And that was the brief end of the villain. With no mercy nor last words.
It was a great victory, but still, no reason to celebrate. Link ran towards the princess to check if she was at least alive.
In this part, no romantic or dramatic point of view. The princess was clearly alive with her eyes wide open.
"Congrats, hero."
"Are you…alive?!"
"Of course I am"
"I thought you would be at least fainted."
"Why? He hit my arm. Why would I faint?"
"I don't know…ah…" At this point, Link was kinda confused. Zelda was a little different now.
"Don't worry too much; this is a story, not a drama movie." Yes, Zelda was super weird. What was she talking about?
"Don't stare me like that, let's go to the castle."
"I'm sorry princess, but… are you ok?" Link questioned confused. Understandable. Zelda was generally cold and shy, but now she was talking as if there was no tomorrow and… smiling. Even after all these dangerous events.
"Oh, I know what's happening and why you are with this face."
"Why?"
"You want a kiss from me."
"No! What? Wait! What?" Link wasn't prepared for that. His face exhibited all shades of red, while showing the scariest expression ever made.
"I'm just kidding." Zelda replied laughing.
"Are you really ok? Did you hit your head or something like that?" That question made Zelda laugh even more, until she suddenly stopped.
"Ok, talking seriously now. This is not me. At least, it is not my common way to be. My position does not allow me to be like this. I need to be quiet, speak only when necessary, or when I am allowed. I'm soaked with rules! I can't make jokes, can't smile for no reason… I can't have friends… and because of that, people think I'm cold."
"Princess, I…"
"And at that moment, when I blocked the sword, I wasn't sure about anything. I just moved, I don't know how, or why. I simply appeared there." She faces Link. "I was so scared, I didn't even felt pain."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"It's because at that moment, I felt something different, that I have never experienced before. It was like a connection. I felt like I could totally trust you."
"But you could always trust me."
"You know it is in a different way." And after that, silence reigned, putting the two in a very uncomfortable situation. Walking and walking, they finally reached the King's Castle. There, they were welcomed with lots of joy. People got out of their houses to greet them; some of them threw flowers upwards, others played music. That seemed like a marriage.
In the castle, king and queen ran towards Zelda, hugging and kissing her frenetically. They haven't seen their daughter for half a year, so you can imagine everybody's happiness at that moment. Everyone in the castle came to see her again; the soldiers, the maids, except for Impa, her nursemaid, and almost her second mother, preferring to wait for everything calm down to hug her child. With that, the situation comes back to normality.