"So," Luna and I wandered through Zora's Domain on our way to the armory. Even though it felt like the core of Death Mountain up here, I forgot how scenic it was. And its beauty will be fully restored once the Zoras can swim in its waters again, "What's the deal with you and the Zora queen? She hates you. I thought people had you on a pedestal around here."

"It's a long story," I winced at the memory of Ruto and me the last time I saw her. It did not end well.

"I got time," Luna insisted, "Come on, Link. You can tell me. If all else fails, you know my biggest secret. Tell the Zoras, the Gorons, the whole kingdom. Throw me back to Ganondorf. Your secrets are safe with me. Even the ones concerning royalty."

"First of all," I promised, "I would never ever throw you at Ganondorf's feet. We're all the blood family we have left."

"Thank you, Link," Luna awed, "it really means a lot that you say that."

"I'm surprised it needed to be said," I gave her a little smile. Even if it didn't last long, "Although, what I did to Ruto wasn't exactly the pinnacle of my proudest moments."

"My, my," Luna smirked, "Hiding a little bit of a dark side, are we? You are my brother. What did you do?"

"When I saw Ruto," I began, "She was still just a princess then. A very spoiled princess."

"Never met one that wasn't," she shrugged, "Myself included."

"I needed the Zora Sapphire," I went on, "So, I took care of a little problem she was having in hopes she'd give it to me."

"And did she?"

"She did," I nodded, "But this is where my alleged dark side comes in. What makes it so bad."

"Link," she took my right hand with her left in attempts to comfort me. No one needed to see a piece of the Triforce come together. Although, we both started glowing, "You make it sound like you killed a man."

"I'm sure she'd rather that," I continued, "Ruto explained to me what her mother told her. When Ruto comes into contact with someone meant to have the Zora Sapphire, that will be the one she'll want to spend the rest of her life with. She didn't give me the stone because I helped her out."

"Oh," Luna started piecing things together, "So, you were engaged to the Zora queen? Look at you. Royalty can't keep their hands off you, can they?"

"It's not that," I rolled my eyes, "Ruto understood that I had to run off and save the kingdom, but she asked me if I'd ever come back for her. I told her yes, but I can't become Zora royalty."

"Because your heart belongs to someone else," she figured, "It's Zelda, right? That's why you're going through all of this. For her."

"I've nearly died for her more than once," I admitted, "The goddesses wouldn't allow such a thing, but I'd be more than happy to lay my life down for her."

"You really do love her, don't you?"

"Absolutely."

"So, let me get this straight," Luna thought, "You broke the Zora queen's heart and that's your big, evil deed?"

"Well," I grumbled, "You can't tell me that isn't horrible in its own right."

"And here I thought you killed someone," she scoffed, "Do you realize who you're talking to? That's nothing compared to some of the things I've done."

"I hurt her pretty deep, though," I pointed out, "You saw how upset she was when I came in with someone else on my hip."

"Your sister."

"She didn't know that," I grabbed the armory door's handle, holding it open for her, "And who knows how long it took her before she got over me enough to find Raol's father?"

"You have a very inflated sense of self," Luna teased, "Don't have to worry about your ego starving. Cut her a little slack. She did manage enough to move on. Prince Raol exists, does he not?"

"Yes, but..."

"Alright then," she cut me off, "She fell in love. You weren't there to catch her. She got hurt. She got up. She healed. She'll be fine. I'm sure that once she shakes this and realizes you two were never going to happen, she'll be ok again."

"It doesn't help that I'm asking her for the Zora Sapphire again," I cringed, "She may kill me."

"You're not dying, Link," Luna assured, "I watch your back, you watch mine. Good?"

"Good." Luna was a lot more worldly than I gave her credit for.

"Link?" one of the Zoras peeked around the corner.

"Yes," I nodded, "Hello."

"It's been quite a while since I saw you," he smiled, "What brings you here? It's the heat, isn't it? You're going to help us again?"

"Prince Raol sent us," I explained, "We need some Zora armor to find whatever's causing the heat up here."

"I bet I know what it was," the armorer assumed, "There was a little witch that came through here and she cursed our waters! I think she might have been Gerudo. Do you think we were visited by the Gerudo princess, Link?"

"I don't know," I noticed Luna wince out of the corner of my eye, "But all I know is that Luna and I are going to make it better."

"That's what you're here for," he beamed, "But you can't do that until you two can breathe underwater, can you?"

"No."

"Alright then! Let's get you set up!"

The armorer knew what he was doing. It wouldn't take very long for us to have our armors done. A few zips of his tape measurer and a quick forge later, two sets of Zora armor sat on mannequins, drying from their last coat of sealant. He's made some design changes since the last time I had some of this stuff on me. There was a clear difference between which one was mine and which one was Luna's. I had a standard Zora appearance, but Luna…Luna looked more like a mermaid than a Zora.

"Very nice," Luna tried it on, looking herself over, "Very, very nice. Practical, yet stylish. I'm impressed."

"I never disappoint," the armorer spun her around, "Be careful down there. Both of you."

"We will," I promised, putting my armor on as well.

And just like that, Luna and I headed to the only part of Zora's Domain that wasn't completely boiling. Just before the entrance of the temple. I remember this temple. It gave me nightmares for weeks after I left. Every now and then, I still have nightmares about it. But then, something dawned on me. In all of Hyrule, Zora's Domain was the coldest point.

"Aren't you going to ask?" Luna practically read my mind, "What did that little Gerudo witch do to curse Zora's Domain?"

"Um…" I would've phrased it a little more delicately, but essentially, she hit the nail on the head.

"There's a lava flow that runs right alongside it," she told me, hitting the gem that drained the temple with her bow, "I managed to redirect it to run underneath it. The lava heated the water above, but the water couldn't reach the lava to turn it to stone. It heated the water and boiled Zora's Domain."

"Was that your order?" I wondered.

"Was draining the Goron hot springs my order?" Luna retaliated, "Of course not. Ganondorf wanted me to freeze over Zora's Domain. If I would've done that, the Zoras would've been imprisoned in the ice. They would've eventually lost consciousness if I did that. If I go the opposite direction, they'd fry and suffer even more. Take the water away from the Zoras and they would be praying for death. So, I came up here and went for a swim. Water bombs, when they're placed in the right spots, come in handy."

"So, what you're saying," I thought it over, "If we can block the lava flow and redirect it to where it's supposed to go, the water will cool off and everything will be back to normal?"

"Exactly," Luna confirmed, "You ready?"

"I think so," I did a quick check of my inventory. The armorer was kind enough to leave a few water bombs in my armor.

"Okie dokie," she forged ahead, "Come on. The flow's this way."

I followed Luna through the temple and started searching for anything that might resemble evidence of lava. Black, ashy rock was all over the place, so that wasn't narrowing anything down. But Luna looked to know exactly where she was going. The Temple of Zora's Domain could be a maze and easy to get lost in, but she knew this place like the back of her hand. Strange. Did she have the map memorized?

We came up to a room where the dark rocks were the most prominent around the door. This must be where the lava flow was. This was where I could shine. I started planting bombs around the base. Seems simple enough. A quick explosion, move a few rocks to block the lava, the waters of Zora's Domain start to cool off and everything's good again. The door unblocked and Luna and I dredged forward.

SLAM!

Of course. Why can't things be easy? Just one temple that's not guarded by a giant monster or some sort of villain trying to kill us. Or why can't the monster be a giant teddy bear that only wants a hug in order to be defeated? Then, he'd let us go peacefully. I'm starting to think monsters just want to fight me for fun at this point. Out of nowhere, a massive boulder started to anthropomorphize in front of us as smaller rocks took the form of its hands and feet with lava shooting through its body.

"What did you do?" Luna gave me a swat to the chest.

"Nothing!" I squeaked, unsheathing my sword, "What do we do?"

The monster let out a loud growl, horrifying the both of us. Luna froze, "I don't know. Maybe if you put your bombs with my arrows?"

"MA!" the monster snarled.

"Excuse me?" Luna looked it over.

"MAMA!" it repeated.

"Mama?" I wondered, shooting my sister glances, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Uh…" Luna bit her lip, "I think this might be my fault…"

"MAMA!" the monster stomped around, shooting lava from its fingertips at both of us.

"What do you mean?" I jumped out of the way, "Luna, this thing is very angry and it's not stopping."

"MAMA!"

"Hold on," she thought back, "I think I know what this monster wants."

"What?!"

"Toss me your ocarina," Luna demanded, "I have an idea."

"What's my ocarina going to do?" I squealed.

"When I was down here last," she remembered, "I had a magic potion in my bag and it spilled all over the place. Inadvertently, I think this monster thinks I'm its mother. In a way, I am. The magic must have taken hold better than I thought."

"Here!" I tossed her my ocarina, "I don't understand what my ocarina's going to do, though."

"You had your lullabies," Luna smirked, "I had mine."

She took in the mouthpiece and played a soft, slow melody that got the monster to settle down. The lava through its body started to cool, turning it to stone. The monster fell to its knees, submitting to Luna's song. The melody even made me a little dizzy. I must admit, though. She had a talent for it. It's very soothing. Enough to get the monster to go to sleep.

"I think it worked," I whispered, careful not to wake it.

"Like I said," she gave me my ocarina back, "You had your lullabies, didn't you? That was one that Shira played for me when I had night terrors when I was a kid. She hummed it for me and I knew everything was going to be ok."

"It's beautiful," I applauded, "What do we do now?"

"We use my accidental monster child and redirect the lava," Luna suggested, pushing into its side, "Come on, Link. Help a sister out."

"Ok," I pushed with her and rolled the monster to the lava flow. What once flowed vertically now flowed horizontally. The way it was supposed to be. Another job well done. Now, to find a way out of here.