, I sure wouldn't complain.
In any case, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and are looking forward to what's coming next. Up next will be the Courage dungeon, at least part of it. I guess I'm going to have to come up with something for that, aren't I? Hmmm... Maybe...lava? Hard to say, guess we'll find out. And then another little Zelink scene. Remember when they were in the hotel pool before they were together? Well, as far as I can remember, Death Mountain has a few geothermal vents that lead to some water. And really, who wouldn't want to indulge in that? Going to be fun.
Anyways guys, thank you as always for reading and don't forget to follow and review. Every single one of you brings me such joy! With every review, a festival is thrown in your honor. Dancing in the streets, cake like you wouldn't believe, and happiness that the realms have never seen! So review and give me life! It's for the children! And don't forget to get hyped for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening! Cheers!
~Aro