The Legend Of Zelda: The Curse Of Zant

Chapter 4: Longest Night

Having been walking for hours now, Link paused for a moment to catch his breath. It was getting late - judging by how dark it was, it must have been around 9pm in the evening, and aside from the darkness it was also growing colder by the minute.

It was not safe to travel in the dark between the towns and villages because with the Mirror of Twilight being a gateway, it meant that the goblins were back roaming Hyrule Field and Eldin Province. Their best move was to set up camp for the night and get moving as soon as dawn came.

"I think it's time to camp out for the night. It's not safe to continue through the night. Let's get a fire started and camp here for the night since we know that no goblins will come here." Link informed Midna, who had stopped right behind him.

"You sure about this Link?" Midna looked suspiciously around, not trusting their surroundings.

"Yes I'm sure" He confirmed.

A little reluctant at first, Midna gave in after thinking about it for a short moment.

"Well lets make a camp fire and a sleeping place, Link could you gather some leaves and sticks?" She asked, beginning to clear away some of the stones that were in the way of their base.

Link nodded and began looking around for the needed materials. When he returned, he saw that Midna had already made a decent enough sleeping place for them and had even gathered some food to cook over the campfire.

"That should be enough, though I couldn't find any flint to get a fire going with" He told his trusty companion.

He had searched as much as possible despite the darkness and unfortunately most of the leaves were soggy and ripped from the rain or just too crusty.

"Well that shouldn't be a problem. I have an idea" Midna informed him that with only a little movement of her index finger, made the leaves and sticks that Link had gathered in flames.

He could only stare at her and the now crackling fire in amazement and wonder how the Hell he had ever gotten by before without her. Sure, he had worked with other companions like Navi, but none of them could compare to Midna. She was the most helpful and interesting person to travel with and he was grateful to have her on this journey with him once again.

"Don't look so surprised." She smiled as they sat down and began to cook their food.

Curiosity getting the better of her, Midna could not help but to ask Link the one question that had been nagging her mind for the whole day since she had arrived in Castle Town.

"Link... Is it true that your engaged... to Zelda?" She asked.

Link got nervous. He could see Midna's devilish yet flirty smile. It was the look that, during their previous adventure together, he had become accustomed to. He was aware of what it had meant of course, he would have to be pretty stupid not to know, but it had made him nervous because he did not want to do anything on this journey to jeopardise what he shared with the Princess.. or his friendship with the giddy little imp. He was Zelda's valiant Knight after all, the one who had protected her wherever she went and her soon to be husband. Midna just also happened to be his best friend in the whole world. She was the only one aside from the Princess, who did not judge him or look down on him as a little loser boy with limited abilities.

"Yes, we are. Who... Who told you?" He struggled to question. He was frightened that she might not like the changes that had occurred since their last encounter.

"Isn't that obvious?... The king told me when I arrived in Castle Town." She answered truthfully.

Of course this news had taken her by surprise and she felt a little disappointed, but she was also happy. She was happy because her best friend had finally gotten what he deserved, and because the Princess had finally seen his worth.