After the kiss, long hours had passed as both waited anxiously to see each other again.

"Link, you're late again!"

"Sorry, I forgot where your bedroom was."

"And we had to meet in the worst place possible. Hurry, we are near the meeting room." Zelda said. Cursed words. At this right moment, the king was leaving the room, and the first thing he saw was his beloved daughter holding hands with the soldier he hired.

"What does it mean?" The king asked still calm.

"I can explain dad… Link and I became friends. Just that." Zelda answered. The king was a large man and didn't seem very happy. His beard and mustache, alongside his intimidating look, that Zelda has inherited, made him even more imposing.

"Zelda, sweetheart, would you ever lie to me?"

"No, of course not."

"So, tell me the truth!" His power and pressure were incredible. At this point, Link saw that Zelda could not bear this alone.

"I grabbed her hand." Link said suddenly.

"And why did you do that, my child?"

"Because… I like her." That said Zelda saw that everything was lost. "More than she likes me." Link said but that simply didn't seem to be working.

"Zelda, I will give you one more chance to tell me the truth!" Zelda was a grown woman, bearer of a unique self-control, but her father's pressure was so intense, she was forced to tell him.

"Link and I are dating." After that, the king said nothing. He was just starring them. Zelda, so weak at this point, only looked down.

"What a deception. You are my only daughter. I imagined a perfect life for you. Married to one of the most powerful and richest princes of this land. But you prefer to be spoiled by this peasant that doesn't even have what to eat in the morning! What a deception." King's words were heavy and cutting like a sword, but Link wasn't worried about those curses. He knew Zelda, and although she was a calm person most of the time, he also knew about her strong personality and that things were about to get even worse.

"Don't say this about him! You know nothing about his life. I don't care about money, power or anything like it. Link is a good man, with honor and courage! And I can assure that he is a greater man than you would ever be in ten incarnations!" Zelda answered suddenly drastically changing her voice tune. However, the king said nothing. At least, not with words, instead he just fiercely grabbed Zelda by her ear.

"Dad, my earring!" She cried in pain as blood flowed through her face. Her father released her on the ground and at the same moment, Link prepared himself to advance towards the king, but was restrained by three guards.

"Zelda, that's your last chance. If you decide to trust me, I will greatly accept your apologies. But if you choose Link, you better get your things, because you won't live here anymore. Also, don't expect any help from me in your new life of poverty.

"I choose Link. No doubt."

"Princess, you don't need to do that for me."

"Shut up, Link!"

"Ok."

"Life is made of choices. If that's yours, then farewell Zelda."

"Farewell, dad."

The ex-princess started her moving in the following day. Saying good-bye to everyone, she heard many people requesting her to stay, but she had already made her decision. In this situation, Link felt guilty for possibly ruining Zelda's future.

"Zel, you don't need to do this for me. I also want the best for you."

"This is the best for me. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If my family offered me this option, they deserve this option. But we are going to be happy after all. A rose may be a beautiful flower, but the way to pick it is full of thorns. The same is for happiness."

The farewell was discreet. No regrets. Zelda and Link were starting a new life now.