Outside of Zora's Domain, Zelda voiced her concerns to Link, but Link didn't seem to share in her concerns.

"Mipha is dedicated to what she's doing," he said as they walked towards the car. "She's not concerned about her fate, but keeping the peace between the Zoras and the Hylians."

"As am I," Zelda said sternly. "You know as well as I do how big this has become. This is more than any of us signed up for. Mipha, Daruk, Urbosa, Revali - they have no idea, and we can't even warn them."

"What do you want to do about it?" Link asked with growing frustration. "We need the Divine Beasts, and they're trained to man them when the time comes."

"And if something happens to them… to Mipha… the Zoras -"

"The Zora's know what could happen," Link snapped. "They're not idiots."

"They'll never forgive us."

"They won't be alive if we lose to Ganon, so it won't even matter. I'd rather have them be alive to hate us."

"They'll never let you step foot in there again, you know," Zelda said.

"You can't manipulate me," Link warned her. "Nice try."

"Someday, I will be Hyrule's leader. The lives of everyone in this country depend on me."

"Well, you're not Hyrule's ruler yet," Link reminded her. "You have no say in the matter."

"I have just as much a say as my father does. He knows how delicate our relationship is with the Zora's. He will understand."

"Look," Link hissed. "We can't go around trying to change things. We don't know who we can trust. We need to stick to Dorian's plan and make him think we're clueless. Don't do anything to disrupt that, understand?"

Zelda grit her teeth together. "Fine," she muttered. "The Divine Beasts are all activated. What's next?"

"Dorian wants you focusing your efforts on awakening your power. He wants us to visit the three Goddess springs around Hyrule. While we do that, we can try to gather as much information as possible."

Zelda sighed. "Where do we even begin?"

"We go home," Link said. "I'll report to Dorian, and then we'll get ready to head to the springs."

"That's it?"

"Depends," Link said. "Are you up for a detour, Ari?"

"A detour?"

"We're following Dorian."

"I don't know about this," Zelda said through the closed door.

"You'll be fine," Link said. He turned as the door opened and Zelda stepped out. The red wig was fastened perfectly on her head, and already, she looked like an entirely different person. Her makeup was a strange mix of heavy and subtle; heavy enough to hide her most distinct features, and subtle enough to look natural. She traded her jeans and boots for a little leather skirt paired with strappy heels and a tight shirt that showed enough cleavage to make any man curious.

"Stop looking at my chest!"

Link met her gaze. "What? I wasn't."

"Yes, you were," she growled.

Link turned away, digging through his things until he pulled out an ear piece. He tossed it to her.

"This is way more than what I signed up for," Zelda muttered as she put the piece in her ear.

"You look nothing like the king's daughter," Link said with a grin.

"People know me," Zelda said. "They'll figure it out."

"They'll be too busy looking down your shirt to give a shit who you are," Link said.

"My father would kill me if he saw me like this."

"I think that's the last thing you should be concerned about."

Zelda sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. "What's the plan?"

"Damsel in distress," Link said. "Just outside the Royal district. You'll wait on the side of the road." Link flipped a knife in the air. "Unfortunately for you, you have a flat tire and a big party to get to."

"Of course," Zelda said, rolling her eyes.

"While Dorian helps you with the tire, I'll bug his car."

"What if he doesn't stop?"

"He'll stop."

"But-"

"Follow him. Regardless of what happens, we follow him."

"What if he just goes home?"

"Flirt with him in the parking lot. How convenient, you live there, too."

"You're going to break into his apartment."

"You realize you have the easy part."

"You're using me for my body."

"Might as well. No one else uses it."

Zelda threw a pillow at him, but Link dodged it.

"This is a waste of time."

"Even if all I can do is plant bugs, it will be a start. We need to do whatever we can do to figure out his plan."

Zelda sighed and stood. "Fine," she said. "Let's get this over with."

Zelda waited on the side of the road with her flat tire, just where Link told her to go. She leaned against the car, her arms crossed and her foot tapping nervously. She stood in the darkness, just out of the light from the street lights, and it made her feel uncomfortable.

"I don't like this," she muttered. "Someone's going to take advantage of me."

"I'm right here," Link muttered from his hiding spot on the other side of the road. "Just chill, will you? Make an effort to fix the tire."

Zelda hesitated. She turned and looked at the tire. "I don't even know where to begin."

"Take the jack out of the trunk."

Zelda opened the trunk and stared inside. "What's a jack?"

Link muttered curses under his breath. "Lift up the mat. Take out the spare and everything else that's inside."

Zelda let the spare tire fall to the ground with a thud. It rolled into the road before falling onto its side. She hurried over to it and rolled it back towards the car, then put her hands on her hips.

"That's heavy." She looked up as headlights came into view. The car slowed and, just as Link predicted, Dorian pulled to a stop.

"You look like you're having some trouble."

Show time. Zelda laughed lightly and flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Is it that obvious?"

Stay calm, she told herself. Was it obvious to him that her heart was racing?

Dorian stepped out of his car. "Every woman should know how to change a tire," he said as he approached her. "I taught my daughters how."

"I guess I missed out on that life lesson," she said. She stepped back as Dorian began to work on the tire, loosening the nuts and removing it.

"It's not too difficult," he said as he worked. "Loosen the nuts a bit with this, first, then jack up the car and take the nuts off. Switch out the tires." He lifted the spare onto the car. "Put the nuts back on loosely. Lower the car." The tire hit the pavement. "And tighten up the nuts." When he was finished, Dorian straightened and dusted off his hands. "Easy, right?"

"I guess so," Zelda said. "Thank you so much for your help."

Dorian lifted the old tire into the trunk and returned the tools. "Not a problem," he said as he closed the trunk. "It's the least I can do. I'd hate to see you stranded on the side of the road. Take care, now."

Zelda watched as he stepped into his car and pull away. When his headlights disappeared, Link emerged and hurried into the car.

"What the hell were you doing?" Zelda hissed at him as she slid in beside him.

"Bugging his car, what do you think?"

"I didn't even see you do anything."

"That's the point," he muttered. "I didn't go through all that training to be caught bugging a damn car." He unlocked his phone and pulled up the map of the city. A small dot flashed and moved about the screen along the streets.

"Is that his car? Where the hell did you get all this shit?"

"Where I get all the other shit I need to use."

"You broke in and stole it."

"Hardly. I just walked in and grabbed it. This is my job, you know."

"Don't you think someone would be suspicious? You have no reason to need this stuff."

"Do you even know what I friggin do?"

"Not really."

"Exactly." Link pulled the car into the road and proceeded to follow the map. "No one knows what I do except for Dorian and your father. Top secret. People don't question me."

"Well, aren't you Mr. Big Shot," Zelda said, crossing her arms.

"That's right, I am. And you listen to what Mr. Big Shot says, got it?"

"Did you think to check our car for bugs?"

Link grinned. "We're clean."

"You seem pretty sure about that."

"I am."

They drove through the city, making sure to keep out of sight, following Dorian to the outskirts and over the bridge towards the highway. Dorian continued to drive south on the highway until he finally took the exit to Kakariko.

"Where the hell is he going?" Zelda asked.

"He's a Sheikah," Link said. "Chances are, he gets his own orders from Impa. If he's a double agent, he needs to do whatever he's told to do to keep from raising suspicions, which means going into Kakariko from time to time."

"What if he has orders from somewhere else? Orders to kill Impa? And then my father? And us?" She was growing frantic.

"That's a possibility, too."

"How can you be so calm about this?"

"Because we don't know anything yet," Link reminded her. "But as soon as we do, we can act. Nothing's going to happen to Impa, or your father, or us." Link met her gaze. "I promise."

Zelda bit her lip and turned her gaze onto the road. In that moment, she felt more terrified than ever. What the hell did she get herself into? Despite her fear, however, she trusted Link. She felt safer with him. He wouldn't let anything happen to her.