Queen of Hyrule

Triumph or Tradegy

Two years later, Zinnia was four years old, and Prince Jarold was two years old. Still at this very day, Jarold continues fighting with his sickness. He would visit the doctors very three months to see how he feels. Jarold mostly stays in his room and he barely goes out. Right now things are going bad for Jarold. About two weeks ago, doctors and nurses started to come in the castle. This never happened before. When the doctors started to come in, they reported that Jarold has little time to live, and he might pass away. Little Zinnia did not know that and she was too young to understand what any of this means. When King Tiagano and Queen Augustine heard about this, they were started to get heartbroken because their son, the person who made them the happiest rulers in the kingdom was passing away slowly.
Ever since the doctors claimed that Jarold is dying, Queen Augustine refused to leave, and stayed beside his bed holding his hand while she sobs in it. When she looks up her face would be all pinkish due to the tears that goes down every second. She never slept, barely ate, but only cried. With Queen Augustine not doing her duties, King Tiagano was forced to do her duties. He worked all day and and at night. This has caused him to get little sleep mostly 3 or 4 hours a day. Then there was Princess Zinnia. Since the doctors started coming in, she never saw her brother or her mother. One time she passed her brothers room. The door was opened which stopped her to peek. Before she could walk in a maid asked her what she was doing and told her that going into her brothers room is forbidden for now. When she tried to ask her father what was happening with her brother, he would respond "You see your brother is sick right now, and he's getting a check up. He will get better soon I promise.". It's only been two weeks, but for the royal family, it feels likes it's been months, even years.
  The castle has been very quiet. You could not see the King and Queen together like most days. You could no longer hear the running footsteps of little Zinnia along with Jarolds who is catching up. You could no longer see the royal family like it was before. Things  are now going to be different.
  The day before Jarold died, it was just like a normal day. Doctors swooping in and out. King Tiagano rushing around getting ready for his and Augustine's duties. Queen Augustine continues to cry and cry for her dying son, and then Zinnia. She wakes up thinking as another miserable normal day. She puts on her blue robes that she uses while she is in the castle and walks to the dining hall. On the way there she passed to her brothers room where it was shut. She stopped for a second and continued her route. By the time she arrived to the dining room breakfast was already severed. She took a seat and thought to herself when will this be all over, when will everything go back to normal. When she got full, she looked back at her plate noticing that she rarely ate. She went outside and into the library down the path. There she would find a new book that entertains her. The day continued just like expected.
After eating dinner all alone, Zinnia went back to her room. On the way there she ran into the doctors. Of course they ignored her like always but she didn't care for them. When she passed her brothers room, the door was open causing her to stop. She peeled inside looking that there was no doctors in they room, and her mother was sleeping. She looked around the halls to see if there were any guards or maids around. There wasn't anyone there at the moment making it perfect timing for Zinnia to go in the room. When she went in she saw her brother half awake. "Hi Jeeorld." said Zinnia quietly. Jarold quietly waved back. Zinnia finally saw her brother Jarold for once. "Zinnie, me give,me give Zinnie charm." something came out from Jarolds hand. It was some kind of lavender gemstone. Before Zinnia could say thank you voices were starting to approach from outside the hall. It was the doctors. Zinnia grabbed the gemstone and started to make a run from it. Before she left the room Jadokd said something "Zinnie, me Jarold loves big sissy Zinnie." Zinnia actually smiled for the first time in two weeks, and then ran off into the hall.
Before Zinnia could go to bed, she hid the gemstone in a box and hid her box under her bed, and went to sleep. Later that night she heard footsteps and shadows outside her door moving. What was happening right now? Another test or study. Zinnia opened her door and saw a group of guards and maids outside her brothers room. She squeezed in and saw the doctors panicking saying "Were losing him.". King Tiagano looked around the room while Queen Augustine cried. Then after a few minutes, the doctors apologized to the King and Queen saying that their son had passed away. What does that means?. Zinnia went up to her father and asked him what was happening "Zinnia your brother Jarold is gone. He is now in a safe and happier place with Hylia and your other brother.". Zinnia of course knew what that meant. She quietly went back to her thinking that her brother was now gone. She couldn't believe that her brother was gone. That night, she had trouble sleeping because her brother was gone. The next day Zinnia woke up thinking of that was all a dream, but it wasn't her brother was dead. She knew that there would be no one to hang out or play either anymore. No one to talk to. Her brother... was her best and only friend she ever had.
  Four days later, the royal funeral was held. Hylians from the castle town and tribe leaders from Hyrule attended for the courage and remembrance of the young lost prince. Zinnia was very saddens by his lost, however she only cried a little bit. Most of the time she comforted her mother by saying "It's ok mommy don't be sad.". When King Tiagano and Queen Augustine spoke to the tribe leaders, they questioned about their daughter and spoke about her. "Poor Girl" "Strange how she's not crying at all?" "Is she ok?" "Is she even saddened?" "Will she even remember her brother?"  "What will change after the service?". 
  After the funeral Zinnia went straight into her room and sat down and silently played with her dolls. For days she never came out of her room. The maids, King and Queen tried their best to make her happy. The only time she came out was at night. Nothing will ever be the same.

Published: June 2018
Edited: April 12 2019

Authors Note: Hey guys I am gonna start editing the chapters and making them longer. I will be changing some parts of the story also. Remember to vote and comment also share with others.

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