Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the kind reviews, they make me so happy and inspire me to write more! You guys are probably all gonna get mad at me for not putting the answer to the cliffhanger in this chapter, but hey, no good story ever gives you a straight answer, no? Also, here are a few really good fanfics that ya'll should check out while you guys are waiting for the next chapter, cause I'm having a bit of trouble with it.

Gold in the Dark, by Sheograph

Again, by fishylishy.

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The Ruler of the Twili sighed, massaged her temples, and turned another worn page.

"Princess Midna, the ceremony is to begin in half an hour" A guard reminded her, poking his head through the door of the palace library.

"'Kay." Midna answered absentmindedly. Three days, she thought. Three days wasted in this dingy old library full of nothing but crap.

The light realm. Something which was whispered about throughout the Twilight Realm, as if it was a curse, as if talking about it would somehow put you in danger. It was a hated place among the Twili.

But Midna coveted it.

After returning to her people, her land, her life, Midna immediately started searching for any information about the light realm. Three days of searching had resulted in nothing. Nothing. And now she was to go have a "ceremony" and tell the story of how she obtained the fused shadows, how she defeated Zant, how she did this, how she did that. What about Link? She was supposed to tell a story that could not be told with words, but only with experience. The thought already put her in a bad mood.

She missed him.

Rubbing her stiff and sore neck, she headed down to the palace's hidden room that could only be accessed by the Twilight Princess and certain royalty. As custom to the Twili, the Ruler must wear an ancient and traditional headdress when attending celebrations. The guards, who after the hell that had taken place in their world and refused to let Midna out of sight, followed her.

This was only the third time Midna had been there. The first, when she was born and declared princess, the second when her parents died in a tragic accident that had never been fully uncovered, and the third being now. She looked around at the treasures hanging on the wall, admiring them as she had when she first saw them. But one in particular caught her eye.

It was some sort of Light Realm instrument that Midna had seen in a few shops in Hyrule. Those had reeked cheap, made with flimsy material and bright colors. But this one had an aura around it. It was about half the length of her arm and gold colored, with gold inscriptions on it in a language Midna had never seen before. More surprisingly though, it had a Triforce insignia in the very top, the size of a fingernail.

"What is that?" Midna asked her guards. It wasn't really a question, more like a command.

"That, Princess, is an ancient treasure bestowed on us by our oldest ancestors. It is unknown why it is so important, but it must be kept safe, as ordered by our ancient rulers. It is the Harp of the Twilight." One guard answered solemnly.

"I want to see it." Midna stated.

"It will be so."

The guard performed a few tricks with his Twilight powers and broke the seal that connected the harp to the wall. He treated it gently and handed it to her.

Midna held the harp in her hands. She fingered the inscriptions and felt the rough texture of the strings. She delicately strummed her fingers across it. The sound that echoed through the large room was breathtaking. It made her feel close to Link, to be free of this prisoner royal life, to be back in the realm where she had found true happiness, not the kind she acted out everyday here in the World of Twilight.

"...may I have this? I can assure you that I will treat it with utmost respect, and guard it with my life." Midna pleaded.

The guard thought hard for several minutes.

"As you wish."

Long chapter, huh. Enjoy, and feel free to private-message me or leave in the review ideas about what you would like to see in future chapters. Thanks!

-Peaches732