Call me princess Zelda

ch 13; the request

Zoras were talking in the dinning hall while they are eating some soup.
But the moment Prince Sidon enters the huge room with Link and Zelda, everyone stop talking and are staring at them in disbelief.
Then they starts whispering, probably talking about the two hylians.
Link is looking nervously around in the dinning hall there Zoras are sitting down on chairs by long tables or standing in line for getting food.
It wasn't often he was eating there, and the few times he did, every Zoras were looking weirdly at him, but not like this.
Now they are looking at him and Zelda as they were intruders. An enemy they are about to attack.
Zelda leans against him.
"What is happening?" She whispers and has picked up the weird tension.
Link is looking at her.
"They aren't fond of hylians" he answers with a shrug.
"Ooh..."
Sidon grins against her.
"Never mind them... as long you are with me, you are safe" the Zora Prince tells her and had heard their talk.
Zelda shoots him a small smile.
"Good to know" She says with a nod.
Without placing them in line, they take a sit by the king.
King Dorephan is looking curiously at Zelda and Link who are sitting farthest away from him of the three chairs standing closest to him from his right side.
Then he is glancing down on his son who sits close to him.
"Do you have a visitor?" The King asks the Prince.
Prince Sidon jolts and is looking up on his father.
"Yes I have, father... this is Sheik, a friend to Zelda" Sidon explains smiling.
"Hm?" The King is looking asking at Link.
Link nods.
"Yes... or more correctly... Sheik is a relative of mine"
Zelda smiles gently against the huge King.
"My majesty... my name is Sheik, it's a pleasure to meet you and see your domain" the real princess greets and bow with her head a slightly.
The king is looking confused for a moment before he grins widely.
Meanwhile some Zoras place plates with soup in front Sidon, Zelda and Link.
"You are welcome to my Kingdom... I hope you will enjoy your visit" the king says while both Link and Sidon say 'thank you' for getting food.
Zelda nods and wipes away her plait backward.
" I will... thanks for letting me stay, your majesty"
Then they start eating without having something special to speak about.

After the lunch they are walking around in Zoras domain and show Zelda its construction.
Suddenly a blue male Zora with a big red feather earring in his left ear, walks up onto Sidon.
"Prince Sidon, do you have time to follow me downstairs to my forge?" The blacksmith asks.
Link is eyeing the Zora with dust and dirt on his face and body.
The blacksmith inhales deeply.
"Your trident is almost finished... I want you to examine it and give me some feedback of things I need to improve" the blue Zora adds.
Sidon grins widely.
"Good work Cédric!" He says and give him a thumb up.
Sidon is looking asking at Link and Zelda.
"Zelda... can you show your friend to our room?"
Link raises a brow before he nods smiling.
"Um"
Sidon smiles gratefully before he turns his face against the blacksmith Cédric.
"Let's go"
Cédric nods.
When they both have walked away Zelda leans against Link.
"I suppose it's the best to end the tour and walk back to your bedroom?!"
Link nods.
"Yes... I actually doesn't know what will happen with you, if we doesn't have Sidon on our side" Link says nervously.
Zelda nods.
"Y-yeah... I agree... the tension in the dinner hall wasn't the best" She agrees and they starts heading to Prince Sidons bedroom.
The most of the Zoras they are passing by, are acting weirdly. As they are afraid of them or hate them.
The two guardians outside Prince Sidons bedroom are looking asking at them and stops their track into the bedroom, by crossing their spears in front the door.
Link swallow sharply while both he and Zelda jolt.
"Where are the Prince?" The guardian to the left ask.
Link tilts his head confused.
"He has walked down to the forge" he answers.
Zelda is sneaking up onto him a slightly afraid, grabbing his arm.
Link exhales shaky.
"Ehm... are you going to let us pass? Sidon told us to wait on him in the bedroom" Link tells them and put on a small smile.
The guardians are looking at them and then on each other.
Then the guardians nods and withdraw their spears.
"Okay... you may pass... but I will just tell you this once... any suspicious sound and we will storm the bedroom and throw you out" the guardian to the right warns them.
Link gasps while Zelda holds his arm tighter and give him a nervously squeeze.
"O-okay... thank you" Link says and passing them with Zelda still holding his arm.
They both let out their breath when they have'd enter the bedroom and closed the door behind them.
"That was scary..." Zelda says and let's go off Links arm.
Link sighs.
"Y-yeah... sorry about that"