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Okay. I wrote another chapter... Hmm

I´m soo happy because of all the reviews I got from you!

Just one question. Is anyone interested in pictures of characters or something else? I need something to do in History class and when creativity strikes I could draw some pics.

But now I proudly present you Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Link PoV

Nothing beats an early morning-exercise! I felt so great right now, that I could hug a tree or the whole world, or maybe not. Thanks to my fight versus Ezio this morning I had let off all steam, that had been bottled up for the last months. But although it had been liberating it wasn't a challenge. Ezio may have been the best hunting-kid, but to be honest I never heard of one before.

At first Ezio had greatly underestimated me, I was rewarded with the satisfaction of punching him in his snotty face, thus giving him a bloody nose in return. That had felt so good! After the hit, he grew more cautious circling me uncertain waiting for an opening. Of course I gave him none, I had way too much fun. So I let him run his circles and watched him.

While it was funny to see him search desperately for an opening, after some minutes it got a little boring, so I decided to put in some action. Since his foot had slipped on the wet stones I could launch myself at him, exploiting his minimal lack of attention. I rewarded him with a black eye as bonus. After a quick punch into his midsection, Ezio doubled over in pain and fell into the healing water. Of course, the water had already begun its magic. I didn't want him to drown, so I dragged him to the shore and, after depositing him there, I left.

The fun had ended way too quickly, but right now I felt satisfied. Much better than yesterday. Much better than last week. I sat with my back against a tree on the Ranch, humming the tune I learned at the Sacred Grove. In my hands were a piece of lumber and a knife. I began cutting the wood, carving a little wooden figure, a wolf. Out of the corner of my eyes I observed the goats, which were peacefully grazing next to Epona, who was enjoying the cool bucket of water I had provided her with.

Smiling I leaned back and let the wind play with my dirty blond hair. How peaceful...Just perfect to catch up on the endless hours I lay in my bed not finding sleep because of two snoring men. Just perfect for a little short nap.

But my much deserved sleep was prevented again by angry stomping boots on the trail leading to the Ranch. I knew them well, too well.

Groaning, I opened my left eye to see my fears confirmed. Ilia was approaching with a furious expression on her face.

"Link!" she shrieked walking vigorously towards me. "What have you done?"

I closed my eye pretending not to know what she was talking about and yawned.

"Don't act innocent! How could you beat the living daylights out of Ezio, he is a guest none the less." She yelled and huffed. "Now, answer me."

Ilia was scary when she was angry. But which woman was not?

"He... he kinda deserved it?" I asked with a little squeaky voice and covered my head with my arms

"Oh... please continue. I'm all ears." She said with a way too sweet voice.

"Ehh... I can't stand him?"

"That's not a good reason."

"I couldn't sleep because of him?"

"That is not good either."

"He... he thinks he is the mightiest here and I just taught him a lesson?"

"That's all you can come up with?" Ilia asked while getting louder and louder. "You broke his nose!" Ilia roared. I couldn't help but feel proud of that. "You better apologize!"

"No way! He insulted my family!"

Ilia stopped at this. "He did what?"

"He thinks we are an uncivilized bunch of monkeys!" I over-exaggerated.

"Really?" Ilia asked with a raised eyebrow.

I paused ."Okay, I lied with the monkeys, but the rest is true."

"I think I can forgive you under these circumstances, but you will apologize anyway." Ilia chided and went back to the village. "Are you coming?"

"But... the goats..." She gave me the look. "... will be fine by themselves, right?"

She just smiled and I followed her. Women are scary!

Midna PoV

After I had calmed down I opened the door carefully and peeked into the hallways before entering them, so I wouldn't crash into a councillor again. Safely, I got back to the library where a beaming Nuvra expected me.

"How long did it take you to go to the kitchen and back?" Nuvra asked with a raised eye-brow. "While you were away on your get-the-food-mission I found something very interesting, you know?"

"I had a run-in with this stupid, fat jerk, Kenad. I think he's on the verge of finding out. We need to do something fast."

Nuvra just smiled, stood up and began singing with a cheery voice: "In our dark lands, there is a forest. Dark, obscure, black. Next to it are the mountains, darker, obscurer, even more black. Then there is the Twilia lake. Just like black glass. It is even darker than the mountains. But it also holds the way to the shiny land!"

"Lake Twilia?" I repeated as my eyes lit up. "Lacus te mentiritur. The lake mirrors you! That's what it meant. And now that you mentioned it is kind of obvious. It really looks like a giant mirror."

Nuvra just nodded and took her sandwich. "Yeah. And … what's that?" She asked pointing at my rather unique choice of a meal.

"That, my dear friend is a spiced-shadow fruit with fish. You want to try?" I twirled the fruit with the motion of my finger in front of Nuvra's face.

She winced, because of the fishy smell. "I'd rather not. Enjoy your meal." She bit into her sandwich. "Anyway, I looked more into Lake Twilia. In a old dusty book we somehow overlooked, I found a legend." She ended with a scary look and a deep voice.

I frowned at her dramatic pause. "Yeah? Please continue!"

"When the first Twili were banished the mirror hadn't been built, yet. The Lake was used. Later the mirror was built to have the connection directly in the desert-prison." Nuvra explained.

Shadow and Light are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other. Zelda´s words at my department echoed in my mind. "Shadow and Light are two sides of the same coin..." I mumbled. "Hey Nuvra! If Hyrule and Twilight were one, like a coin... then wouldn't the deepest hole be the most imminent place to the other world?"

Nuvra's eyes lit up like a candle. "That´s it Midna! Twilia Lake may be filled with water, but it is the most deepest place we have here and if the other side's deepest spot is in the same place as Lake Twilia... That would mean that there would be the connection."

"Hyrule has a huge lake, too. Lake Hylia. Now that I think about it they look very much alike. It has to be the answer to the mysterious note! We just need to go to Lake Twilia, I say these words and the baby gets to Link!" I exclaimed.

Nuvra smiled. "This is wonderful! Now we have the solution! We only have to hide your pregnancy as good as we can right now." Nuvra thought a little and then snapped her fingers. "The best way is to get you out of here. Away from Kenad and the Councillors."

"Like a vacation?" I asked.

"Yeah! But where should we go?"

"The Royal Family owns a holiday house at Lake Twilia. So that would be no problem. The problem is, I can't have a vacation: I'm the Princess!" I pointed out.

"And I'm the librarian! The Council has everything under control. You could say, that you are still stressed because of the Zant incident and need a break. I'm sure everyone noticed your stressed state, so they won't ask questions."

"You sure?" I asked uncertainly.

"Of course! Now we don't have time to loose, we need to pack!" Nuvra shouted in glee and excitement. "We are going on a vacation!"

***Time Skip → Midna is due in one week***

Link PoV

Since Ezio and his family arrived a lot had changed in Ordon. There was a new house next to Rusl's house, where said family lived and I was really glad to get them out of my house. Ezio and I were still not on good terms, but I was a little bit thankful for his presence, because near him I could get some stream out.

Ilia, instead, liked being around the snobby-hunting-club-kid. They spend much time together laughing and talking. Don't get me wrong I wasn't jealous or anything like that. While Ilia and Ezio talked I was with the kids, where we got another addition: Ricardo. He was a quiet baby, unless you separated him from his mother. If you did, even people in Castle Town would hear him wailing. I was so glad that I didn't have to put up with baby cries!

Ezio's parents were good people. We got along quite well. I found it very amusing that they still hadn't figured out that I was the hero. But they never did ask. Perhaps they thought the hero was very busy on a trip through Hyrule on a mission from her highness.

The whole village liked the family and now they were part of our family and got used to our customs and living style.

Right now I was with Colin. He had begged me to show him some sword tricks and I couldn't resist his puppy eyed look.

"Hey, Link?" Colin asked quietly as I hit the straw-puppet furiously.

"Hmm?" I sheathed the Ordon Sword and wiped the sweat on my fore-head away.

"Why did you do it?"

I looked at him questioningly.

"I mean why did you save Hyrule, after Ilia, Beth, Talo, Malo and I were safe? You were hurt because of that, right? You could have waited for the soldiers to solve it, but you did it all alone. So why? Why did you save Hyrule?"

I just stared at the sky. Midna. "It just felt wrong not to do it. Everyone needed me. This was what I've been born for. See." I held out my left hand where the Triforce of Courage was slightly visible.

"Is that..." Colin asked as he eyed the mark carefully.

"It's the Triforce, the mark of the Goddesses. It was my destiny to kill the man who was behind all these horrors, Colin."

Colin stared at me intensely. "But that wasn't all. I know you, Link. Only because it was your destiny you wouldn't have gone so far."

I bit my lip and turned away. It still hurt to think of her and talk of her.

"There was this girl. She asked me to do it and I promised..." I heard galloping and stopped.

After a while Colin noticed it, too. We both turned to the source, the path to Hyrule Field. Soon a soldier on a horse came around the corner.

"Good day. I was send by her highness Princess Zelda to for Sir Link of Ordon. Where may I find him?" The soldier inquired with an overbearing voice.

"Right here." I mumbled with a raised hand and waved.

The soldier blinked and after some seconds began to laugh. "Yeah, right. As if a still wet boy like you could save Hyrule and her highness."

"You think you would have done a better job?" I asked as I slowly drew my sword, my expression unwavering. "Wait, I know you. Weren't you one of the great soliers at Telma's bar who werre willing to escort the Zora boy, but got wet feet?"

His eyes darted from my eyes to my sword and back. "I... I think, I guess I'll believe you. This is for you." He handed me a letter with the royal seal and Zelda's delicate writing on it. Sir Link.

I furrowed my eye brows and ripped it open.

Dear Link

I am very sorry that have not contacted you in the last months. I was busy with the kingdom. The reason I contact you now may sound unimportant, but , Link, do not forget I am blessed with the Triforce of Wisdom and foresight. Recently, I have disturbing visions. I see Midna and...

I didn't need to read more. My hand was already on the flute, then Epona's Song echoed across the lands. When Colin called after me to wait I was already on Epona's back galloping towards Hyrule Field.