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Sobs of the Country or whatever
The first order of business had been, of course, to get the Princess safely back to Lookout Landing. Purah had freaked out, demanding both Zelda and Link stay behind and see a physician. Absurd really. At least on Link's part. He had definitely had worse. Granted, that 'worse' resulted in a 100 year coma at the Shrine of Resurrection, but still. The battle with Ganondorf was finally over, he and Zelda were both back with all their limbs attached, and with any luck this would mean peace.
For the rest of this lifetime, anyway.
The second order of business, as soon as they had alleviated Purah's frantic doting enough to get a word in edgewise, was to send a party out to find the sages. The rescue was a success, the searchers actually stumbling upon the searchees halfway down to Ganondorf's hell-pit. With the demon king and his army now gone, the sages had been able to just turn around and casually walk back they way they'd came. The hardest part of it all was getting Mineru and Yunobo back to the surface without breaking the hot air balloon.
After a few days' rest Mineru passed on, everyone swore their allegiance anew to Zelda, and just like that they all went their separate ways. Most of the sages had their own lands to govern, and Tulin needed to go to bird school or whatever. Link insisted he and Zelda head back to their house in Hateno ('At least for a few weeks, Princess. Then we can come back and you and Purah can study whatever you want for however long you want. I think the children miss you,' which was definitely not the right thing to sign in front of everyone. He's now fairly certain a good percentage of the residents at Lookout Landing think they have kids together).
Which brings us to now. The pair riding Link's giant white horse Mayonnaise, saddlebags packed full of provisions, across Hyrule field toward Dueling Peaks.
'Are you comfortable, Princess?' he signs with one hand while the other holds the reins. 'We should be able to make it to the stable tonight. Tomorrow we can set out early and get home before sundown.'
For the rest of this lifetime, anyway.
The second order of business, as soon as they had alleviated Purah's frantic doting enough to get a word in edgewise, was to send a party out to find the sages. The rescue was a success, the searchers actually stumbling upon the searchees halfway down to Ganondorf's hell-pit. With the demon king and his army now gone, the sages had been able to just turn around and casually walk back they way they'd came. The hardest part of it all was getting Mineru and Yunobo back to the surface without breaking the hot air balloon.
After a few days' rest Mineru passed on, everyone swore their allegiance anew to Zelda, and just like that they all went their separate ways. Most of the sages had their own lands to govern, and Tulin needed to go to bird school or whatever. Link insisted he and Zelda head back to their house in Hateno ('At least for a few weeks, Princess. Then we can come back and you and Purah can study whatever you want for however long you want. I think the children miss you,' which was definitely not the right thing to sign in front of everyone. He's now fairly certain a good percentage of the residents at Lookout Landing think they have kids together).
Which brings us to now. The pair riding Link's giant white horse Mayonnaise, saddlebags packed full of provisions, across Hyrule field toward Dueling Peaks.
'Are you comfortable, Princess?' he signs with one hand while the other holds the reins. 'We should be able to make it to the stable tonight. Tomorrow we can set out early and get home before sundown.'
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The next morning, a stableworker wakes them bright and early (as requested!). Link dresses quickly then begins saddling up Mayo for the day's ride.
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He signs it mostly as a joke, to pick on Zelda, but that doesn't make it untrue. People all across Hyrule were once generous to Zelda out of loyalty to the crown. A sense of patriotism perhaps. Fear of the alternative, in some cases. That was 100 years ago. Now they are kind to her because she held Calamity Ganon back for a century before sealing him away and ending the post-apocalyptic hell they had all grown up in.
And also, she's a beautiful princess.
'We should get going, it's a pretty hard ride today if we want to be home in time for dinner.'
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Has anybody mentioned the mushrooms?! Link tries to wrack his brain and remember if it came up in conversation at all. This is either going to be very bad, or very funny.
With one last tug on a strap, Link determines Mayo is all set to go and helps Zelda up on to the horse before hopping up himself. Despite the dangers, the route they take today is one of Link's favorites to ride in all of Hyrule. There's a good variety of scenery all in a relatively short space, and most of the paths are wide enough that if danger arises there are easy exits.
The closer they get to Hateno the worse Link starts to feel for keeping the whole Cece thing from Zelda. Once they're at the bottom of the hill leading in to town, he can't handle it anymore and pulls Mayo to a halt. The sun is starting to set and he can already see the twinkle of the mushroom lights turning on.
"Zelda," he says quietly, turning to face her. "You asked if anything was different. There's -- "
How does he even say this without sounding completely stupid?
'There's mushrooms everywhere. Everyone's obsessed with mushrooms. I should've said something, sorry.'