I was surprised that I wasn't as upset as I should be. In fact, when Link sent me an invitation to his wedding, my first thought was to be happy. Sure, I had put on a pretty good front, pretending that I was still holding out hope, but that was just for Daddy. I don't think that he would ever forget about the 'what could have been' of us. Sure, Link and I did have a little affair a few years ago but I knew after that night that there was no way that we would ever end up together. Trust me, I had my reasons to stay away.

So here I am, sitting here, loads of emotion flowing through me. If he knew, I wonder, would he have changed his mind? If he knew what I had gone through, would he still be dancing away with his new bride? I thought back to the night we had shared, almost five years ago.

He had come to tell me about his mission being completed in Termina. He had been overjoyed and I had thrown my arms around him happily. When he had kissed me, I had been in heaven. But it hadn't had stopped there. Before I knew it, we were on the ground, passion guiding our actions as thoroughly as if it had a map. The next morning, he was gone. Two months later, he formally began courting the princess of Hyrule. I didn't really mind until life hit me with an inexplicable event. That's when the real chaos started. Now, though, I never regret what happened that night.

My mind is jerked back to reality when I see him coming towards me. I smile up at him, hoping that he didn't see me staring off at nothing. When I look around, I realized that there are two people missing. The Zora princess and the Kokiri child have both left.

"Listen, Malon… I feel like we should talk. You've been very distant since… well, four years ago. Can we take a walk?" He looks like he wants to talk to me urgently, so I smile.

"Of course. Let's go." I have to tell him. I just don't have a choice. But before I can explain anything, he sits down on a bench in the foyer of the castle and turns to me.

"Who the hell were you with that day?" I freeze. He knows.

"Link, I just…" He held up a hand to stop me, but I don't pay attention to it. I think of how to word this next sentence, but he interrupts me.

"Malon. There is no use in denying it. Zel saw you. Maybe you can tell me what's going on." He looks at me so intently, his eyes like ice.

"Fine. That was Kierana. She's… my daughter." The words hit Link like a ten-pound stone. He stares at me. "Look, Link, I tried… I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't. I love her, and I..." My voice trails off. Link's looking off into space.

" Wow... Malon. You have a daughter, and you didn't tell me. Is- is she mine?" Link looks at me closely, and I know that there is no point in denying it.

"Yes," I whisper. I close my eyes, hoping that this is all a dream. I shouldn't have told him. What was I thinking? "But… Link? She doesn't know about you. Maybe it would be… best if we kept it that way." He looks at me, eyes full of anger.

"Malon. What do you expect me to say? For crying out loud! You had a daughter and you didn't think to tell me about this? On my wedding day I find out from my bride that she saw you with a kid. I don't believe this. Just, just go. I'm going to deal with this later. Don't run away, Malon. I am going to find you and Kierana." He stormed up the stairs, and I am left alone. I quickly get up and leave. If he was going to try and take my baby girl from me, I wasn't going to make it easy for him.

I rush back to the ranch, gather a few belongings, and take off on one of the horses, Kierana on my back, giggling. Not for the first time, I am thankful that she is small for her age. We ride for hours, and I'm not even sure where we are going. I finally stop in a forest that I am unfamiliar with, and I hurry to make a small shelter before I run out of daylight. When night hits us, I'm curled up with Kierana under a little canopy of leaves. I leave my sleeping daughter alone for a little while and go take a walk. I stand under a tree and think about the other two girls at the wedding who had left. I knew them well enough to know that both of them loved Link. I wonder where they are now. They were so upset about this wedding… was I the only one who wasn't?