[ Martel's comment about wishing to be able to do something without being followed sticks out at Zelda. She's clearly speaking from experience-- What was her life like? Did she grow up in a noble house? Was she also always accompanied by servants or soldiers or an entire entourage? The princess makes a mental note to come back to this at a later time. ]
It was a bit more dramatic than the passage of time. I was sixteen at the time and it had been- [ She pauses as she tries to recall. ] -a few weeks? —No, perhaps a month or two— since Link had been assigned to me. We were traveling in Gerudo and I had once again snuck off on my own without telling him or anyone else in my retinue.
As should come as no surprise, I was ambushed by enemy soldiers while I was alone. I thought myself so clever for outsmarting Link, but I was the fool for walking straight into danger like that.
[ Zelda shakes her head at the memory of her younger self before continuing. What a stupid child she used to be. ]
I tried to run from them, but naturally, a princess is no match for trained soldiers. They were upon me before I was even close enough to Kara Kara to scream for help. I still remember how frightened I was, how I cursed myself for being so selfish and childish in running away from Link, how I prayed he would simply appear out of nowhere as he always does.
And he did, actually. All of the sudden, he was there, standing between me and the Yiga. It's a little silly to admit now, but back then, I felt like it was surely a miracle, like he had somehow been delivered to me by the Goddess in my moment of need. [ Even after all these years, it's hard to admit to that without feeling embarrassment rush over her. She self-consciously tucks a strand of hair behind her ear before continuing. ] Despite all my cruelty toward him, he was there, protecting me, without a thought to the danger, even though I surely did not deserve it.
In any case, that attack was what finally spurred me to try to bridge the gap between us and actually talk to Link and apologize for the way I had treated him. All the years I knew him, I never properly took the time to actually get to know him.
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It was a bit more dramatic than the passage of time. I was sixteen at the time and it had been- [ She pauses as she tries to recall. ] -a few weeks? —No, perhaps a month or two— since Link had been assigned to me. We were traveling in Gerudo and I had once again snuck off on my own without telling him or anyone else in my retinue.
As should come as no surprise, I was ambushed by enemy soldiers while I was alone. I thought myself so clever for outsmarting Link, but I was the fool for walking straight into danger like that.
[ Zelda shakes her head at the memory of her younger self before continuing. What a stupid child she used to be. ]
I tried to run from them, but naturally, a princess is no match for trained soldiers. They were upon me before I was even close enough to Kara Kara to scream for help. I still remember how frightened I was, how I cursed myself for being so selfish and childish in running away from Link, how I prayed he would simply appear out of nowhere as he always does.
And he did, actually. All of the sudden, he was there, standing between me and the Yiga. It's a little silly to admit now, but back then, I felt like it was surely a miracle, like he had somehow been delivered to me by the Goddess in my moment of need. [ Even after all these years, it's hard to admit to that without feeling embarrassment rush over her. She self-consciously tucks a strand of hair behind her ear before continuing. ] Despite all my cruelty toward him, he was there, protecting me, without a thought to the danger, even though I surely did not deserve it.
In any case, that attack was what finally spurred me to try to bridge the gap between us and actually talk to Link and apologize for the way I had treated him. All the years I knew him, I never properly took the time to actually get to know him.