Here's the third chapter, I hope that you enjoy it.

Zelda's gaze was lost in space, or rather, in a certain person… In which person? In the one that was sitting next to her in the dining table of Hyrule Castle… in Link.

The young matriarch's face showed a small smile, as she was seeing him eating calmly, but with a clear sign of being hungry; he was taking a pumpkin soup, one of his favourite dishes, Link was grateful for the fact that the chefs of the castle took the time of preparing a dish like this for him, and for the great attention that the various servants lent him. Zelda meanwhile, was grateful of having him with her right now. She still couldn't believe that her relationship with Link had been so well received by her people, but indeed, it was. Suddenly, a smile was drawn in her face, as she remembered a situation that they passed, before arriving here.

Moments earlier…

As they were making their way through Castle Town's Central Square, with Zelda holding Link's right arm as they walked, they encountered a child who was accompanied by his mother; the little boy had brown hair, big blue eyes, and a smile from ear to ear. Link and Zelda smiled at the small child, as he jumped and talked to her mother with joy.

- "Mommy mommy! It's the hero and the princess!" – the little boy said to his mother, pulling his mother's purple skirt with tiny force. – "The hero! The hero!" – he kept saying.

The young couple looked at each other with a smile; they found this scene very touching, and much more, when the child approached Link, in an attempt to call his attention, something that he achieved easily.

- "Mister Hero, when… when I'm bigger, I want to be just like you!" – a really cute phrase, if it comes from a little child… Don't you think?

The dirty-blond haired boy felt pleased of hearing such a flattery from the child, and patted his brown-haired head before the kid was taken by his mother.

- "Come Ethan, we still have things to do, say good-bye" – she told to her son, taking his hand.

The little kid obeyed, and said good-bye to the young man and the matriarch, but before he left the scene, he said one last phrase:

- "I want to be a hero like you, and marry the princess!"

Probably, Ethan's innocent mind couldn't measure the effect that his phrase would have on those two youths. Once the young couple heard that last sentence from the child, they felt a little embarrassed, and did their best to dissemble the effect that the boy's words had on them.

- "… So… shall we go?" – said Zelda, trying to break the silence that suddenly enveloped them.

And they kept walking silently to the castle, with their faces slightly blushed, without saying any word.

Zelda was giggling from inside, as she remembered that little "mishap". Sincerely, she never expected that Link and she would have to pass through something like that; she tried to forget it, but still, the phrase of the little boy was still spinning around her mind... So distracted was she, that she didn't noticed when Link had finished eating his soup.

He put the silver spoon he was using, on the empty dish, and proceeded to stand up. When he looked at Zelda, he noticed that she was lost in her own mind; she had her eyes closed, and her right hand was supporting her head; if Link didn't know her so well, he would have thought that she fell asleep… He had to bring her back to reality; after all, they had to go to Ordon, before the night fell.

- "Zelda… Zelda!" – he shook her left shoulder in an attempt to bring her back to the real world, and soon, his method proved to be effective.

- "… Uh… Oh Link, excuse me." – said Zelda, realizing that she got lost in the great sea of her thoughts.

- "What makes you put yourself so pensive, Zelda?" – He had no idea about what was she thinking, which was something a bit soothing for Zelda.

She was thinking about what her future life with Link could be. They would become the king and queen of this land, and their children would inherit the throne and would take their places as the rulers of this kingdom of old. Yes… Link and she would watch for this land's welfare… together. But, why were these thoughts coming to her mind now? Why she was giving them such an extreme importance inside her? And why she felt the urge of not telling Link what she was thinking? The reason wasn't so complicated…

With time, her love for the young Hylian had grown to heights that she was amazed to discover, the young sovereign was already seeing his future with him, with all the things that it implied… But for some unknown reason, Zelda felt that if Link ever found out that she was already projecting herself with him, with just five months of being together, he might feel a little bit uncomfortable… Or maybe not… maybe he was having the same thoughts as she, maybe he was also projecting himself with her… Still, she preferred to keep this kind of things inside her.

And regarding the question that Link asked her, she felt herself almost forced to lie…

- "Nothing very important… I was just thinking in why don't you want me to appoint you knight." – she said as she stood, bringing back an old issue that was left somewhat unfinished between them, since a long time. When Link saved Hyrule from Ganondorf's onslaught, Zelda offered him if he wanted to be appointed knight, an offer that for the young matriarch's surprise, Link rejected.

- "Zelda.., I've already told you… There are so many men that would desire to be in that kind of position, willing to work hard to gain such a recognition, that I don't want to take that opportunity from them… And besides… you don't have to appoint me knight in order to ask for my assistance in any conflict… you know that?" – he said as he put his arms around the waist of his beloved woman.

- "Yes, I know… it's just that I think you deserve it, more than any of those men" – she told him softly in his ear. Because they had almost the same height (with Zelda being almost one centimeter higher than Link), she just needed to move her head a little forward to talk to him in that way.

- "As long as I can be with you, I can't ask for something more…" – he said as he hugged her, moving her body closer to him, to the point that her chest was pressing hard against his, Zelda answered this action gladly, and placed her arms around his neck, resting her head on his left shoulder. As they were in that position, the young matriarch felt the strong and steady beat of her heart; not only that, but she started to feel a strange sensation of… she didn't have a proper word to describe it; maybe this sensation came to her due to the close proximity of their bodies… but, if that was the reason… Then why she didn't feel this way the other times that they hugged each other? Could that be due to how much their relationship had matured? She wasn't sure… But once they broke their embrace, the sensation disappeared.

- "Now let's get ready, we must go, remember?" – she then remembered that she was going to accompany him to Ordon Village, and smiled… They would be able to spend a nice moment together.

- "Yes… but wait… you said in the letter that I should bring more clothes, right? – she asked.

- "Yes… Yes I did."

Zelda smiled as she seemed to be remembering something more – In that case… give me a moment. – she said as she was leaving the dinning room. Link sensed that she was going to change clothes, and so, he decided to take a look to the outside from a window, and wait…

He gave a look at the sky, and realized that they were a little late; the hour of twilight was about to come, but still, he was calm; they wouldn't take so long to reach Ordon Village from here, he just needed that his faithful horse, Epona, could take them fast to the village, and that way, they would be arriving there before the night fell completely on Hyrule… or so he hoped.

His glance then went from the sky, to the courtyard of the castle, admiring its beauty. He could also see some soldiers and guardians passing by, many of them greeted him from afar, and he answered back their salute. His eyes continued travelling through the courtyard, until suddenly, his vision went black; he was surprised at first, but once he moved his hands to what was blocking his view, he smiled to himself, because he felt a pair of soft hands covering his eyes, the hands of a woman.

- "Zelda? Is it you?" – asked Link, almost sure that it was her.

Instead of waiting for her answer, he decided to turn around, and see who the person was that played this joke to him, and indeed, it was Zelda. His sky-blue eyes showed a little surprise at the moment in which he looked at her... And why? Because of the new outfit that she was wearing now; she had her hair completely loose, except for a pair of braids, she wasn't wearing her tiara, neither her shoulder pads or her silk gloves, and instead of her elegant dress, she was wearing the traditional clothes that the women of Ordon Village used to wear.

- "Do you remember that some time ago, you gave me these clothes as a present?" – the young matriarch asked him with a smile.

- "Yes, I remember… I'm glad that you still keep them with you." – Link told her, smiling back.

- "They're a meaningful gift for me, it's obvious that I still keep them with me... And besides... these clothes suit me." – both of them laughed at that last comment.

- "Give thanks to Uli, she helped me with making them… And you're right, you look good in them." – and they laughed again. – "Alright… now, shall we go? We're a little late." – he said, offering his arm to Zelda.

- "Sure." – she said in response, as she took hold of the arm that Link offered her. – "I can't wait to share such a moment with you". – she added.

- "Me neither" – he said in response as they made their way out of the castle, and toward the south fields of Hyrule, where Epona was waiting.

They climbed on the horse, and set off at full gallop to Ordon Village. Noticing the high speed at which they were riding, Zelda grabbed the boy's body, placing her arms tightly around his torso, and pressing her chest against his back… maybe that wasn't the smartest decision of her, because once she did this, the odd sensation she felt some moments ago at the castle, returned to her.

Not only her heart started to beat like crazy, but Zelda suddenly felt the strange need of... feeling Link's body much closer to her; but that wasn't what worried her most, because she noticed that she was feeling a strange sensation of... how she could put it into words? ... like if she was...

Excited?

No… it couldn't be. She thought she was wrong; she wanted to believe that she was wrong, but still, that word was what best defined her strange sensations. The great proximity of their bodies was making her feel… excited. If that was the case, then she needed to control herself, something that she was thankful of being able to do without so much work; after all, this situation wasn't so intense as to excite her so much... Do you think?

The night had already fallen upon them, and the fields of Hyrule were completely covered in the soft cloak of the moon's light. Zelda thought that they were still far from arriving to Ordon Village, but Link soon proved her wrong.

- "We have already entered the Ordona Province, Zelda."

The young matriarch felt better, they would finally get to enjoy a moment together, as a couple. She had never heard about traditions in the Ordona Province, and much less about the called "Night of the Wishes", but still, she was sure that it would be a beautiful experience to live and remember.

As long as she could enjoy it with Link, she knew that it would be a nice moment.

Now to work on chapter 4. Once you read this chapter, please, leave a review.