[ That's the best she can muster, because this is a lot to take in.
It isn't the fact that there is another Princess Zelda that is difficult to swallow. Zelda knows this. It has long been traditional in the Royal Family of Hyrule that princesses are given the name 'Zelda.' Her mother was named 'Zelda,' and her grandmother before her, and so on through most generations of the family.
It is that Zelda's fate which deepens the princess's worry.
True, Hyrule has known periods of strife as well as periods of peace, but it's different when one is reading a historical record versus hearing it from the source. A Demon King that rules the land as a tyrant. A princess of Hyrule whose father was assassinated and was forced to flee the castle, who has not been seen in seven years. A dark and dangerous Hyrule where its citizens must be cautious in placing their trust. It sounds like a terrifying place. ]
Forgive me, but I think I need to sit down.
[ Zelda casts a glance around and finds a carved stone bench nearby, positioned at the entrance to the castle gardens. She hesitates for a moment, not sure whether she should beckon Sheik to rise, as she would a Hyrulean soldier, or if that would not be appropriate, as she is not his sovereign. ]
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[ That's the best she can muster, because this is a lot to take in.
It isn't the fact that there is another Princess Zelda that is difficult to swallow. Zelda knows this. It has long been traditional in the Royal Family of Hyrule that princesses are given the name 'Zelda.' Her mother was named 'Zelda,' and her grandmother before her, and so on through most generations of the family.
It is that Zelda's fate which deepens the princess's worry.
True, Hyrule has known periods of strife as well as periods of peace, but it's different when one is reading a historical record versus hearing it from the source. A Demon King that rules the land as a tyrant. A princess of Hyrule whose father was assassinated and was forced to flee the castle, who has not been seen in seven years. A dark and dangerous Hyrule where its citizens must be cautious in placing their trust. It sounds like a terrifying place. ]
Forgive me, but I think I need to sit down.
[ Zelda casts a glance around and finds a carved stone bench nearby, positioned at the entrance to the castle gardens. She hesitates for a moment, not sure whether she should beckon Sheik to rise, as she would a Hyrulean soldier, or if that would not be appropriate, as she is not his sovereign. ]