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The hero woke up to Zelda shaking his shoulder vigorously. "What?" he asked, brushing her arm off of him.
"You are extremely lazy, did you know that?" Zelda countered. "You have to get up! We have work to do."
"Oh, uh, right," Link replied sheepishly. He slid out of bed and ran his hands through his hair to make himself somewhat presentable. "What are we doing today?"
"You have to practice your script," Zelda answered. "I'm going to talk to all of the races about food for after the ceremony. I have a feeling they'll all want to bring something."
"I'll give you the Sheikah Slate then," Link said, unclipping the stone tablet from his belt. He handed the strange device to Zelda. "Will you need my armor for the extreme temperatures?"
"No," Zelda replied. "I'll simply have us talk somewhere mild."
"Alright," Link shrugged. "I'll get to work." He sat down at the desk and picked up the pages upon pages Zelda had written for him to recite. Zelda teleported away, and Link let out the groan he had been holding in. He'd rather fight a lynel than memorize six or seven pages of writing. But, the coronation was very important to Zelda and all of Hyrule, so Link was going to do his part. He sighed, and began reading the script he was supposed to memorize.
Link spent the next ten days memorizing his script. He had read it so much, he had dreams about the words he was going to say. Zelda had spent much of her time outside of Hyrule Castle, arranging all of the little details that would be required for the coronation to be perfect. The night before the ceremony, both princess and hero were completely exhausted. Nonetheless, they knew they still had much to do the next day to prepare for the upcoming coronation. The ceremony needed to be perfect, after Hyrule having been in complete ruins for past 100 years. A new Queen would signify a time of unity and peace for Hyrule once again.
The next morning, Link and Zelda were up early again. Neither of them were completely rested, but they pushed their fatigue aside and set to work. Link was going to organize a small group of workers to set up the red carpet, the buffet table for after, and all other construction related projects. Zelda's task was to help prepare food, supervise Link's decorations, and set up any other small details. They ate a small breakfast of boiled eggs and leftover steak, before setting off to do their jobs.
Link walked into Castle Town, and was immediately bombarded with questions from citizens who rushed up to him. They were almost all about the upcoming coronation, but Link heard several children ask questions related to his victory over Calamity Ganon. He took a step back, slightly overwhelmed from the noise and large number of people that wanted to talk to him. Link held up his hands, and they all fell silent, waiting to hear what their hero had to say. "I'm here today to ask if any of you wouldn't mind helping me set up the coronation later tonight," Link began. The crowd started yelling at him again, but Link just kept talking. "I have a small amount of rupees to offer anyone who volunteers, but not a lot." All the citizens continued to say things to him, some of them yelling things that were completely irrelevant.
"Okay, okay!" Link screamed, in an attempt to be heard over the noise. The crowd fell silent again. "If you would like to help me, raise your hand." A few people raised their hands. "Come with me then," Link commanded. The volunteers followed the Hero of Hyrule out of Castle Town. They walked to the circular, stone platform where Link had been declared the hero 100 years ago.
When they arrived, Link took a moment to analyze the group he had to work with. About a dozen people had come. Link could see three children, one girl, two boys, clinging to a middle-aged man. One elderly man had come, along with four women, and the rest were young men. Link nodded to himself, before pointing to the man with the children and the elder man. "You guys can roll the red carpet down this platform, and then as far as it will go. That shouldn't be too hard, and it's already here. I had my dragon bring it down here earlier," Link commanded. The children raced over to the rolled up carpet and each grabbed a side. Their father gave Link an appreciative nod, and walked over and joined his kids. The elder man also joined them, and together they began pushing the red carpet down the stone platform.
"Okay, everyone else, we need to walk back to the castle and grab the table. The princess didn't allow Reaper, my dragon, to carry it because his claws would scrape the wood. So that means, we have to go pick it up from the dining room in Hyrule Castle," Link explained.
One of the boys heaving the carpet heard him, and ran up to the hero. "Can we go into the castle to?" he asked eagerly. Link cocked his head, thinking.
"Alright, change of plans," he decided. "We'll all roll the carpet, and then we'll all go get the table."
The little boy cheered, and ran back to his spot at the carpet. He and his siblings began chattering excitedly about going into the castle. Link smiled. It was nice to be able to make children so happy, so easily. He walked over to the carpet with everyone else, and pushed. The intricate carpet began to unfurl, getting lighter and lighter as there was less and less carpet to unroll. Soon, the entire carpet was unravelled, and Link realized it was much longer than he had realized. It stretched across the stone platform, and a for a long while after that. The carpet was mostly red, with intricate golden embroidery twining its way down the long carpet.
"Okay, now don't walk on it," Link ordered. "We need it to stay clean for tonight." The little kids stopped running towards the carpet, and immediately looked guilty. Link giggled to himself, then set off towards the castle. The kids ran out in front of him, laughing and talking amongst themselves. The adults followed behind the hero. As they all entered the castle courtyard, the children slowed down, taking in everything about the palatial building.
"It's cool isn't it?" Link asked, walking up beside them. Construction had been stopped for the day, and the castle looked pretty old, but not ruined like Castle Town had been. All three kids nodded in awe.
"Do you live here, mister?" the girl dared to ask.
Link smiled. "I do," he replied. "But please, call me Link."
"Is that your name?" one of the boys questioned.
"It is," Link replied.
"Was it cool fighting Ganon?" the last boy asked.
Link laughed. "No, it was really hard. I needed help from a friend."
"Who?" all three children said in unison.
"Maybe you'll get to meet him tonight," Link replied mysteriously. "Anyways, we're here." He gestured to a room filled with row upon row of large tables. Most of them were old and dusty, but one wooden table stood out from the rest. It was incredibly ornate, with beautiful, carved legs. It was adorned with golden spirals on the top, and it was longer than Reaper and Athena combined. Link sighed. The table was bigger than he had thought it would be.
"Alright everyone," Link said. "I'll take the front so we don't run into anything. Everyone else, just grab a side, and lift. If anyone need a break, just call out, and we'll stop for a minute. We've got all day to get this thing out there."
All of his volunteers nodded, and grabbed a part of the table. Link headed to the front and lifted the table up onto his shoulders. Everyone else picked up their part, and they began moving. Link was sure this table was heavier than anything else he'd ever attempted to pick up, even with help. The group's progress was smooth, but they had to stop a couple of times to let the children and older man rest. Link didn't mind; the table was heavy and he needed a break anyway, but he, as the hero, couldn't say so. They finally arrived next to the carpet, and they set the table down. It wasn't perfectly straight, but Link could straighten it himself later.
"Good work, guys," he panted. "We're all done here. I have your rupees, as I promised." His group formed a line, and Link pulled out a purple rupee and handed it to each of them. Last was the father of the three kids. His children already had theirs, and they were running back to Castle Town to show off their earnings. Link held out the last rupee, and the man took it. Link turned to fix the table, but the man put a hand on his shoulder.
"I really appreciate what you did today," the man said. "My children will never forget meeting the Hero of Hyrule and going into the castle."
"It was nothing," Link replied. "We wouldn't have been able to carry that table without you anyways. It was heavier than I expected."
"But really," the man continued. "I don't know how to thank you. Do you want this rupee back?"
"Keep it," Link ordered. "You can repay me by calling me Link. Not hero or anything like that."
"Are you sure?" the man asked.
"Absolutely," Link replied. "I don't enjoy being recognized by people that don't even know my real name."
The man smiled. "You are more than fit to be a hero, Link."
"Thank you," Link said. The man walked back towards Castle Town. Link turned back to the table with a groan. His back already hurt, and now he had to push it around some more. Link decided this table was his new worst enemy since Calamity Ganon had been defeated. Nonetheless, the Hero of Hyrule pushed the heavy wooden table around until it was perfectly aligned with the carpet.
Just as he finished, Zelda approached him from the castle. "How is it going?" she asked, walking up to Link.
"I'm all done," Link replied.
"Perfect," Zelda said. "I was hoping you could help me bring the food out onto the table later tonight."
"Will do," Link agreed. "Do you need any other help?"
"No, don't do anything now," Zelda answered. "Everything we need to do later tonight. Someone might steal the crown and the food will get cold."
Link nodded. "Makes sense. Can I take a nap until later?"
Zelda laughed. "Sure, but I'm not waking you up again."
"Alright, I'll get Reaper to do it," Link said. Reaper was a very good alarm clock, and took delight in waking Link up loudly. The exhausted hero headed into the castle and trudged up to the stable. Reaper wagged his tail as Link approached.
"Hey there, buddy," Link said, rubbing the Dramillion's nose. "Mind if I sleep with you? Like we did on the Edge?"
Reaper shrieked excitedly, lay down, then made room for Link as well. Link walked in, and lay down, lowering his head down on his friend's scaly wing. "Make sure to wake me up in time," Link yawned. He closed his eyes, and fell asleep immediately.