[ Zelda sees Darin smiling at her and she just smiles back in turn. This is nice. It's so nice to just be able to sit here with him and not get stuck wondering every other second if she's said or done something to upset him. ]

Very! [ She nods emphatically. ] I haven't felt happy like this in such a long time! Not until I came here, that is. Everything is so difficult in Hyrule. Everyone in the palace is always on edge nowadays, whether Ganondorf and his people are around or not.

[ Zelda exhales a dramatic sigh. ] But I don't want to think about him. I'm having fun. I never get to have fun anymore!

[ Except for the part where she's still really hot. Zelda reaches up and undoes the button on her collar. Her brow is glistening with sweat and her hair is starting to stick to the back of her neck. ]