[ Hardly missing a beat, Zelda picks up after Sheik and hums the remaining bars of the song.
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The princess falls silent, her expression tightening.
Where in the world did that come from? A moment ago, she had no idea what Sheik was talking about, but the instant he whistled those first notes, it was like something deep in the recesses of her mind clicked on.
A memory, one from a lifetime ago, when there was a carefree little princess who was loved and coddled by her adoring parents. A memory of nighttimes being tucked into bed, her parents singing a gentle lullaby to help her fall asleep. A memory of her mother, "helping" the Queen tinker with machines. They built something together, didn't they? It was so long ago. Her mother sang to her, didn't she?
Zelda presses one hand to her temples. How could she have forgotten? She always loved her mother's song. The Queen loved to sing that song to Zelda, to press the King to sing it as well, or to hum it while she worked. Didn't she try to sing it to Zelda while she was on her deathbed? Didn't Zelda lay awake silently at night after the Queen died, repeating the melody in her mind and reminding herself that good princesses don't cry?
A secret melody of the Royal Family...
For the first time, Zelda looks on Sheik with suspicion. How could he possibly know that song? No one knew that song. It was like it died with the Queen, like so many other things. Zelda had never even heard Urbosa sing it, and if there was any ally of the Royal Family who should know a secret song, it would be the Queen's closest friend.
Zelda keeps her lips pressed firmly in a line, holding her countenance as firm and steady as she can. Tears want to overflow from her eyes thanks to the onslaught of memories of her mother, but she holds them back. She doesn't understand what any of this means, so she waits for Sheik to break the silence. ]
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The princess falls silent, her expression tightening.
Where in the world did that come from? A moment ago, she had no idea what Sheik was talking about, but the instant he whistled those first notes, it was like something deep in the recesses of her mind clicked on.
A memory, one from a lifetime ago, when there was a carefree little princess who was loved and coddled by her adoring parents. A memory of nighttimes being tucked into bed, her parents singing a gentle lullaby to help her fall asleep. A memory of her mother, "helping" the Queen tinker with machines. They built something together, didn't they? It was so long ago. Her mother sang to her, didn't she?
Zelda presses one hand to her temples. How could she have forgotten? She always loved her mother's song. The Queen loved to sing that song to Zelda, to press the King to sing it as well, or to hum it while she worked. Didn't she try to sing it to Zelda while she was on her deathbed? Didn't Zelda lay awake silently at night after the Queen died, repeating the melody in her mind and reminding herself that good princesses don't cry?
A secret melody of the Royal Family...
For the first time, Zelda looks on Sheik with suspicion. How could he possibly know that song? No one knew that song. It was like it died with the Queen, like so many other things. Zelda had never even heard Urbosa sing it, and if there was any ally of the Royal Family who should know a secret song, it would be the Queen's closest friend.
Zelda keeps her lips pressed firmly in a line, holding her countenance as firm and steady as she can. Tears want to overflow from her eyes thanks to the onslaught of memories of her mother, but she holds them back. She doesn't understand what any of this means, so she waits for Sheik to break the silence. ]