Dora's mournful cries became whimpers, until finally she could compose rational thought. Her head throbbed from the stress of sobbing so violently. She traced her fingers along Din's gentle face and adored her. Her daughter appeared to be sleeping, just like all the nights she watched her peacefully rest in her bed, but this time she would not be waking up in the morning.
Ganondorf approached and kneeled opposite his wife. He gazed at their daughter briefly, then turned his eyes to Dora. The queen's face was streaked with tears. She suddenly appeared aged and exhausted with creases of sadness in her face. For the moment, he said nothing, because he knew she had a lot on her mind.
"I should have been able to do something," she whispered in a hoarse voice. "I had no idea what was happening when she ran in front of me like a human shield, until the arrow, and the light..." She wiped her cheeks with her fingers. "And the next thing I knew she was dying in my arms. I'm so sorry."
The king continued to sit silently, and waited anxiously.
"You should have taken that arrow. You had a better chance of surviving, but you didn't know she would throw her life away for me. I've been alive for centuries. She had so much to live for." Dora cradled Din's body closer, as if freeing her was to admit she was gone forever.
He watched her with amusement. "You are so caught up in your emotions, you have failed to comprehend the reality of the situation."
Dora looked up at him with a nasty glare. "Your daughter died so that you could have everything you wanted. Are you happy?"
Ganondorf raised his left hand with the back of it to her, proudly displaying the complete Triforce. She stared at it in awe. The legend had finally been fulfilled.
Clarity softened her angry gaze, as hope blossomed and tingled through her every nerve. A light shined from below and distracted her, so she peered down to see where the new mysterious light appeared from.
A golden glow shined around Din's wound, and the arrow slowly vanished as if it had never pierced her. Her chest was free of any scars as if the incident never occurred.
And when Din opened her yellow eyes, Dora wrapped her arms so tightly around her, she almost did not catch her breath. A sharp intake of air reminded her mom to give her space, since she just returned from the dead.
Din sat up straight of her own strength, and smiled from her mom to her dad. She twisted her legs to rise to her knees, and hugged her father tighter than ever before. "King of Gerudo Thieves, Demon King, or King of Evil, I don't care what they call you, you are my dad, and you are my hero."
"Let's keep that between us," Ganondorf said, and held her firmly, but he masked his relief at knowing she was well.
Dora watched, with a warm smile, the way he protectively held his daughter. She was thankful to be a family again, but there was an important detail she needed clarified. "Ganondorf, did you use the Triforce only to bring her back?" she asked, trying not to sound surprised.
"Instead of being granted ultimate power to conquer the world and ridding myself of the goddess and her hero forever?" He laughed cruelly at the idea that he would forfeit his dream. "You have mistaken me for a fool. I have everything I desire now."