As soon as Zelda entered the tent she dropped to her knees, shaking in fear. Zelda was by no means a weak girl, but a life of palace luxury doesn't prepare you for an alliance with a madman.

Egon entered after her. While she was a sorceress she had protected him, so he felt safer with her.

"A-are you okay miss?"

Zelda smiled weakly "I'll be fine. Just a little shaken up is all."

Egon sat down next to her, returning her smile uneasily "Why are you with him if he scares you so much miss? You should kick him out on his sorry rear!"

Zelda laughed "Kick him out on his sorry rear?"

"That's what dad always says he's going to do to me when I misbehave."

"Well… we need him."
"Why?"

"That's not really something I can tell you Egon."

The boy frowned "How come grown-ups always say that kinda stuff? That's what mom and dad say about magic." His eyes widened and he slapped his hands over his mouth "I didn't mean ta! I didn't mean ta say the M-word I promise!"

Zelda just shook her head and smiled. "I won't tell."

Ganondorf was stomping through the woods. The issue of the boy himself was annoying, but what annoyed Ganondorf more than anything was that he had little choice but to follow the others orders. Ganondorf had spent years pretending to be a loyal servant to the king of the hylians. And the king was a fool and a weakling. Ganondorf could have disposed of him in seconds, yet to take over the kingdom he had pretended to be a groveling lapdog. Ganondorf's lip curled at just the thought of it. When he had finally started the attack, he thought he was finished with taking orders, yet here he was again, in the exact same position. He paused. Well not the exact same position, he would at least give Zelda the credit of not being as foolish the king of however any years ago. Ganondorf idly made a mental note to ask how many years had actually passed while he was in the twilight realm.

"Just kill them now!"

Ganondorf shivered, the voices were back. That was another thing that he had thought he had been rid of. He had been careful not to use any magic outside of what the triforce gave him, so why were they coming back?

"Shut up Link! Shut up!"

For a moment Ganondorf thought that there was a strange new voice in his head. Then he realized that the muffled shout was coming from the camp. He crept a little closer and strained his ears. Eavesdropping was about the smallest evil he could do, but he would have to be satisfied with the little act of defiance.

Midna and Link were facing eachother in the center of the camp, and Midna's face was crimson with anger.

"Stop giving me excuses! I do not need you to protect me all right!? I am not a damsel in distress I'm the ruler of the Twilight Realm and a full fledged sorceress! So stop acting like I'm still a helpless imp who needs to hide in you're shadow!"

Link flinched back at every word as if they struck him like bullets. He opened his mouth to reply, but Midna just glared at him and he closed it. Midna spun around and stalked off, the steam literally coming out if her ears (probably a magical side affect of anger or something).

Link sat down, feeling like he had just been trampled by a thousand gorons. Ganondorf emerged from the trees, feeling particularly mean-spirited and smirking at Link's misfortune.

"Looks like you two have had a little fight. Oh dear me! Will she ever forgive you?"

Link just stared at the ground in front of him, his eyes still wide with shock. Suddenly he spoke up "I use to be just a ranch hand. I had never gone past Faron woods before. Then one day that world was ripped apart and I was thrown into the twilight realm. Midna rescued me and then she never left my side! Well she did when I spoke to the light spirits, but she was always there when I needed her. If it wasn't for her I would have gone mad with loneliness. And then she was gone."

Link buried his head in his knees "When she came back, I thought that everything would be like it use to be, but it isn't. It isn't even close. I- I don't know what to do!"

"Don't come crying to me. I was the one you caused you're itty bitty world to be "ripped apart" remember little ranch hand?" Ganondorf shook his head, sneering with distain "You really wouldn't have been able to defeat me without the twili's help would you? Well she doesn't depend on you anymore, so get over it."

Link turned his head to Ganondorf. And then he stood up, staring Ganondorf in the eye. Ganondorf smirked, was the idiot really going to try and attack him?

"Train me."

Ganondorf's eyebrows shot up in disbelief "What?"

"You think I'm a weakling, and you're right. So train me."

Ganondorf laughed "You're kidding right?! Why would I train someone that I'm going to try and kill as soon as this war is over?"

Link's face was dead serious "Because from what I've seen of Muerte, you'll need the strongest allies you can have."

Ganondorf smirked "You're really serious aren't you?" he looked thoughtful "Well… on one condition. I get to keep whatever item we find in that cave."

Link was shocked into silence once more.

Ganondorf's smirk grew wider "I'll even let you talk about it with the other two! But keep this in mind: you're right; you have no chance against Muerte right now. So do you value you're lives more than a trinket?"

Link nodded slowly, and darted off to talk to the two princesses.