Chapter 4

The next day, young Zelda found out that we were docked. She knew there was an odd aroma coming from the back of my ship. Seemingly enough, she chose to investigate. As she came off of the ship, she saw smoke coming from the spring that was behind. She rubbed her eyes, coming down, nearer to where I was. Me, in my tight negligee, skin tight, not a pajama negligee, just a black, corset negligee. Sitting in the spring as the water flowed. My lips tightened into a grin as I saw her. "Hello, darling". I said, in a gentle, cunning manner. "It is good to see you, this evening". "My, do you look beautiful, my Jadore". I chuckled as I said this.

"I…I…I guess". Zelda said. "It is good to see you too".

"Well, my love". "How are you?". "Mommy is so glad to see you, in your pajamas, your happy face, your beautiful eyes". "I never truly noticed just how beautiful your eyes were, until I saw them". I said, gently. "You have the most beautiful eyes, and the most loving smile". "You are the love I've always needed". I grinned a cunning grin, revealing my igaro teeth.

"...thank you". Zelda said, a bit put off. "I heard you had a bit of difficulty last night, while we were to be sleeping". "What was that?". "Could we possibly expand a bit on that?". I said, kindly.

"I don't know…I had a nightmare…and I guess…I guess it was so bad, that I woke up shaking…I'm sorry if I disturbed you…I know…I know you wanted to sleep". Zelda said. "Dear, it's quite alright". "I wasn't sleeping anyway, I was busy talking with an associate, but she went away, quickly". "I know having someone there was paramount for us". I said, kindly. "Dear, I love you more than anything". "What we have is special, and I know while it was hard losing a birth parent, you were your confident self". "You are the strongest woman I've ever met".

"And you're my best love". "I could never survive a day without my beautiful, ostentatious, loving, kind Zelda". I said, gently, with a creepy edge to my voice. It was almost what one would call pedophilic.

"I love you, and I love your mind". "As long as we have our wealth, nothing can bother us". I said, gently. "We are so into one another, we can do it". I smiled a cunning smile.

"I'm sure losing your adoptive mother was hard on you as well, wasn't it?". I said, gently with softness to my tone. "It…it…it was". Zelda said. "I loved my adoptive mom….and I guess…I guess she was someone that nurtured me long after someone could".

"An adoptive mother is a gift". I said, gently. "Being close to yours meant love, and kindness". "Your adoptive mother meant the world to you, and I'm sure as time passes, you'll grow to understand her loss as something you have to accept, and cherish as you move forward". I reached out a wrinkled hand with a sapphire ring on my index finger, to stroke Zelda's face again. "That's the odd thing about grief, we oftentimes let the bygones move past, and become accepting of it".

"But you'll accept it, and let it be a piece of your puzzle, and a trip in your journey". "You'll figure it out, I'm sure". I said, gently. "Ok". Zelda said. I smiled a gentle smile, noticing the solemn look on Zelda's face. She began crying as the tears came. "Shh, Jadore, shh, it's alright". "It's ok". "I'm here, darling". I comforted with a bit of an orgasm. "It's alright, and besides…there's no need to worry, I've got people behind me". I said, gently in a cunning manner, smiling a cunning smile as I snapped my fingers. At the moment, to my beck and call, there rose black eels from the water. We were in a portmanteau of the ocean. Eels rose up in their own, menacing manner, with orgasms about them, as they seemed to hiss, laugh, and feel orgasmic in a sexual manner that choked them while they hissed. All while the ashen, scandalous cloud of cigarette smoke surrounded us. I grinned a cunning grin, as I chuckled, being sure that Zelda felt comforted. "There are no rules with me, we can do whatever we wish". I said, as I grinned, chuckling. Some of the cracked skin that was wrinkled from smoking curled around my teeth, as I grinned, and even the purple lipstick could no longer hide it. "I'm your djinn, make a wish, and I'll grant it". I chuckled, as laughter filled the air, and the spring. Zelda nodded along, as she glanced up at me in agreement, as if she had no other choice but to trust in me.

We both laughed, as the smoke died down, and I extended my hand further outwards to comfort Zelda, and touch her cheek. "What's troubling you, darling?". "Is my favorite woman tired?". I asked, gently. Zelda nodded, as she sniffled. "I'm ok…I am just tired….I'm usually tired after I have nightmares at night". "I've had them for a long time". Zelda said. "I understand". I said, gently with softness. "I know nightmares aren't easy, but you've dealt with them in the best way possible". "That is, with strength and fortitude". "You are someone with an exceptional aggrandizement for strength".

"Hmm". I nodded, thoughtfully. Zelda knew I was analyzing her. Still, she rubbed her eyes, and glanced around. As she did, she felt much happier. "I love you, darling". "I always have". I said, gently. "I know". Zelda replied. "I love you, too". We both smiled gentle smiles, as Zelda relaxed, and trusted the stroking, and calming I had done with her face. "My Zelda, my favorite". I said, gently. "One day you'll have your period, and your breasts will come". I chuckled as I said this. "That'll be a day we'll both enjoy". Zelda felt a bit unnerved by this, as she backed away a bit. I smiled, stroking Zelda's cheek, gently. I felt the urge to grab Zelda's underwear area, or kiss her on the lips. I refrained because I knew it would damage her trust she had in me. She still nodded, as she glanced upwards. She knew one day, I would teach her the rules, and control her down to the very core. When she became known enough, I would deliver her to Hitti, Vaalak, and the old crew, as we would essentially torture her into becoming a demon. I smiled a cunning smile, still keeping my hand on her cheek, even as she tried removing it. When she squirmed a bit, I finally removed it. We both shared a smile.

As Zelda and I sat in the restaurant, (my old memory doesn't allow me to remember what it was called), we both laughed, and giggled, as we ate our pasta. I had a camera with me, as I filmed our ordinances. "Segala!". I said, in a silly accent, curling my lips, as Zelda repeated it. We both laughed, being women, sophisticated, classy women on our date. Even so, we enjoyed many of them as time went on.

Zelda and I did many tours, and I was her official consultant. Everywhere we went, Zelda and I were part of salon discussions, amongst many other things. One day, Zelda came into the room after she had finished with a previous discussion. "How are you, darling?". "Do you feel as Jadore as your thought processes?". I asked, gently. "Kind of". Zelda said. "I am becoming well-known for my affluent ideas". "That's really nice".

My lips curled into a smile. "Well, your accolades are ones that are certainly well-deserved". I said, gently. "You've been lovely throughout this entire process, and though it has been a lot, you've managed to succeed". I said, gently. I took out my purple lipstick, putting another coat on my lips. "I'm very proud of you, my Zelda". "You have that nature about you, that inspires, and influences everyone you've met so far". "The world loves you, darling". "And forthcoming, it isn't a selfish gain, it's a proprietorship". "One with you and I moving the ideas, and the gears necessary for thought". I added, kindly.

"You're my princess, and my love". I said, gently. I smiled a kind smile. "I know". Zelda said. Zelda nodded, as she unpacked some of her books. She was getting ready to settle down for the evening. "Give me a kiss before you do anything". I said, gently. "And a hug".

In an awkward moment of rapier, Zelda eventually nodded, agreeing to it, as she came over to me. Zelda and I hugged, as I kissed Zelda's cheeks, patting both of them. Zelda knew it would be alright in some fashion. She was in a good place, for dissonance.

As Zelda sat with her books, and her Oat Milk, I set outside to the courtyard, taking out a few cigarettes, as I began to smoke them. Taking out one white cigarette, I lit the tip, the end of it, bringing the cigarette to my lips. As the tip glowed, I enjoyed the cigarette, the way it burned, the way it glowed, the ash that cinched at the end. As the ash fell off, trailing to the end, I took in the immense amount of nicotine, feeling the flavor, and the sour candy essence to it, that it held. I felt so addicted to this ashen smell, and the nicotine that burned. I wanted more of it. More nicotine, more flavor, like Ivory to a cargo bondsman. In the heart of Darkness, in the heart of my addictions, I craved the nicotine, the soapy green, inside the cigarette, as my face lit up, in the dance betwixt me, and the ashen smoke I blew outwards. "Nicotine, my nicotine". I wanted to slur, as I wrapped myself in the coating of the luxurious flavor.

As the ash melted off of the cigarette, and downwards, it seemed to fall off, as I kept tapping ash from it. I eventually blew out more smoke. "Mm, so appetizing". "Like a true woman". I said, to myself. When I thought no one else was around. As the ashen cloud surrounded me, I heard laughter from far away, somewhere. It sounded much like the shrieking of an owl. "Hmm, that's odd". I muttered, as I kept smoking. Eventually, the laughter came closer, and closer, as it grew intensifying. I glanced outwards, seeing someone familiar. His fangs inside, his laugh close by, and a dagger in his left pocket. The same daggers he always liked to juggle in his spare time. "Mmm, you came to see me in person….haven't you, Hitti?". I asked, chuckling a bit. I blew out more smoke.

"Yes, I have come to see someone in particular". Hitti said, with a soft, tenacious voice, fit to that of soothing a small child. "She is the future Queen of Hyrule". "I'm certain I haven't forgotten her name…yet". "Is she Zelda?". "I believe she is, and I'm never wrong". Hitti had some dark, grayish tints to his hands, much like the undead would have. But the previous quote, Hitti had mentioned.

"Yes, Zelda is with me". I mentioned, as I blew smoke from my cigarette. "She and I were part of a summit in the North of Mongolia, we were well-known as part of the Hyrule Syndicate". I said, smoking more of my cigarette. "Well…you will deliver her to me as part of "conditioning". "Vaalak wants his deed to be done". Hitti mentioned. "He'll have his deed, and his will completed". I said. "I know we want possession of Zelda to be as Succinct as possible, that way she can't escape the realm of the Antichrist". "We'll have control of her, bring out some primal urgencies of her, that will tarnish her reputation as being the embodiment of the Goddesses". I mentioned.

"I never believed much in Zelda". I said, secretively, in a soft tone. "I don't feel bad for her, much either". "If anything, she doesn't amount much to anything, and essentially, she's very limited in what she can do, because of her differences". "But Zelda is a woman that is vulnerable to anyone due to her kindness". "It is this that makes her idiotic in a way". "She doesn't deserve to do anything, except sit in a vegatative state, and rot". "Much like the idiot she is".

"Well then". Hitti said, mustering an evil grin. "All the more likeness to possess her, and eventually rid the world of her". "When she belongs to us, she'll rot away in possession".

"Understandable". I nodded. "That, and you've been doing this since the 1950's, so you're essentially the expert at it". I mentioned. "I am, indeed". "There's no one quite like me when it comes to something….formidable". Hitti mentioned. We both laughed at that. "Well, you know what to do". "Deliver her to us when she's of age, and we'll be certain she can't escape". Hitti said. "A very finite plan". I nodded. "Or you'll expose my citizenship status?". I asked, with some knee-buckling nervousness.

"Yes". Hitti replied. "Now, you know what is needed, do it, or you'll hear from us". "I want it done, immediately". "You know what will happen if I'm betrayed". Hitti laughed at that. "Especially if I'm betrayed by a woman, no less".

"Yes, certainly". I mentioned. Hitti laughed as he moved on. We were both in the same adjunct school of thought.

Hitti glanced around, staring upwards. He seemed to have a dark glare in his eyes, as he seemed to adjust his dagger in the side of his pocket. One could tell he was in a moment of hunting or possession. Hitti, either way was someone on the sensibility of the catch.

I walked away, seeming as if we were in the same aspect. One day, Zelda would be in possession. We would have full control.

Zelda knelt down at the side of the bed, praying, it seemed. Her eyes were closed as she was as quiet as ever before. She seemed reverent, kind, and deep in thought. I believe the word for it is pensive. I smiled a kind smile, coming in, dressed in my pajama negligee. "Zelda". I said, gently with kindness, as if to instruct her with love and tenacity. Zelda looked up at me, with her eyes blinking a little bit. "Can I get you anything?". "Anything to eat or drink, love?". I asked, kindly. My voice was in a gentle whisper. "I'm ok, for now". Zelda said, as she turned her head. She held her kitten, Mina in her arms, gently. "I love you, darling". "You know you're my favorite". I said, gently. We both smiled.

"I was hoping to talk for a bit". "Could you join me for a bit?". I asked, kindly as I sat down on the bed. Zelda nodded. "I've noticed sweetheart, you seem a bit distracted lately". "Is everything ok?". I asked, gently. I held her hands. "Kind of". Zelda said. "There's this boy that I like". "He kind of has been really nice".

"Oh, who is he?". I asked, gently. "His name is Link". Zelda said. "He was my friend before, too". "I understand". I said, gently. "He is a nice person, and I know you have the capacity to love him as he loves you". "You both have had a steady friendship for a long time". "I think he's a good one for you".

"We are good friends". "He sometimes comes over, and we skip stones in the stream, or play games, and read books". Zelda said. "Link is really nice, and he understands me….a lot". "I like seeing him, and playing with him".

"That's lovely, sweetie". I said, gently. "Do remember that he is just a friend". "You don't need a distraction right now". "We're the best we've ever been".

I was sure to keep Zelda focused. "I know…right yes". Zelda said. Zelda nodded. I smiled a gentle smile. "Very good then, We're in agreement". "Nothing else to distract us". I said, gently. "True". Zelda said. Zelda glanced down at her Bible as she began reading it. "You look as if you're ready for bed, honey". I said, gently. "Kind of…I'm heading in that direction". Zelda said. "It is almost time to lay down".

"I'm sure it is". I said, gently. "Do you need to talk to your father before you go to sleep?".

"I'm ok for now". Zelda said. "I guess". Zelda got up from her bedside, turning down the sheets. I was partially laying in my hotel bed, watching the old television. "Zelda, sweetie". "I've noticed you've been having some trouble sleeping". "Is this bothering you?". I asked, kindly, in a soft voice. My voice, while deep, had its own air of feminine, womanly grace. "Not a lot". Zelda said. "I'm ok for right now….kind of". Zelda held her teddy bear close to her, as her kitten, now a mid-sized cat, came up on the bed. "I have something that might help you if you're having trouble with nightmares". I said, gently. The sheets rustled against my voice as I spoke. "ok….I guess it might help….but I kind of wonder….what is it?". Zelda asked. "This is Fluoxetitine". I said, gently with softness. "It's an psychotropic form of melatonin that relaxes the brain waves to the point where no intrusive thoughts, trauma or worry can come in". "It's usually for children who have lost their parents, or deprived orphans, who have Autism, and display nocturnal awakening symptoms, or restlessness symptoms".

"I think it would help you sleep much better if you took it". "Nothing will happen to you when you take it, I promise you". "It will rock you to sleep, and give you sweet trails to your dreamland". I said, gently with maternal, motherly softness, only a woman could display to her daughter. My raspy, deep voice rich, and thick with smoker's damage was prominent against the rustle of bedsheets. "Try it for me, love?". "If you do, I'll give you something special in the morning". I said, gently. "Please?".

Zelda was there near my bed, as she turned her head, nodding. She nodded in only the way a trier, and a heroine would. My voice came from the side. Zelda, in her pajamas, waited for her medicine, as the sound of a cap untwisting, and the sound of pills coming out was heard. Zelda held her glass of Oat Milk close to her, as she took the pill. She swallowed it, with a hope that it would help her. "I love you, Jadore". "My darling baby". "Can I have a hug?". I said, gently in a soft, motherly tone. Zelda nodded, as she came to me, hugging me. I kissed both of her cheeks, patting them. "I love you, darling". "I love you more than you will ever know". I said, gently. "I love you, too". Zelda said. While I did give her a warm hug, because she was a bit older, I may have, in a moment where she hadn't noticed, touched the front part of her underwear area. I lingered there for only a second. Zelda only thought it was a dust mite underneath. She didn't take heed of it, as she was tired.

"Come now, let me tuck you in". I said, gently with kindness. Zelda nodded, as she came to her bed, getting in. I drew down the sheets, tucking my darling girl in. "I love you, sweetie". "You're my best friend, and the confidant I've always loved, and adored". I said, gently. "Thank you…I love you, too". Zelda said. "Goodnight now, baby". "See you in the morning". I said, gently. I gently kissed Zelda's cheek as she drank the rest of her milk. When she finished, she put it aside, holding her teddy bear close. Zelda's eyes began to close as she laid in bed. She rested her head. She was dreaming, perhaps. Perchance, she thought about her father, she thought about Impa, her grandmother, or she might've thought about her friend back at home. She was happy, which was the important thing. Whatever she was thinking, I knew she was in a good place. The rest of the evening, her eyes were closed, her breathing was slow, and she never woke up, except early in the morning, when she had a pleasant dream. Zelda glanced around, laughing. Her kindness, her altruism, her love for her people, she was so innocent, and agile. Yet, she did have a difference. An intellectual difference that allowed her to be much wiser than everyone. She was someone with a lot of trauma. Still, she kept on doing well. Even as the night went on.

As I slept, I received a phone call from Zelda's father. Daltus had called us, wondering how it went, perhaps. "She was someone quite inspired for this summit". I mentioned it as I spoke. "She knew what she wished for, she wasn't afraid to speak her mind, and do so in a composed manner". "She has so much wisdom, and tenacity, I'm happy that she is well-known". "She is such a gem to have with me as well". "So intriguing and intelligent".

"Yes, she's been that way ever since she was first adopted". Daltus mentioned. "She is someone with a lot of love, and kindness within her as well". "My late wife and I have come to appreciate how much she's given us". "The world appreciates it as well".

"I'm happy you appreciate her, I appreciate her as well". I mentioned. "Now, I'll only have your daughter for this afternoon". "We don't have much to do, than to just come home". "She is a lovely girl, an amazing poet and speaker". "She has such a powerful mind".

"Thank you, again". Daltus said. "She really admires you as well, it seems". "It is nice she has a motherly figure in her youth, because of how traumatic losing her mother was at such a young age". "Impa does some things, she does a lot". "You seem to support her, and love her unconditionally, while you connect on her intellectual level".

"Mm hmm". I nodded. "She does need someone, I do love supporting her, and I love her to death". "She is an inspiration to millions of women and girls, me included, even at my old age". I said, chuckling. "She is my muse". I smiled as I said this. "Yes, there are a lot, perhaps thousands in our Hyrule alone who are inspired by her, this is the population of women and girls who love her". Daltus mentioned. "She has a lot of friends her age, many of them girls who love listening to her speak, and spending time with her".

"That's wonderful". I said, gently. "Zelda is such a darling". "I wish I could keep her for a little while longer, if that is ok by you". I chuckled as I said this.

"Well, as much as I'd like to, I think perhaps she might be ready to come home". "She likes being in her room with her books, and teddy bears". "She's very insightful". Daltus said.

"That is a true statement". I said, as Daltus and I chuckled. "I think she's ready to come home, as well". "I'll wake her up, give her some Oat Milk, and help her get dressed if she needs it". I mentioned, as out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zelda come over to the bed. She rubbed her eyes as she came. "Your father's on the phone, sweetie". "Want to talk to him?". I asked, kindly. "Sure, that sounds ok". Zelda said. Zelda talked to her dad, as she walked around. I smiled a kind smile, packing up a bit. I also reorganized my purse a bit. As I reorganized, I smelled the freshener the maid had put in, noticing the calm scent. It was one to be clandestine with. How lovely, indeed.

Zelda went home, as we bade our Goodbyes, me going in one direction, her staying in her castle. Daltus could tell she was happy to be in her own bed. He gently knocked on her door, asking if he could come in. "Is it ok if I come in, sweetie?". Daltus asked, gently. "Sure". Zelda said. Daltus gently came inside. "You look much more powerful, do you feel the same way?". Daltus asked, gently. "Kind of…not really". Zelda mentioned. "I feel like the same old person who came from her home to help others". "There's not much difference, except a different town".

"Well, it is a new experience". "Meeting new people, getting to know a new landscape, and being in a new place can make someone have an affinity for the unique". Daltus said, gently. "I've had experiences with different people, and they all say I'm doing well".

"Nice to know you're in a good place, dad". Zelda said, as she giggled. "I love you, dollop". "I didn't get a hug since I last saw you". Daltus said, gently. "I'm sorry". Zelda said. "No, you're ok". "Hugs make the day much brighter". Daltus said, kindly. "That's right". Zelda said, as Daltus sat on her bed. Zelda crawled into his arms, receiving a hug. Daltus kissed Zelda on the forehead. "I missed you, honey". "It was certainly quieter while you were gone". Daltus said, gently. "I'm sure it was". "It always is". Zelda said. "As opposed to my talking, incessantly". "Which I do quite often, it's observed".

"It's a known fact now that it's been observed". Daltus said, gently. "But then, talking does provide more of the insight". "Communication is the most efficient method of preservation".

"That, it is". Zelda said. "So is listening as well".

"Something like that". Daltus mentioned. "True in its own standards". He and Zelda laughed, as Zelda sat on his lap. "Well now that I'm here, would you like to hear a story?". Daltus asked, gently. "Plato?". "Socrates?". "Anaximone?". "Or Descartes?". "Perhaps War and Peace?".

"No, not right now". Zelda said. "I can read those on my own".

"Wouldn't it be more fun to hear those in reading?". "Hear some of the philosophies being narrated?". Daltus asked. "Kind of". "I prefer them to be succinct and analyzed in my own realm". Zelda mentioned. "Well, alright". "Perhaps if we just cuddle, it would be something to our likeness". Daltus mentioned. Zelda nodded as she felt like going back to sleep. She sat on her father's lap, hearing his lullabies, singing songs with him.

"Longer than the lines of reed, and meadow"

"Higher than any bird ever flew"

"Longer than there's been stars up in the heavens,

"I've been in love with you".

"I'll bring water to your ocean blue,

You'll be faithful to me through and through".

"We'll fly over the canopy of life,

With love on our wings".

"Higher than the stars up in the gallow,

Longer than every hummingbird, or shrew

The world is round, and forever and onward,

"I'll be in love with you".

Daltus and Zelda sang this, as Zelda laid her head on her father's chest. He stroked her head, gently. They were father and daughter. Zelda knew she had a special bond with her father. Her father gave her love. As Zelda felt his nuzzles, she felt him kiss her forehead. She stayed in his arms, for the longest time. Link stayed nearby, watching, as he smiled, only disappearing back into the Kokiri forest. Zelda felt content, with her father. Their bond was as freeing, as loving, and innocent, playful as childhood itself. Zelda felt happiness, even as the hummingbirds, and the blue jays sang their beautiful songs, while fruit beckoned them with its sweetness.

"Well, I have an appetite for some cold Oat Milk". "I will leave you to your business". Daltus said, gently. "Thanks for the hugs, dad". Zelda said. "See, a bit of socialization doesn't make one meek". Daltus stated, as he and Zelda laughed. "It really doesn't". Zelda said. "Thank you, though". "I enjoyed it". Zelda kissed her dad on his left cheek, as he left her room. Outside, Zelda saw a pebble being pelted against her window. "Hey!". Link called, as he smiled an enthused smile. "I found something cool, come see it!". "Come on, last one there is a rotten egg!". Link giggled as he said this. "I'm coming!". Zelda replied. Zelda came down to the forest to see Link, as well as the other children of the Kokiri forest, as they ventured down to their favorite watering hole.

At the watering hole, they skipped pebbles, they laughed, they swung from ropes, and made flutes from reeds. They had a fun time. As childhood would have it, a time of innocence, and playfulness at best. It was fun to have. Childhood essentially was. But then as every story would have it, there also comes a time of dissonance, disaster, trauma, and alienation, change that becomes the dark side to every moon, or planetoid of childhood. The moon guides us, but there's always a dark side. That was teenhood for Zelda. Not that our relationship worsened, but it did become a hard thing for both of us at times.