#zelmarth

Ch 2 Compromises & more compromises.

Next Council meeting came up different than expected. They would simply not abandon the idea of the princess Zelda’s marriage as soon as possible. During a week, all they discussed was about:

“Your father last words and last breath was hoping you took care of the kingdom! Your majesty, we are hoping you have not forgotten. Besides, your nephew Zaphire is still too young”

“Think about the benefits of a marriage, having turned seventeen and Six month old, we could confirm the union with Altea to assure the wedding, for Hyrule’s prosperity, that political business would guarantee the improvement of the city”

“Princess... think about what your father would have wanted” instigated Vaati, one of the youngest members of the council.

She was cornered. If she said no, she would be denoting weakness and denying prosperity and benefits for the economy of her people. But she could not hide, deep in her heart how much she hated the idea of marrying a complete stranger.

“Our people can prosper here, and now... wise man, you may send the messenger if you please, but you can not expect a wedding in less than six months. I still grieve for my father, the King. He is now in a sacred place, so I demand you do not make assumptions of what he would have wanted.”

The council had enough with that for an answer, but that jus gave her time before they forced her on what seemed inevitable.

Her gazed crossed with Link’s, to her surprise he had accepted the charge of chief commander with a usual inexpressible face. At least that would keep him near, with the meetings, now that his role as her appointed knight was over. Maybe it was something forbidden and risky, to finally accept herself how she felt about him, but the proof was solid... every moment she thought about the warm feeling of love he made her have, the power of the triforce resonated in her, her hand would shine with light. Was there any possibility she confessed how she felt? What would be the consequence? Would she be left with unrequited love? Only imagining it made her stomach feel empty, made her feel she was falling from a cliff.

She was expecting to see Link on Monday, she dressed with a beautiful blue gown, and she even had perfume of roses on her, she would invite him to have dinner, just like the old times in the wild. But she found Link was gone. Later they informed her that he had requested to visit the Zora’s kingdom. So that reminded her of ... princess Mipha.

She felt her heart heavy, painful sensation she tried to avoid all day long. Little they knew that a dark force was infiltrating, moving their own game to separate them in this moments of felt victory.

“So... here I am... princess Miphy”

Said his friend knight with a big smile. Zora’s kingdom was sunny in that precise moment. Link had requested permission to be absent from the army and the council a couple of days. It seemed that the princess had something she wanted to show him.

“I... please come with me, there is something I must give you please!” She said with a reverence, repeating “please” with every sentence” he could far tell she was really nervous.

“It’s just me, there’s no need of such formality” he said scratching his head.

“But now you reminded me, with all this responsibility in Hyrule’s castle, I’m beginning to feel as an important person” he said bluffing as a joke to his childhood friend, even though she seemed distracted, something rare, as she always payed close attention to whatever he said.

She led him into a road near the waterfalls around the village. At first she intended to take him to Vah Ruta, but she remembered that the place would be crowded because they installed a big marketplace near the dam, where Vah Ruta was resting, she didn’t wanted to lose more time, so she lead him behind one of the tallest waterfall of clear water, they went through a fancy zora door, reaching a big chamber. There rested a closed treasure chest in the center of the room, lightened by a ray of sunlight filtered from above,

Link was half naked now, he took off his champion tunic, his pants and his boots before crossing under the waterfall. He was used to it since he visited the kingdom as a kid, occasionally he would even play in the cliff jumping to the water for hours. He had a close relationship with king Dorphan too.

Mipha blushed slightly watching his naked torso, she began stuttering even more.

“Link... I have made this for you”...

Link, curious and impatient, went right to the chest she was pointing. He didn’t wait a second to hear what was inside, something he would regret later. He went right to it, and opened the treasure, asking if he could have it now at the same time.

Inside, he found a zora armor, a helmet and zora grieves.

With a serious expression, he observed slowly the beautiful design in the armor set. Mipha kept silent then, maybe he knew the meaning of that gesture.

“This... is a zora armor set...” he said, touching it softly to get a feel of the texture, his eyes were bright with excitement .

“Link... humm.., I must tell you that...”

“This is the coolest thing ever!!!! Mipha, does this make me a faster swimmer?..”

“Yes, you’ll swim faster, and you can ascend big waterfalls going versus water current... but... listen... Link...”

While he was trying to listen, Link was already putting on the armor set. It was a perfect fit, something unexpected, because if it was made with a zora pattern, he expected it to be a little big for him, because all Zora were taller than him.

When Mipha got his attention back, Link was already putting the helmet on.

“So... It’s a very special... item.. because..”

“Of course it’s special! It’s perfect! How did you know it would fit me?” He said, stretching his arms and jumping a little while mumbling that the color was so cool and the liberty of movements, he just didn’t let the Zora princess finish any of her sentences.

“Link!... listen!... that armor set... is for my future husband!”

It was just then that he kept silence and turned to face her, analyzing her words.

“I... I handcrafted it carefully, and I... made it for you... with all my love... Link... do you remember the day you killed the Linel?... it ...it all started that day... I fell in love with you”

He stared at the princess, the young zora was bowing in front of him, as a sign of respect. If she could be more red, her blushing face would have been noted on her delicate features. Her eyes were closed tightly, she seemed about to cry.

“Mipha...” he said, walking towards her slowly, his eyes wide open, he felt now like he was in a sort of unreal dream, expecting to wake up any moment. Her love confession was truly an unexpected surprise for the hylian.

“Mipha... I care for you deeply” he said, raising her chin with his hand, so she would look back at him, putting his other hand on her head.

“I know... this may sound unfair... but... I have always thought of you as my family... and I really would like to offer something so precious like you are feeling right now about me... it doesn’t matter if we are Hylian or Zora...” and making a pause he continued

“I know... you will find the most special person for you... I am sure you will!... I’m really sorry Mipha...”

And making a deeper bow in front of her, he continued on a more formal way. He didn’t want to loose her long time friend, into his mind appeared images of his childhood : them investigating dangerous mistery of the lost silver rupee, how they played and he defended her of river otoroks, or when she showed him exited his new baby brother Sidon along with many other memories, as much as he didn’t want to hurt her, he couldn’t offer what she expected of him.

-“I... had the impression... it was unrequited” she answered. A silent tear running down her cheek and a forced smile placed on her lips.

-“Is it... that you have someone special already Link?” She asked quickly cleansing the tear away from her face

-“I promise, the moment I find her, you’ll be the first one to know” he answered offering his small finger to lace it with hers

-“It’s a promise”

And joining pinkys, they were distracted by a young zora who came in walking hand in hand with little Sidon, who came kicking water playfully.

-“My Mipha!” He ran to her when he saw her. The princess stoop down and carried him on her shoulders with a smile.

-“Link! I want Link’s outfit! My Mipha is going to make me clothes like Link’s!” He said convincingly, pointing at Link’s armor.

The young Zora who came behind was Sidon caretaker. She apologized

-“I’m sorry, Princess Mipha, lord Sidon insisted so much we should look for you, I supposed you would be here”

Link bécame Awareness he was still wearing Zora’s armor set, with such a significance he began undressing it.

“I... would like you to keep it” Mipha said timidly, “After all... it is made only for you”.

-“I can’t accept such honor”... said doubtfully the blue eyed hylian.

“Please! Take it as a gift, for the heroe of the evil vanishing sword”.

“I want it! My-Mi, make one for me, would you?” Said the little princess brother, bouncing on her shoulders, without knowing real significance of the matter.

“Yes, yes. I will, but you’ll see, a prettier Zora girl It’s going to make a better one for you one day” Mipha told his little brother, tickiling his feet, so he inocently laughed.

“No! My-Mi is the preeeeetiest Zora of all” he answered, opening his arms to the air.

“Of course she is” Link claimed, and so they all began walking to the waterfall exit..

It’s not that Link didn’t wanted to try the zora armor, or that he wouldn’t like to have said hello to the king of the Zora, it was just that uncomfortable silence, he didn’t know if he had to explain if having the armor, people might think he was in fact now the princess fiancé, and it would be all missunderstood as next royal - son in law.

He also didn’t want to take it off, so he wouldn’t hurt Mipha more than he already felt he had, so he decided to return to Hyrule as soon as possible, so he parted, with formal goodbye to the siblings. As expected, Mipha didn’t insist on him staying, most likely she would not fancy seeing him for a while, action he perfectly understood.

“-See you in a month on Hyrule!” He said, taking the road to Hyrule.

Once he was out of sight, Mipha took Sidon off her shoulders, and sat on the ground near the water. Silent tears came flowing non stop.

“My Mipha? Are you I’ll?” Sidon came near, touching her face.

“Does it hurt?l he asked with big child eyes, about to start crying too.

“Yes... it hurts. I will be ok, little one” She said, taking her face to her knees.

-“ Sidon, let us find some wild flowers to cure your sister, I need your help” Her nany said, Sidon, eager to help took her hand and they left the princess alone, after all, it was going to be hard to cure a broken heart.

Mind blank, that was the journey back Hyrule, So much have happened in so little time.

Many matters were required at his return, and what he imagined it would be short vacation with the Zora, came as a sad situation.

-“Sometimes I feel really stupid” he talked with his horse, reprimanding himself for not realizing Mipha’s feelings towards him. How long would she felt that way? Would it have been different having known them? It was frustrating not to find a solution, not to be able to help all of those who were important to him.

In the meantime on Hyrule.

Once morning meeting was finished, Zelda went personally to supervise contstruction site in the outskirts. She felt heaviness on her soul since early morning. On her mind, it only occured that, without the duty of being her appointed knight, Link didn’t have to be after her all the time. A year had being enough to pass from despise to longing.

Impa walked towards her, accompanied by two man of a peculiar aspect, one of them was red head like fire, without hylian ears, wich was considered flamboyant for the villagers, and people around. He was being followed by a taller man, with a black cloak covering his hair, and part of the face... or was it a tall woman? For the fine features of it’s face, and the slim body, it was hard to tell.

“Princess Zelda, ... they...uhh” that was all Impa was able to murmur, referring to the red haired man.

“It’s such an honor, to meet you at last your majesty, a lot has been spoken about your beauty on the literature, on the land that we are from! But it does not make justice to the real muse, who inspires all those wisdom poems, sang on realm festivities” He said theatrically, reaching her and taking her hand to make a greeting and giving Zelda a quick kiss on her cheek, that was a real surprise.

“Impa, I trust you are going to tell me what is this about”. As shocked as she was, she wasn’t sure if she should be laughing or upset.

“They come from Altea..” the Sheikah answered unceremoniously, that erased the little smile from her face.

“I imagine you are here for the answer to your future King, prince Marth” she asked directly. “Well, Incan go ahead and tell you that I’m sorry you travelled this far, but princess Zelda in unwilling to have a marriage...”

“Princess, you are mistaken, please hear this humble peasants, my name is Raphael, I’m a land worker, who achieved a degree on architecture, so I was sent as a help to rehabilitate your beautiful kingdom, as help from a neighbor kingdom.

“And your servant I presume, is...”

“He is my bodyguard, Ling, a pawn who was sent to protect me from the roads, even squire, if you would excuse him, he is not instructed on reading and writing” . He stood silent to such statements, raising his head a little.

“So, were you both farmers?” She asked, uncertain of his words, their hands, even covered in half gloves, didn’t seem of a man who had worked tilling the ground

“Yes! We were, your real majesty, we hope not to be a bother, so made clear our only objective is to help with the reconstruction and devastation your kingdom suffered.

“In that case, you are welcome, I trust my most trusted guardian Impa wil, find you a acomodation, shall you follow me please, I was just heading to talk to architect headmasters to deal with house construction”

Both look themselves for a second before following her.

On purpose, she took the road near vegetable plot, many hylians were working there, hylian whom dedicated all their lives to farm and grow plants.

-“Good morning Mr Talem, I see that carrots are going well”

The old man, seeing it was the Princess herself, made a bow in one knee, rising after her signal to come closer.

-“Yes, it is, we are hoping fertile lands this years your majesty” he politely answered with a smile.

-“This lords here, will be more than happy to give you some advice, how long is the harvest period for carrots in Altea? Lord Raphael?

The red head stood still, looking from Zelda, to the farmer and then Zelda again.

-“Well, your majesty, carrots on Altea have a 15 day period to harvest”

Both, Zelda and Mr Talem made a surprised face, and Zelda raised an eyebrow incredulous

-“That’s really fast sir, you have to tell me the way to achieve that in or lands” Talem said, taking off his hat in front of Raphael.

“And the big hearted radish, so abundant in Altea, we also grow it here, how long does it take you to harvest? Sir Raphael? She inquired again.

-“Oh... of course! Only two weeks of a good irrigation of fresh spring water, and you’ll have it ready for a salad! “ he answered without a doubt.

Talem looked at him with bright eyes, and bowed several times, asking him to teach Altea’s harvesting tips

-“Some other day, Talem now I have to take them with the architects”

Impa followed a steps behind Zelda, who went ahead inside a tent installed for construction workers, going inside with both characters.

-“So, foreigners, maybe in Altea there is some magic to fertilize your vegetables so much so they grow twice as fast, or maybe you are just mot aware that the big heart turnip is exclusive of the Lands of Hyrule, but I’d like to know your real purpose here, Are you spies? Because is now clear to me that you were not farmers. I knew prince Marth was unorthodox, but sending spies to Hyrule?” She told them, on a more upset tone, walking around the tent.

Raphael got a bit nervous.

-“Well, you see.. what really happens is...”

The young man on dark cloak,who had been silent until now, with one movement revealed himself under the fabric, unveiling his blue hair and white skin, and blue eyes like his hair, he was really good looking at first sight.

-“It’s ok, Roy” he told the red headed, touching his shoulder. “Princess Zelda, it has been imprudent of me to put ourselves on this situation” he told to the blond girl, his voice was deep and manly for his complexion.

-“Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Marth Lowell, heir prince of Altea”

Zelda couldn’t believe her ears, the prince himself on Hyrule? And it was quite not what she imagined, among her calculation, he should have at least twice her age.

-“Is it not that Marth was born on 52e after the first cataclysm?...”

-“I’m sorry for that confusión, here it is, Falchion sword to prove myself, I know that whomever wrote my birth date, in a couple of copies of Altea’s genealogical tree, changed mine with my cousin, Ike, but my year of birth is bear, meaning I’m nineteen years old, this year I’ll be twenty your highness” he said, while unfolding a package revealing a beautiful sword, with golden handle, embedded with a beautiful ruby on center and an emerald at the left, covered with a blue fine sheath. Impa, who was límete IMG from outside, went inside the tent, side with the Princess.

-“The moment news arrived to my father of the proceeding of our engagement, I wanted to personally come without pretending to mean any offense, to meet you at least once before allowing others to make a choice in my place, so that is why I made our presences so discreet

“Didn’t succeed at all” she thought to hersel, instead of making themselves familiar, they made themselves more noticeable among hylians.

-“So... now that you know me, and my kingdom, I suppose your interests on the engaging has decreased, as you see, we are recovering with many projects” she stated on a diplomatic way, as she never thought she would have to reject the prince personally, but it was easier if he rejected the union first.

-“On the contrary. Knowing Hyrule, and meeting you... has only increased my longing to concrete a possible alliance between our kingdom” he answered properly and continued speaking

-“I have to confess that an arranged marriage would sound correct for our parents or grandparents” pausing, Marth looked at his sword with some melancholy, then he followed

-“I believe a lot of situations have influence on this now, and I didn’t conceived in my mind the idea of not paying Hyrule a visit, at least once, I deeply apologize if this has offended you in any way” he said making a small bow, custom of royalty when apologizing.

In fact, it was not a tradition between royalty to pay pre- marriage visits. The sole idea or proposition of it was seen unnecesary and scandalous, as it was a pact between kings, when they were both Children.

-“ You are welcome to stay, Prince Marth. I understand your position, more than anyone, I’m sorry to be unable to guide you around the kingdom... and I’m afraid you can not expect much from me, than this unfortunate welcome”she answered coldly, realizing the Prince had no intention to break the engagement.

-“Do not worry, we are pleased to be welcome to Hyrule, huh Roy? Whilst my father is who I think won’t be happy with my actions” the young man said while tousling Roy’s red hair

Zelda’s first impression of the Prince was of an honest person, at least he disagrees on arranged marriage just like herself, to the point of travelling several days just to meet the bride he was being imposed, but it was difficult for her to open up to a stranger so easily.

That night she could not manage to sleep. After rolling several times on her bed, she decided to take a stroll to her favourite garden, still preserved at the east wing. The garden where she cried that time in front of Link.

She dressed up and walked slowly with a candle on her hand, some guards about to nap were surprised of her presence and straighten out inmediately.

After walking around some flowers, she saw a shadow coming near the garden, jumping trough the pillars to her right.

-“Guards?” She asked, taking two steps back.

When she didn’t get an answer, she was about to hurry back to the alley, but the moon lit the face of the person she most longed to see.

-“Princess, shouldn’t you be resting?”

-“Link!” She called his name relieved, pinching her own finger to prove it was not another dream, she ran near him, until she realized something. He was not wearing his usual knight garments neither a Hylian tunic, he was wearing...

-“I see you have... a new armor... Zora armor...”

Link, who had not taken rest on his road back after going all the way to Zora’s land, realized he didn’t even showered, or taken off more than the helmet Mipha gave to him, but he wasn’t precisely expecting an audience with the princess that night, simply his feet had taken him to that part of the castle, and as late it was he didn’t expect to find anyone awake.

-“Yes... it’s a gift” he answered, taking a step away from the princess to save her from the smell he must have had riding under the sun in sweat.

-“From Lady Mipha?” She inquired, in her heart something was not right. She asked but She didn’t want to know the answer. She did not want to listen... and why did Link stepped away from her?

-“Yes... “ he said, tiredness reflected on his eyes, suddenly Zelda turned her back to him.

-“Congratulations... Link... I shall retire... I shouldn’t be here at this hour...”

Perplexed as he was, without time to answer, he saw Zelda run towards her chambers, guided by the candle she was holding which she left on the window, running in the dark. She could hear her name being called by her once appointed Knight.

-“Zelda! Zelda! Wait!...” He called triying to follow, but at such time, following the princess to her room could be easily misunderstood, even if they had spent several nights on the fields outside the castle, the actual situation could be confusing to the royal guards.

Once in her room, triforce resonated in her mind, the back of her hand was shining lightly and faded away, the triangle was blurry but still there.

She knew what the armor meant, on her several visits to the Zora’s kingdom she was even invited in one ocassion to a Zora wedding, and Mipha herself explained that the armor has to be handmade by the bride to her groom. Zelda even asked if Mipha had already began making her own, and she just began fidgeting nervously watching Link from afar playing with some Zora children.

Seeing Link on his armor could only mean that he had accepted Mipha’s feelings, and he was planning to marry her. After all he had a good relationship with King Dorphan, and as absurd it may sound, she was sure he would consent the wedding of her daughter with a hylian.

-“The most important is for him to be happy” she told to herself, holding her own hand to her chest, conscious she shouldn’t cry, she cleaned her silent tears, and remembered Link’s words

-“I’ll allways protect you”

-“I’m a fool” she affirmed, smiling and containing more tears. After all, her purpose was to let all her people have a normal life, live among their loved ones.

In the morning, she sent her personal Sheikah messenger to find the foreigners. She had her mind set.

The council meeting was about to start, Link was already clean and fresh, he wore his usual hylian royal guard’s tunic. He had to find her, talk to her for once, he didn’t know why she ran last night, but he saw pain reflected in her eyes. “Maybe the armor made her believe he was engaged with Mipha? Nah... just the thought of something so visceral to produce... jealousy? That was something daring to even imagine, yet she congratulated him on something...”

He saw her walking to the auditorium followed by Impa as always, but she was being escorted to her side by a young man with blue hair, tall and white skin, finely dressed on foreign garments, a cape with a ruby brooch and blue shoulder plates, combined with jewellery on his forehead, was it a tiara?...

Behind them, trying to talk lively with Impa was other man, with the same small ears and a red rebellious hair, equally dressed in blue armor and some band around his forehead.

Link walked towards them, trying to reach her before she entered the great hall, but it seemed as if she speeed up when she saw him, so he ran a bit to the entrance.

-“Princess! Princess Zelda! He called. There was no way she missed the call, as the company turned to face him. She stopped and faced him too.

-“Oh!... Prince Marth, allow me to introduce you to our Chief commander of Hyrule’s army, Link”

Link stopped for a moment, surprised for so much ceremony.

-“Link, this is Marth Lowell, prince of Altea, my... fiancé” she said without looking into his blue eyes, almost without hesitation, with composure.

-“Fian..” he babbled before realizing he was being expected to bow respectfully, which he did, taking a hand to his chest as a martial salute. Marth extended his open hand to him, looking at him sideways.

-“I understand you handle the sword that repels evil, if I remember correctly is the master sword, I would be honored to watch it in all it’s splendour, maese Link” he said with a peculiar accent, to which he just answered with a nod. The group followed ahead, to the meeting, leaving Link agazed.

On the great hall, Zelda introduced the foreigners, which was a surprise to the council, but most agreed on welcoming the prince and taking him on a tour, after all, they seemed on him the future King of Hyrule and Altea. It would be a novelty for Zelda, after six weeks of the catastrophe, she had accepted a prospect of marriage with the neighbouring kingdom, and besides he was a young and handsome Prince, as referred by some ladies of the court.

Link felt ill. All morning he had a bit of a nauseous feeling which even prevented him from taking breakfast. It seemed as if he had found her. He would have to tell Mipha.

His heart pounded just thinking about Zelda, but he realized this too late.

It was curious watching someone separating her from him, like a bucket of cold water., ice that woke him to realize his feelings for her, the same feelings which had been there implicit on the way he found out himself watching her while she was asleep in the field, on the way he cared for her without considering it part of a job, he came to love her, of that he was sure now. He wanted to protect her and be by her side, hold her and tell her he wouldn’t go.

-“What can he offer anyway?” He whispered to himself, clenching his fist, looking at the aforementioned prince, without realizing that the ex commander was sitting right at his side since who knows when.

-“A kingdom, perhaps...” he said, while he arranged his moustache with his hand inquiring.

-“Commander Van... I didn’t realized you had arrived...” He said ashamed of his whispering, turning to face him.

-“Ex commander, if you may allow me to correct you, commander Link”

The young hylian smiled, watching the royal couple talking vividly far from him, during the recess of the reunion.

-“They make such a good couple, don’t they?” The old commander asked, just to watch Link’s reaction, without meaning any of it.

-“If you say so...” Link sighed.

-“Boy, my best advice for you is that there is no difference between a wise man and a fool when they fall in love... you’ll find someone eventually, having such face! Are you sure you don’t want me to introduce you to my daughters?” He laughed.

A week after, the princess seemed to avoid him, and a small engagement party was celebrated with a dinner in the big dining room of the castle. Several carriages with wine and goodies from Altea came along with a message from the King. The wine was being served in all tables, and Link couldn’t stand it anymore, so he left early before the toast.

-“It seems that my uncle the King is not that angry with you” Roy states, serving some wine and taking some meat.

-“That is because the Princess accepted the engagement, I can not think what would have happened if this had complicated” he answered on a serious tone.

“I really don’t know what wowwies you” Roy said chewing with full mouth, “Is not that you wanted to marry anyway” he drank cheerfully wine from his goblet.

-“You wouldn’t understand it even if I spelled it for you, the princess is all but what I imagined, I would like just to get to know her a little” Marth affirmed, watching her go out into the near balcony.

-“Just admit it, you like her, and we’ll leave it there” Roy said, taking another piece of deer from a tray.

Marth almost spits his wine -“Sometimes your imprudence is as big as your mouth” he said standing and following Zelda to the balcony, thanking everyone were distracted on their own business and not paying attention to what they talked.

Zelda turned, watching the prince enter the balcony’s garden.

-“Is that wine from Altea?” She asked, pointing at the golden goblet he had on his hand.

-“Yes it is, it’s a combination of two grapes which grow in our fields, ages for eighteen months in oak barrels, but I’ll assume you already know, as you have proven your knowledge in botanics” he answered with a smile.

To his surprise, Zelda boldly took the goblet from his hand, and drank it on two sips, her cheeks were already red due to alcohol effects.

-“I... don’t know much of Altea, your Highness” she said, tumbling a little.

“-It’s better for you to sit” he said worried, taking her hand suddenly, helping her to sit on the window box, sitting next to her.

-“You Prince Marth!... must be such ... a heart breaker... mustn’t you?” She said with her eyes closed, putting her head on his shoulder, to wich he stood still, watching her closely.

-“You don’t have.. hic!... the right to break them, because they suffer, and cry!!! “ she said while standing tall suddenly with a hand in the air. He just kept holding her so she wouldn’t lose stability and fall, when sitting back.

-“Princess, the alcohol might have you a bit gutted, I think I should escort you to your private chambers to get some kip, maybe? Tomorrow I shall answer all your questions of course...” He said a bit worried, he had never being in that situation, and he wouldn’t know if It was a funny situation or something to be worried about, it was obvious that the blond princess had taken a bit more of wine, a thousand times he cared for Roy on that state, but her fiancé drunk was something he didn’t imagined he would be seeing someday.

-“Tomorrow! Not tomorrow! I don’t want you to marry her!” She said pulling his brooch to herself, they were so close to each other and that made him nervous, Zelda’s hand touched his cheek, her blushing face with eyes half open were getting closer and closer to his face, Marth admited that her eyes were deep enough to lose himself, and by some reason he didn’t wanted that momento to end, but he also could not take advantage of her state, so about to put a hand on her shoulder to stop her, the princess threw up, ruining Marth’s clothes, he stood up taking her hair so she wouldn’t stain her own, as she kept going on and on in the near garden.

Soon Impa was near them from the entrance.

-“My goodness! I owe you an apology your highness! I’ll take care of her now” She said alarmed, looking at her and at his clothes.

Marth took off his cape and wrapped it around her, she sat in the garden box, about to lay down to sleep, he took her in his arms softly.

-“Please, allow me to carry the princess” he gallantly said to Impa

They took the side stair so the other guests wouldn’t realize, walking silently to her room.

-“This is a very difficult time for her. As a personal favour I have a simple request, please do not pretend to hurt young Zelda, as she has her reasons to continue with the engagement, you may know she did not agree on it from a beginning, same as you I presume” she said calmly, worried only for the princess well being.

-“I know, I’m not pretending to deceive her, I confess I didn’t considered the marriage to be rather droll, but there is something about her that made me stay, her message took me by surprise sealing the arrangement. Now I have given my word and I won’t fail her, I’ll take care of her from now on”

The prince’s words resonated in the empty halls of the castle. Maybe he realized Impa’s relationship with Zelda was more of a mother than any other.

-Thank you, I’ll be here watching her always too. And by the way, there are extra clothes in your rooms” Impa stated, reaching her room, she carried her so she could take her into her bed. Marth insisted she should have his cape.

-“I don’t want you to marry her” Those words, what would Zelda mean by that, did she speak of herself in third person? Or someone else? He was meditating, into his memories an intrusive image of Zelda’s lips came into his mind.

“I must be going nutter” he said to himself

“That I knew since I was born” he heard the familiar voice of his cousin, behind him.

“I think for once you are completely right” he told Roy

“For a change” the red head laughed.

“I think I like her”

They both walked to the room they shared in the castle, not before Roy gave him slaps on his back, asking what was wrong with the smell on his clothes.

Next morning, the princess had an elixir, prepared by Impa, which alleviated the headache she had, without any memory of how did she came to her room, if it weren’t for the blue cape on her bed with the ruby brooch.

Once she went to the morning meeting, she found a big crowd among a messenger from the Gerudo tribe.

-“What is the meaning of this?” She asked, the crowd separated and the messenger could speak clearly in front of the princess.

-“Your majesty, Urbosa sent me, she humbly requests your presence along Link’s, is an urgent matter, it seems there is an unusual situation on the east area, several of our tribe members are missing, and it might be a manifestation of the evilness again”

Her words raised murmur again.

-“Silence, please. If it comes from Urbosa, I’m sure it is something relevant, and it requires our presence, we are not sure it is related directly to Ganon, but I think I can leave you to take care of central Hyrule matters”

-“You’r majesty, if I might say so, It is for greater benefit for you to have Prince Marth accompany you on this instance” a member of the council named Vaati suggested, the opinion was supported by other members, who said that if it he was going to be the next king, he should take record of the enemies of the kingdom, and that was seen as an opportunity to admire Falchion’s power, so even Zelda had to agree.

To be continued...

Zelda, followed by Impa reunited with Marth and Roy, who we’re now wearing Hylian blue tunics, and Link dressed with his Hylian knight garments.

Link greeted on a formal way, staying silent the rest of the time until princess arrival. , it’s not that he felt like socialising with “famous handsome fiancé”, who would be with the girl he never imagined loving that way.

From a special portal, using Sheikah tablet, they were transported to the outskirts of Gerudo dessert. Urbosa’s old friend, Kouka was already waiting for them.

-“That’s wicked mate! This Sheikah artefact, such a good invention” Roy enthusiastically said, never knowing teleportation before. Marth was also overwhelmed by it, as Altea did not have that kind of “transportation”

“Sav’otta! As you must know, it is an urgent matter, so I need you to accompany me into the village” the tall Gerudo said.

Zelda looked at Kouka, and then to her companions. They could not enter Gerudo’s village, as they were man, or voe as they called them

-“It’s better to follow Gerudo’s law, man’s access is forbidden, so you should wait for me here...”

Foreseeing this, Kouka interrupted

-“Princess, if you agree we could give them special vai clothes so they could enter, and we would save ourselves a lot of time...”

-“Lets do this princess, I see your concern, so I don’t mind changing Hylian clothes for Gerudo ones” He immediately proposed, entering Kouka’s tent.

-“Well... maybe it’s not like...” she answered dubious, looking towards Link, who avoided nervously her eyes, following Marth and Roy who were already undressing.

-“This is kind of a joke” Roy’s voice was heard trough the tent, laughing.

-“You have to admit that as a red head look more Gerudo-ish” he laughed again, after a moment the Altea royals came out of the tent. Zelda, who was drinking water from a bottle, started coughing and choke a bit from the impression.

-“Well, how do we look with veils? “ Roy asked moving his hands as if he was dancing, to wich made Zelda laugh sincerely. They were both wearing traditional Gerudo’s outfit, a blue top with golden engravings, a veil covering their heads and face with hanging ornaments leaving only their eyes exposed, a small jewel hanged in the middle of their foreheads. The pants were kind of bloomers, so they had their abdomen exposed, but their arms were covered by delicate silk sleeves.

-“I think you are completely approved” Kouka affirmed, smiling pleased. “If your skin wasn’t as white, and your hair so blue, for the stature you could be a Gerudo vai, your face factions are really refined, aren’t they?”

Still smiling Zelda nodded, after all she didn’t expect the prince to accept this kind of requests just like that

-“Well, this is the most femenine side you’ll see of me” he said while adjusting the veil, blushing under it.

At the end, Link joined them, he wore a green top and a similar veil, which left Zelda, Roy and Kouka open-mouthed

-“It’s your turn princess” she said pulling from her arm and taking her into the tent. “I have something special for you, sent by Urbosa herself.

-“But I don’t...” she said nervously.

-“Come on, come on! If we are Gerudo for a day, guided by a Sheika you have to have similar outfits so you don’t stand out”

Within minutes, a blushing Zelda appeared, closing her arms in front of her, covering her tiny abdomen on a shy posture, she never wore something so light, but she was kind of grateful, as the sun was starting to rise and you could feel the intense heat of the dessert.

-“Isn’t she beautiful?” Kouka said smiling, and presented her with a pony tail, similar to Gerudo’s, with a pale pink top, golden accents and a similar veil, a white hip bloomer pant, both Link and Marth blushed on sight, Roy smiled making the seven veil dance.

-“Don’t look!” She said embarrassed with a nervous laugh, looking the surprised faces, especially Link’s.

“Now I feel less embarrassment, as we are wearing the same Princess, this outfit fits you beautifully” Marth said smiling, offering his hand so she could step down the small rock stair outside the tent, and held her for a minute, something Link wasn’t happy with, and without a word he reached out the Sheika tablet to Zelda, so she had to release Marth’s hand.

-“Thanks Link, let’s proceed to the village”

Marth was a good observer, so he didn’t ignored this event.

Impa went into the village with them and decided she should get more information, so she left Zelda in Urbosa’s care, determining they would meet in a couple of days.

Urbosa was overflowing with happiness when she saw Zelda wearing the outfit she sent, and admired watching Link in Gerudo’s outfit, she almost didn’t recognised him.

-“You look charming Princess, I know certain appointed knight would not be indifferent towards this” she said, giving Link a wink, while she blushed.

-“Urbosa, please allow me to introduce to you my Fiancé”

-“Fiancé!? What did I miss? You are not wasting time! I always knew that you two...

-“He is Marth!! Prince of Altea!” She quickly interrupted, as Urbosa was assuming in advance she was talking about Link, and she liked to tease them about it.

-“Oh! Sa’oten, My goodness! This is a surprise, you are a voe! I thought you were a beautiful vai from the west” she told Marth, shaking his hand, watching Link sideways.

-“I suppose it’s lucky we met under this circumstances” he answered smiling.

-“Such a curious accent!” She said with animosity, sitting then on a big cushion surrounding a table with fresh incense and cold water, so the guests followed.

-“Everything happened near the subterranean water well, the one we use to irrigation of the fields, all the new sprouts began dying, even the flowers and cactus began withering, three of my best explorers went down to look for the cause of this, maybe the water spring was being contaminated, and they never came back... it gives me a bad feeling, Princess I sent down several search and rescue teams without success”

-“It will be better to go personally, maybe I could feel some dark power in the well”

The team walked to the wet zone of the water wells, going down a big ladder with some torches to light the way down, Marth and Roy insisted to go along too.

Trying to distract herself, Zelda summoned triforce power raising her hand, a light shining arised, lighting the way in the same manner than the torches they carried.

-“I can’t feel any presence” lowering her eyes, she took her hand to her chest, holding both hands to her heart.

After walk-in about an hour, Urbosa claimed

-“I might be imagining things, but I think I heard something” She lit her torch ahead, and a black goo turned off the fire completely, it was an eyeless creature, so it wasn’t a jelly choo.

-“What the hell..!” Exclaimed, snapping her fingers to cast lighting without any effect on the creature. She then tried to cut it with her double edge sword, wich stuck to the goo, sucking it.

Marth Link and Roy unsheathed their swords, as Roy atacked frontally with a fire thrust, but that only angered the beast, at the same time as if they were coordinated, Link and Marth attacked up, wich divided the creature in two parts, one of them went right to Urbosa’s ankle, the more she tried to release herself, the more tight she was imprisoned by it, going up her leg.

Zelda tried to summon her power, but a feeling that she shouldn’t think about him or her love for him, he was forbidden, he was going to voluntarily marry someone else, so her hand would only emit a soft ball of light, there was nothing she could do, in a second the creature trapped her leg and she fell to the ground, hitting herself on the rocks, the creature quickly advanced to her waist.

Link felt despair, he had to do something before this thing ate both of the girls.

While Marth tried to pull Zelda out, Link took out a few ice arrows and shot the black flap adhered to the champion. Soon the creature freezed and with a thrust Roy broke it into pieces.

He repeated the procedure with the left part of the goo to release the princess, and as they broke it, on its insides the shapes of three inconcious Gerudo were seen.

“¡Sa’oten! In the name of the Goddess!” Urbosa said, raising up quickly and checking on the young girls laying on the ground.

“It seems that thing stole their energy, they are alive but unconscious, we need to get them up and hidrate them, before we find out if we really killed this bastard”

The three guys help carrying the girls into their backs, and went back to the city. Marth couldn’t help but notice that the princess had several wounds on her shoulder.

-“Princess! You are severely wounded!” He said as his hand was about to touch the naked shoulder of the young girl to look at the bleeding, being interrupted by Link’s arm, who prevented his hand from touching her, holding the Prince’s hand.

-“Don’t... You’r highness, please refrain from touching the wound, it might get infected” Link expressed, with a quick uncomfortable silence until Urbosa broke the moment with a loud voice.

-“Ara! We have to get this wound treated, follow me, I’ll take you to my chambers”

Ther Gerudo girls were being treated on the nursery, and they assigned a room near Urbosa’s chambers to the boys.

-“You worry a lot about the princess, Link” ... Marth affirmation was made looking at him front, as Roy was making his bed on the corner of the room.

-“It’s part of my job” he coldly answered, looking the other side to the window. Not even Revali made him feel this annoyed like this guy.

-“Not a problem then commander, from now on it’s my job, after all she is my betrothed”

-“Oy! What are you on about?” Roy came, he sensed the tense ambient, and they were front to front.

-“Nothing, I’ll go and check on Vah Naboris” Link retired making a small bow and went through the balcony, going down the stairs.

-“I wonder what is he talking about? Vah Nawbee..what?

With a confused face, Roy looked at Link abandoning the room.

-“More than that, I’m interested on the ice magic they used in the arrow, they are different from Altea’s”

-“I’ve seen ice magic before, but never in an arrow, do you remember that dragon we went after?” Roy said

-“And I suspect there is more than that, Hyrule is filled with magic, when the kingdoms unite, think of all the power we could get, I read there are also dragons here...”

-“So... you are thinking seriously on marrying Zelda and have a lot of kids?” Row asked yawning

Don’t be a wanker! What are you thinking about!? Said Marth blushing fiercely while Roy went into a bed and covered himself with a blanket

Leaving the royals behind, Link went down the valley to the place where Vah Naboris was. He climbed up to the top and after sitting for a while looking into the dessert, felt someone’s presence behind him, relaxing when he saw it was Urbosa.

-“Sav’orr! Heroe... are you gonna let her go just like that?” she stood behind him

-“There’s not much I can do...” he answered looking down, then he realized Urbosa was talking about a purple rupee about to fall from his pocket to one of the lumps of the big camel, grabbing it at the last moment.

Urbosa, with a sassy smile sat next to him.

-“It would be perfect if you could just take whatever you want into your pocket, wouldn’t it? Even the heart of a certain princess” she told, stretching her hands to the sky. Link just blushed.

-“I wouldn’t... besides she already has someone...” he answered avoiding to look at her.

-“Well, it’s a progress, at least you realized yourself you r-e-a-l-l-y care about her... huh? appointed knight? “

-“I don’t.... I mean... damn! Is it that obvious? I would give my life for her no doubt...”

-“It’s as clear as water” the chief of the Gerudo laughed. “Probably clear since before Ganon even appeared, but you were the one who didn’t realise it, It still bugs me that she accepted the proposal of that voe prince... Marth is it? It’s strange, he came out of nowhere. I would have bet my right hand she only had eyes for a single knight, I’ll find out about it”

-“No, Urbosa, I think it’s better not to complicate things...”

-“So, are you gonna let her go just like that?” She pointed at his pocket, which made Link turn quickly to verify his rupees weren’t falling, but the bag was perfectly closed.

-“You should tell her how you feel Link, I’m sure that would make her happy, I don’t think she realises you care for her not out of duty, but out of love, more than she thinks of”

That word made the knight nervous, with a red face.

-“I... don’t know, I’m not sure it’s the proper time now that she has a Prince to marry”

Come on! If you wait for the proper time, a hundred year will pass, when will it be? When she is married? You can’t take your time hero!” She said out loud while going down the sacred beast, Link could not sleep that night, and he just dozed on the top of Vah Naboris.

The next day Zelda slowly opened her eyes, she had some trouble waking up, and the moment her lids were open, she found someone in front of her, a familiar silhouette.

-“Li...” she managed to pronounce before she was completely awake, and the blurring shadow became clear. It was Marth, who was closely watching her, standing on the side of her bed, surprised she sat on the bed.

-“Good morning” the prince said with a smile

-“Princess, I assume you must be exhausted, as you slept so much”

-“What time is it?” She asked rubbing her eyes, she felt as if she had slept a few minutes.

-“It must be past supper, I brought you some refreshments from the table, you haven’t had taken anything since yesterday “ he said as he took the tray to the bed.

“Oh, thanks but it’s better if I get up already...” she mentioned, feeling spoiled by the sovereign, but the moment she tried to stand up, the force on her legs went away and she could have fallen if it wasn’t for Marth, who was near to support her, kneeling down he embraced her.

-“It’s better if you rest more your highness, it seems you are a bit weak”

-“I’m fine...” she said taking his shoulder to stand, looking into his eyes, they were dark blue, contrary to Link’s reckleness, his eyes had a calming effect.

When she was about to get up, the prince carried her on his arms firmly, walking some steps to the table.

-“Marth! Stop! I’m not a baby, put me down please”

-“I refuse... until you accept to rest some more. Besides it’s not the first time I carry you like this” he answered with a smile looking at her amused “It makes me happy that you called me by my first name, can I do the same?”

-“I ... guess you can, as long as you put me down” she said blushing while avoiding his eyes, she didn’t realized she just called his name, and he must be referring to the incident with the alcohol she had, that time she didn’t remember how she got to her bed.

-“Ok then, Zelda” still smiling, the prince walked again to the bed, putting her down with ease, the moment Link and Urbos came in from the door.

-“What the!” Link said walking protectively whe he saw the blue haired man (who he disliked even more) with his hands on the princess.

-“How did the investigation went?” Marth asked, letting the princess on her bed to sit up.

-“Ther is no trace of the creature... but in our way back, Link found something you’d like Princess” Urbosa said, as Link went to his bag to take out some hydromelons and honey, and began preparing it cutting the fruit with a small knife.

-“Honey! Thanks, along with hydromelon is one of my favourites! She mentioned as her stomach growled, having had no food in the day.

-“I don’t know what is happening,... maybe I’m just tired” she said, taking a piece of the hydromelon with honey that Link prepared.

-“Maybe it’s your moon bleeding?” Urbosa asked casually, to wich Zelda blushed and the boys looked away.

-“Anyway, I’ll make the doctor come and check on you , it’s not normal you have so low energy, and I don’t know if I’m imagining things, but the power from the triforce on you, it’s quite weak...”

The princess nodded, she felt as she ran a marathon in the desert, and consciously she knew, what she felt about Link was forbidden, which prevented her from trying to express her power and the voice that resonated from the triforce was more distant every day.

-“There is not a prudent medical explanation, it seems like fatigue, Princess, you’ll have to be periodically taking this energy potion”

Gerudo’s medical doctor seemed concerned, after checking the young princess. Impa who was getting back from her own investigation. She also seemed worried about her health.

-“It’s better if we visit Kakariko’s village in our way back, maybe Prunia can lead us in the cause of your tiredness, if it’s triforce related, she’ll know what to do” Impa felt something was wrong, so she suggested that, thy would go to Akkala before returning to Hyrule.

-“We’ll see each other soon!” Urbosa said her farewells,

Once everything was ready, they went to a Kakariko’s near spot, using the Sheikah tablet. Impa’s friend, Prunia had her investigation lab there, they met on Impa’s house.

-“I like this place, we can dress manly here” Roy said, walking in the Kakariko’s village, admiring the beautiful waterfalls in the back of a big mansion with an amazing garden, to wich they accessed trough a wooden stair. Prunia was a young intelectual woman, she was assisted by a teenager called Rotver.

-“I’ll have to make some blood tests Princess, come with me please” Prunia said, taking her to the u

“Would you say there is something you might relate to your symptoms your highness?” She asked while adjusting a rubber around her arm

“It may be... related to feeling, you know...” she answered dubiously, not knowing how to express her idea.

“Feelings... you mean about your engagement?” She asked pulling a fine needle and punturing the princess arm to obtain a blood sample on a special container.

“I ... believe it’s about unrequited feelings...” she said, thinking about Link and Mipha. A moment later prince Marth came into the room opening the sliding door at the entrance.

“I was wondering how do you analyse blood, I’m sorry for intruding, I’ve never heard of such thing before in Altea” and as they went into an animated chatting, Zelda wondered how much did the prince hear about the previous talking, holding her arm on the puncture wound while Impa game into the room.

“It’s highly adviced for you to keep resting while we have some results, please Princess you have to do so”

“And so it’ll be” Impa stated before she could say something.

They went horseback riding on their way to Hyrule, as Roy and Marth insisted to meet some of the roads of Hyrule, they game back to the castle in half a day, just to find out a Zora ambassador was waiting for them to return.

-“I’m sorry to be intruding, I already presented the case to the council and they asked me to wait for you, your highness”

-“What is it about?” Link asked, knowing Zelda had to keep rest, and shouldn’t bother herself with this matters .

-“We can’t locate princess Mipha, that’s why the King sent me urgently to ask for your assistance, an strange creature was seen in the outskirts and it might be about something else”

Everyone kept silent due to surprise. This was unexpected, after all she was one of the champions, and under the protection of the Zora’s land that was so peaceful.

-“I must part immediately” Link said, checking his arrow stock and sword

Zelda look at him, taking her hands to her chest. She was worried about Mipha, and the commander’s reaction somehow made her feel in pain Why, why can I just simply accept it? His heart belongs to someone else, that person is missing, it’s logical he goes to look for her

Impa looked at the princess directly almost begging

-“Princess Zelda, it’s better if you stay here, I don’t consider it a good time to expose yourself again to this danger, until we know the results of the blood sample”

-“It’s better if you go....” she sadly expressed, handling the Sheikah tablet to Link, “Use it as long as you need”

-“Thanks, I think I should get going...”

-“Zelda, is it possible for my cousin to go along with the commander?” Marth asked, and to Link’s desmay he called the princess by her first name, something even he wouldn’t do not because of confidence but the hierarchy prevented him to do so, he never had even imagined to refer to her with such confidence.

-“Hey! I love new adventures. Aren’t you comming Marth?” Roy asked willingly.

-“I’d prefer to spend more time with Zelda, I trust you in this mission, Roy” He said, putting a hand on his shoulder and looking at Link directly, who only made a slight grimace looking away, Zelda was strangled by the prince actions.

-“You’ll lose it! Come on commander Link!”

-“Just Link it’s ok, Salif, lets go back to Zora’s city, excuse us your highness” Link said looking down and walking to an open area to transport along with Zora’s messenger and Roy.

-“Impa, please let Revali know” The princess asked, and she went after to the dining hall, escorted by Marth, as Impa took care of the remaining things to do’

At the dining hall, the princess barely touched her food, and answered with monosyllabic to the conversation the prince tried to have, a small tear came down her cheek.

-“Zelda, you may not want to talk about what’s worrying you, but I think your eyes do not lie” Marth came near her table side from the other edge.

-“I’m ok, I’m just tired...” she said faking a smile

-“You are gutted because of your feelings for the commander, aren’t you?” The question was quite direct, making her look at him alarmed.

-“Why should I? That’s unthinkable! And what does gutted mean anyway?!” She said looking away nervous, as the tears began flowing down more and more every time until her crying was continuous, Marth offered a handkerchief and made a sign for the remaining maids behind them to go and prepare some tea, leaving them alone in the big room, once she calmed down a little, he looked at her up front and continued.

-“”Zelda, could you fall in love with me?” He asked with a frank face and took her hand, she watched him in surprise without saying a word.

-“I know the bethrotal does not mean you have to reciprocate my feelings... but for me, the little time I have met you, I realized I want to protect you, I admire your dedication for the kingdom and the people, your braveness and courage, and above all, who you are, so I consider myself quite flucky to have your hand in marriage, but I’d like it to be more than an agreement, I would like to court you properly, even if I know your heart belongs in other place”

The prince held Zelda’s hand firmly, a second later he got near with the intention to kiss her. She still couldn’t believe her ears. She never had been in that situation where someone declared the intention to woo her, and she haven’t had her fist kiss yet. She kept asking herself How did he knew she loved Link? Shouldn’t that make him walk away? Why was he acting like this?

A few inches from kissing, before their lips made contact, the noise from the doors opening with tea and some desserts interrupted them.

-“Mart.. how did you find out about...? He is going to marry the same girl from the Zora’s kingdom who disappeared” she told while they served some sweet bread and rose tea from Altea

-“I realized, despite your kingdom is prosper, and problems are solved, you suffer day by day, besides you told me some things the day of the celebration I carried you to your room along with Impa, and I overheard something when Prunia was taking your blood sample”

-“Marth...”

-“Could you consider it? This is the first time I’m so certain of something, and it’s also the first time I declare myself to anyone...” The prince said, looking away a bit shy with a slightly blushed face.

Zelda could only see honesty. The foreigner, after a month or so of knowing her, opened himself to her, she felt he wasn’t capable of hurting her, something made her feel safe around him. She stood up and dismissed the maids,, then she walked to the big window looking into Hyrule’s twilight.

-“I can’t promise you a lot... Marth, you’ll see, I haven’t told anyone, but my power and the will to save this kingdom came from my feelings for Li....”

The prince approached without her ending the phrase and hugged her, she was surprised and remained still.

-“Can you forget about him? I know it’s selfish from me, but I want to help you. Come with me, to Altea, I’ll introduce you to my parents, you’ll know your future kingdom, maybe that way you’ll have a change of feelings, or maybe that way you’ll have eyes for me”

Go with him to Altea? She never occurred that possibility, to go away from Hyrule, to go away from ... Link.

-“I don’t know, I didn’t expected this so... so soon...” she stuttered, so much in so little time was overwhelming.

-“It might be rushed l, but please you should meditate this, I’m willing to wait for you, my Princess Zelda” and in the hug they shared, he left a sweet and gentle kiss on her cheek, why kept her eyes wide, and took her hands to her chest again. He kissed her, her first kiss from someone not family related. Maybe it wasn’t in her lips, but it was something that would not leave her mind so easily.

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Thanks for reading!!! I was a bit lazy with the greyscale, and some pics are old. Give some love to Zelink

Here I am, ilustrating my fanfic, where this team has to go to Gerudo city and help Urbosa (yes, she is alive along all champions because Zelda woke her power on time) Marth is Zelda’s fiancé by now, since childhood…
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Kouka, Urbosa’s assistant interrupted
“

Princess, if it’s not an issue for you, we could give them a special vai outfit, so this voe can enter the city to save time! ”
“

Let us do it princess, I can tell you are concerned, so I don!’t mind changing my clothes for a Gerudo outfit” pronounced prince Marth walking towards Kouka’s tent.


“Well… it’s not like… sort of…” answered Zelda dubious, looking towards Link who nervously avoided her, following Marth and Roy who were already changing clothes
“

You must be joking” Roy’s voice and laugh was heard from inside the tent 
“You have to admit that as a read head I look more Gerudoish” said Roy laughing again, after a moment both Altean came out of the tent.

Zelda, who was drinking water from a canteen choked, coughing the rest of the water.
Link came to view after, leaving the rest with their mouth open, including Impa.


…
“You are next, princess!” Said Kouka, taking her arm and taking her inside. “I have something Urbosa sent just for you”
“But I… don’t” she replied nervous 
“Come’ on! If you are gonna be Gerudo for one day, guided by a Sheika, you have to dress similar” she explained.


In a few minutes, a blushing Zelda came out of the tent, letting her arms in front of her abs and chest timidly. She have never had such a light outfit, but it felt refreshing after all due to the extreme climate


“Isn’t she an angel?” Said Kouka smiling, while styling her hair on a ponytail 
Link and Marth blushed after seeing her, Roy smiled while performing his own interpretation of seven veil dance


“Stop it, you don’t have to look at me” she said embarrased with a nervous laugh after feeling the stare of the young men, particulary Link.


“Now I feel less embarrased, we are dressed the same Princess! You look beautiful with that Gerudo outfit” said Marth smiling and offering his hand to help her down the stair, without releasing her hand for a minute, to Link’s dismay.


Without saying a word, the knight streched his hand to give her the Sheikah tablet she had left behind so she could released the prince’s hand.


Marth didn’t let this go unnoticed, he was very observant.
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