"What do you mean? What about you? I can't leave without you." Link grabbed the princess' hands in his and held them close. "I left Hyrule to find you and I'm not leaving without you," he repeated. The thought of leaving Midna behind, again; he couldn't bear it. He would rather stay and fight a million armies just to be with her. "Is it about Aeron's kingdom?"
Midna shook her head. "No. The Goddesses told me that you wouldn't survive here." Link hung his head and she could see the pain and sadness in his eyes. "But they also said there was a way," she said, caressing his soft face.
Link looked into Midna's eyes and a flash of hope flickered there. "What do you mean? How?"
Midna looked confused and said, "That's what I didn't understand. They told me to look within myself, to look into the past, and that's where I would find the answer."
Link thought for a moment, his mind racing back to when Midna had been in Hyrule. What answer was there? They were beings of two different realms, there was no way that she would survive again in Hyrule unless… "I've got it!" he exclaimed, but before he could tell her, Chijin burst into the infirmary.
"Princess Midna, I must ask that you come to the council room at once," he announced. "The council has asked for your appearance of a very dire matter." Midna looked at Chijin and then back to Link. She wanted to know what Link was going to say, but if the council was requesting her presence this late in the night then something was definitely wrong.
"I'll be back," she said, kissing him softly before getting up to follow Chijin. Link could only watch as Midna solemnly followed Chijin through the doors. It was then that Link noticed how much brighter Midna seemed to be than the other Twili. "The last light of Twilight."
…
Chijin led Midna to the council chamber, an enormous room where the council members sat in chairs in a line against the opposite wall. All of them wore a grim expression and Midna knew that she was not going to like what they were about to tell her. "Princess Midna, please come and stand before the council." Midna did as she was told and stood in the middle of the room right in front of their seats.
"Princess Midna, it has come to the attention of the council that your suitor, Prince Aeron, has been exterminated by a being of Light that you are currently known to have in your custody?" one of the members addressed.
Midna frowned at their words. "Link is not in my custody, he came to the realm of Twilight of his own accord," she retorted.
"So this Link, how was he able to manage this when the mirror through which you returned was destroyed?"
"I know not," she lied. "I only know that he appeared in the woods before me and he followed me back to the castle."
"Yet he challenged a Twilight Prince for your hand, and he won. Have you thought of the consequences his actions will have on your people?"
"Of course, and I am doing my best to make sure – "
"Yet you have not executed any plans?"
"Well, no, I –"
"And are you aware that a piece of the Light was allowed to pass through the mirror upon your return and has remained with you since?"
Midna shook her head in bewilderment. "What do you mean? No one came through with me when I returned."
"Princess Midna, the council has reviewed your actions upon your return to the realm and we have found you to be unfit to rule," the councilman claimed. "Please gather any personal items you may wish and leave the palace at once."
"What?! No, you can't do this!" Midna yelled. Two burly guards grabbed her by the arms and began escorting her out of the room. "These are my people! You can't just do this!"
"Lady Midna, you should have acted wiser when that man came through. Letting a being of Light control how you govern your people is seen as an act of treason. We are only doing what we find to be the best action for the Twili when the monarch is unable to act upon the Twilight governance," the councilman stated. "We are sad to let you go, but we are only looking out for the people." The councilman's words echoed as the doors to the room shut behind Midna and the guards. Her head swam in the moment that had just occurred before her. The councilmen had dismissed her; she was exiled from her beloved home again.