The war had been waging for a whole year now, and it was nearly finished. King Daphnes had finally managed to push back the invading kingdom of Avenia. Now he was just riding through the country making sure all enemy forces were forced out of his kingdom. This is where our hero comes in.
King Daphnes P.O.V.
I have been riding for a few weeks now, crushing any remaining enemy forces that may have stayed behind. I was just taking care of a few stragglers who had tried to burn down a village (and succeeded, mind you) when I saw a figure that looked like it was carrying something running away from the rubble. I steered my horse after the figure but as I began to draw near, the figure collapsed. I inched slightly closer, got off my horse, and observed the figure. The figure was a woman, though I couldn't tell how old, and as I looked towards her arms, I saw that what she was holding was a child. It didn't look older than about a month old, though I wouldn't know. My wife and I have yet to have a child. The figure then noticed me observing her tried to speak to the best of her ability,
"Please sir, please, save my child. Save... my Link" She managed to get out groggily.
"How old is this child?" I asked, an idea forming in my head.
"A… a month… exactly" A month, just the right amount of time for the nobles to not get suspicious.
"I will save your child, he will be safe, do not worry" I said
"Thank… you… sir…" and with that last sentence I could tell, this child was now an orphan. But just because he's an orphan doesn't mean he won't be loved. I need an heir in case my wife never did end up bearing a child. Even if she did have a child there's no guarantee that it would be a boy, this was the best course of action. This child, Link is what she called him, would be raised in a castle under the best conditions possible
"Link, you will be the next king of Hyrule"