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Dear Link
I have heard that your father is retiring from the royal guard. Although I wish him well, I am saddened that this means you will no longer be able to visit us in the Domain. My dear friend Yona has suggested that I write to you instead.
They have dug up a giant mechanical thing near here. They are calling it a “Divine Beast”. I found it almost cute, with its wide round eyes. I feel something inside of it calling to me, but Father says I am forbidden to go near it. They keep speaking of a great calamity, but I am sure this Divine Beast will protect us if anything is to happen.
Link, I hope you aren’t being too reckless without me there to heal you. The thought of you being hurt pains me greatly, so I hope, for my sake, that you try and be careful for once. When you see me again, you can be as reckless as you’d like, for I am always happy to heal you. But until then, be careful, Link.
Yours truly,
-Princess Mipha.
To Princess Mipha:
Mama says the new baby is going to be born in just a few weeks. They’ve added a new room to the house, in the back. I’m supposed to sleep there, so Mama and Papa can be closer to the baby. It’s so cold here. It’s spring, so it's supposed to be getting warmer, but there’s still snow on the ground.
Papa’s making me help out on the farm now. The cuccos are laying so many eggs, but Mama isn’t feeling good so she can’t make anything with them. I hope she feels better soon so she can make crepes again.
None of the kids here want to spar with me, and when they do they get mad at me for beating them. I miss your home, Mipha. You’re so much nicer than the kids here. I don’t know how to talk to them. It always feels like I say something wrong, but I don’t know what. Papa says we can maybe come and visit you soon, but he’s always so busy on the farm.
Your friend,
-Link.
Dear Link:
I do hope you can come visit us soon. Maybe your new sister or brother could meet Sidon! I’ve been teaching him to swim in the waters near the Domain. He’s doing so well for his age, I can tell he’s going to grow up to be strong, like our father. I just hope he won’t be quite as big, because then I won’t be able to pick him up anymore!
It’s been cold here, too. We live so close together. There are only a few mountains separating us, but you feel so far away. Father won’t let me leave the Domain. He says it’s too dangerous, and I’m too young, as there have been more and more monster attacks. I can’t help but wonder if this has anything to do with this calamity I’ve heard about. Just a few days ago, a Lizalfos wandered near the entrance to the Domain. It was quickly killed by our soldiers, but I’ve never heard of one getting so close.
Tell your mother that I wish her well with the birth. I wish I could come and help, but just know I will be sending her healing energies from here. And Link, I hope you know you can always talk to me, no matter how far apart we are. I will do my best to always respond.
Be careful,
-Mipha.
Dear Princess Mipha
I have a baby sister! Mama named her Aryll, after some old family member or something. I’m not really sure, but she’s really cute! She’s so small, and loud. At first I didn’t like my new room, because of how lonely it is, but now I like it a lot better because I can barely hear her through the walls. Mama says she has to cry because she doesn’t know any other way to talk to us, but I just wish it wasn’t so loud.
I asked Mama if we could come visit you, if the baby could come meet Sidon. She said maybe but I don’t think she really meant it. She said she didn’t want to risk Aryll getting sick, so I asked if she could come when she’s older. Mama said yes, if travel becomes safer than it is now. I said that me and Papa could fight off any monsters, but she just laughed.
Our neighbor’s goats keep wandering into the farm, and Papa keeps having to chase them out. He says it's because our rice tastes so much better than anyone else’s, but I’m not sure that's true. Papa also says that if this keeps happening he’s gonna have to build a new fence, one that they can’t get over. I kind of hope that doesn’t happen, because I like the goats. Sometimes I sneak over there and pet the goats, I think they like it.
Bye!
-Link
Dear Link
I’m glad to hear that both your sister and your mother are doing well! If only I could meet her, but I don’t know when that will be possible. I have not seen a Hylian baby before, I wonder if they are nearly as small as our babies. Sidon was so small that our Father could hardly hold him for fear that he would hurt him somehow.
I can tell you one way that Hylian and Zora babies are similar, though, is that they are loud. I am glad that Sidon has grown out of that, and become the sweet child that he is. I do not envy you, although maybe in that she cannot walk yet. It seems I am constantly chasing Sidon around, he is nearly as fast on land as he is in the water. I fear that one day I won’t be able to catch up, and he’ll find himself in danger.
I suppose this is why Father will not allow me to leave the Domain, but oh I wish he would, even if he did have to send soldiers to escort me. The monster attacks, although more frequent, are still uncommon, and do not happen nearly as often as they have in stories I have read.
Alas, I sit here, awaiting your next letter.
Your friend
-Mipha
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Dear Princess Mipha
Aryll turned one year old today. She’s learning how to walk, and she loves trying to chase after the cuccos. I wish you could meet her, she’s so cute. She keeps calling me “wink”. I don't think she's figured out how L is supposed to sound yet.
Mama held a big birthday party for her, and invited all the kids in the village. I tried to stay and have fun but it was so loud and I had to go into my room to be alone. I think Mama was disappointed. She really wants me to make friends in the village but I don't know how. It’s okay though, because I have you, and Aryll, once she learns to say more words.
Papa’s going on a trip to Castle Town to sell some stuff, and talk to some of his old royal guard friends. He says that I can come with him, that it will be like the old days. He says that I can maybe even see some of the knights in training and practice fighting some more. I’ve decided that when I grow up I’m gonna be a knight, because I’m already really good at sword fighting, and then maybe I could travel to come see you.
Bye!
-Link
My dear friend Link:
Has it really been a year already? It feels like just yesterday that Aryll was born. And she’s walking already? You Hylians grow up so quickly. It took Sidon much longer than one year to start walking! I wish I could come and meet Aryll, but I am still stuck here in the Domain. I hope that one day things will be more peaceful and I will be free to go anywhere I wish.
Don’t worry, Link, I will always be your friend, even if we can’t see each other face to face. I always look forward to reading your letters. I hope you have fun in Castle Town, I haven’t been there in ages! If you have time, could you see if there is still that fish shop on main street? They had so many varieties of fish–some that you can’t even get in Zora’s Domain! There was one kind that is only found in the hot springs on Death Mountain and I so wish to taste it again, but it would be enough if you were to taste it for me.
I’ve been training constantly with the soldiers here in the Domain. They say that I am a natural with the spear, the greatest seen in many generations. Father says I am better even than him, and that I will be the strongest queen the Domain has ever seen. I hope that I will be. I hope that one day Father will allow me to go out with the guard and protect our home myself, but I think he’s afraid something will happen. He still says that I am too young, even though I am besting those twice my age.
Miss you! -Princess Mipha
Dear Princess Mipha:
Castle Town is so much bigger than I remember! I’m writing to you from my aunt’s house, and even with the door and windows shut I can still hear the people from outside. There are so many people, I don’t think I’ve ever been around this many people. Even when I went here before, there weren’t this many people
Aunt Agitha has started teaching me sign language, for when it gets hard to talk. She said it helped my cousin a lot. He’s not here right now, he works in Akkala. Papa says we might go visit sometime, to see the leaves,
Papa spends all his time talking with his old royal guard times. They keep talking about monster attacks, and asking if we’ve been safe in Hateno Village. We haven’t had any monsters here, but they say it’s only a matter of time. But I’m not scared, because I know if me and Papa work together we can fight any monster!
I’ve been spending time with the knights too. They say that I’m still too young to go to the academy, but the headmaster said that I’m almost better than some of his students. Papa says that I’d be the best student they’ve ever seen, but I’m not allowed to join until I’m 14. That’s 6 whole years away!
I tried to ask about the fish shop, but Papa has been too busy. I’ll try to ask him again today, but if not, I will find that fish for you, and one day we will eat it together!
Bye for now
-Link
Dear Link
Do not worry too much about the fish. I hope that one day I will be able to visit Castle Town with you, as I did when we were small. Father cannot keep me here forever, no matter how hard he tries. For now, I will continue training as hard as I can, so that even if something does happen, I will be prepared.
I will see about learning sign language too, so that you will always be able to talk to me. Maybe if your father is taking you to visit Akkala, you can stop by here. It is on the way, after all. I can show you the new inn that Father had built, for the researchers from the castle to stay in, as they seem to keep coming. I think Father would rather we have never found the Divine Beast, but I think that it is the most exciting thing to happen in the Domain in years.
I let Sidon try out my spear, and he nearly fell over with how much larger it is than him! My spear is already taller than I am, and he can barely hold it! I know that one day he will be much bigger, maybe even as large as our father, so for now I will enjoy how small he is. He fits so perfectly on my back, as I carry him up the waterfalls. One day he will train with the rest of us Zora warriors, but he still has quite a while.
Your friend
-Mipha
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Dear Mipha
There’s been a sickness coming through the village. Mama and Aryll have been in bed, and Papa claims that he’s fine, but I can tell that he’s sick too. But I’m fine. Papa says it’s because I’m so strong, because of all of the time I spend outside. I don’t know if that’s true, but really all not getting sick means is that I have to do even more chores. The doctor says that they’ll be better soon, but for now I’m not even supposed to talk to Mama or Aryll because they don’t want me getting sick too.
The cuccos don’t like me very much. My hands are covered with peck marks, they keep attacking me every time I try and take their eggs. They’re not even going to hatch, mama told me. They’re just for eating. I don’t see why they have to get so mad. The goats are a lot nicer, they let me pet them, and Papa’s taught me how to milk them. It’s fun, but I have to wake up so early. I hope that Mama feels better soon, she promised to go horse riding with me soon!
Mama is the best at horse riding, because her parents used to run a stable near Castle Town. She told me that when I get big enough, she’ll teach me all of the tricks that her papa taught her. For now, I’ll just spend time talking to the horses, and feeding them apples when Papa isn’t looking.
-Link
Dear Link
I hope that your family feels better soon! I am glad to hear that you are doing alright.
Things are mostly the same as always here in the Domain. I have been teaching Sidon how to fish! He is still too young to quite tell the difference between the different kinds, but he’s already managed to catch a hearty salmon, which is quite a rare find! I continue to train with my spear, although it is not quite the same without you here, Link. My instructors are all so boring, they keep drilling me on proper form. I miss sparring with you.
They sent researchers here to investigate the Divine Beast. I begged Father to let me join them, but he insisted that I stay here, and work on my speech. Among the researchers was Princess Zelda of Hyrule. She is still young, and I am unsure if she was allowed to be here either, but she came either way. I think that Zelda and I are kindred spirits. I may try to sneak out to visit Vah Ruta anyway, no matter what my father says. I know he cannot stay mad at me for long.
Your friend,
-Mipha
Dear Mipha
It’s pumpkin harvesting season! Papa is determined to grow the biggest pumpkin we can, for the fall festival, and some of them are almost bigger than me! He has to get a horse and wagon to even carry them across the bridge from our house to the rest of the town. Mama’s letting me help take care of the horses, and even though some of it is gross, I still love them. She’s teaching me how to ride them, even though I’m still not big enough to get on them without help.
It’s so boring around here. Sometimes Papa has to go to the woods to fight monsters that show up, but that doesn’t happen very often. I spend all day helping out at the farm, and going to school, and playing with Aryll. She’s getting so big, one day I’m not gonna be able to pick her up anymore. She loves playing with the cuccos, I think they like her better than me. They never peck at her, even when she takes their eggs. Do the fish like Sidon better than you?
I asked Papa if we could take the horses all the way to Zora’s Domain, and he just laughed. He did say that we could maybe visit Kakariko Village, down the road. Apparently he knows a lot of people there from when he was a Royal Guard. He says there are some kids my age there, maybe they’re nicer than the ones here.
- Link
Dear Link
I’ve been showing Princess Zelda some of our records. Zora history goes back centuries, and the elders are very keen on protecting it as well as they can, but we still do not have records from ten thousand years ago. There are stories, however, written down, from so far back they have become legend. Some tell of a great machine, very similar to Divine Beast Vah Ruta. I hope they may be the key to understanding it!
Father caught me when I tried to go to the Divine Beast by myself, and I’ve been stuck in the palace ever since. I know he just wants to keep me safe, but what could possibly happen? The researchers still haven’t figured out how to get the Divine Beast to do anything dangerous, or even anything at all! It just sits there. I can’t help but imagine that it is watching over us, trying to keep us safe. The records all indicate that it was created to defend Hyrule from a great Calamity, much like the one that I keep hearing whispers of.
We are also having a festival soon, to honor the warriors of the past. Father has tasked me with writing a speech to give. Although I am still far too young, and it will be a very long time before Father retires and I become Queen, he insists on preparing me early. I believe that the sudden passing of the queen of Hyrule, along with the death of my dear mother many years ago has him afraid, although I am certain that he will live a long and full life.
Yours,
-Mipha
Dear Mipha
The fall festival was last night, and I had so much fun! Our pumpkins didn’t win first place, some farmers from Kakariko village won instead, but it was close, and now Papa is even more determined to win next year. Aryll tried some Kakariko rice balls for the first time, but I don’t think she liked them very much. It’s okay, because that means there’s more for me.
Mama was selling her crepes along with our eggs, and everyone loved them, there almost weren’t enough left over for us to eat. They taste so good with the goat butter from our neighbors. Mama says that maybe next year I can ride the horses with her.
I wish I could go explore the Divine Beast with you, or go to your festival. I hope to become a knight so that I can visit the Domain, like Papa used to before he retired. I tried to ask Papa if I could send in food with this letter, because I want you to taste some of the things from the festival, but he said that they would only get spoiled, so you’ll just have to imagine them.
-Link
Dear Link
Your festival certainly sounds a lot more fun than ours! It was rather dull, if I’m going to be honest. Although I love history, and I love learning about the stories from our people’s past, to call this a festival makes it sound a lot more interesting than it actually is. The elder Zora are wise, yes, but they have also forgotten how to have fun, I fear.
I gave my speech, I talked about the things I have learned in my studies. Sidon really stole the show, as he often does. He had written a poem, about one of our ancient heroes. He was so excited to show it to everyone, and it was much more interesting than any of the other lectures I heard. He keeps asking when you are going to visit, so he may tell it to you. I only hope that you will come here soon. I would write it down, but Sidon is looking over my shoulder as I write this, and he says that if I write it it will “ruin the surprise”
The best part of the festival was, of course, the food. I wish I could send you some, just as much as I wish I could taste your mother’s crepes, but it is not possible. But we had Zora come from other Domains to visit, including my dear friend Yona, and she brought with her some fish that are not even found in Hyrule! Their taste was unlike any other that I have had, and I think I will be wishing to taste it again for the rest of my life.
Sincerely,
-Mipha
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Dear Mipha
It has been a long time since I have written to you, but something has happened.
Papa took me to visit the military training camp a few days ago. He was talking to one of his old friends, and trying to see if I could join the academy early, because he’s run out of swordfighting things to teach me. But it was really boring, and you know the military training camp is right next to the Great Forest, and so I went wandering and I found something.
It was really pretty, something just like those books that Mama reads to Aryll. The fog was so thick, I could barely push through it. But then I made it to a clearing, with the biggest tree I’ve ever seen, and there was a sword. It was glowing, and I reached out and grabbed it and the tree talked to me.
He said that it was the Master Sword, the sword that seals the darkness, that I was chosen by the goddess. He said a great evil was rising, and I was the only one that could defeat it. Papa found me a little bit after that, and he seemed really scared. He took me to see the king right away. The King! The King said that I was to start training as soon as possible, even though I’m too young for the Knight’s Academy. He said it didn’t matter, that what mattered was making sure I was ready. He said he got a prophecy that a Calamity is coming. He said that I’m the key to stopping it, and so I need to be ready.
I’m scared, Mipha. Papa says that we’re going to have to move to Castle Town to be closer to the academy. He says we’re going to stay with Aunt Agitha, while Mama keeps up with the farm. Everyone keeps staring at me. Papa looks so sad. I feel like I’ve made some big mistake.
How am I supposed to be the hero of Hyrule if I can’t even manage to talk to people half the time?
-Link
Dear Link:
I’ve heard of the Master Sword. Ancient Zora records talk of it, and of a Zora princess who fights alongside him. You know, the Divine Beast was named for her. Vah Ruta after Princess Ruto. Maybe I can fight alongside you, too.
You are the best swordsman I know, Link, even if I haven’t seen you fight in a long time. Who else but you to be the great hero? The sword cannot be pulled on accident. The Zora records say it requires someone with great strength, heart, and courage. The sword chose you, Link. And it chose you for a reason. Even if you do not believe in yourself, I believe in you.
The Hylian knights often come and train with my fellow Zora warriors. I hope that this means we will be able to see each other soon. I’ve been learning sign language, to prepare for your eventual visit, so I can understand you if it’s too hard to talk. As I’ve said, you can always talk to me, Link, about anything.
Your number one fan,
-Mipha
To; Mipha
I’ve been in the Knight’s Academy for a week now. Everyone is so much older and bigger than me. I think they all hate me. They keep staring at the Master Sword on my back. I’ve asked for them to let me train with the standard issue swords but the king insists that I learn to fight with only the Master Sword. He keeps watching me. He puts on a disguise, pretends to be a random old man from the city, but I know it’s him. I can feel him judging me.
I’m learning a lot. I’m fighting against real people, real people who are actually good at sword fighting and aren’t going easy on me because they’re my father. It’s actually hard, for once. The sword is so heavy in my hands, not like the practice swords Papa always gave me.
I wish I could give the sword back to the tree. I wish that he would just find someone else to take the sword. My classmates all want it. I can tell, by the way they look at it. I keep trying to talk to them, but the words won’t come out of my mouth. They make it look so easy. How does everyone do it?
Papa says Mama and Aryll are coming to visit in a few days. It’s only been a week, but I miss Aryll so much. She’s 5 years old now, that’s older than I was when I met you for the first time. At that age I was already training with a sword, but she feels so much younger than I did. I’m gonna train as hard as I can to be a knight so I can protect her.
-Link
Dear Link:
Father has finally agreed to let me fight alongside his soldiers in defense of the Domain. The monster attacks are only increasing, and I believe that Father’s fear for the Domain has finally outweighed his protectiveness of me. I fear that the news of you pulling the sword has made him uneasy, and the whispers about a calamity continue to grow.
While the sword is a beacon of hope and light, and a testament to your strength, many see it as an omen of darkness, a warning that something terrible is coming. I am very proud of you, Link, but I am sorry that you had to be the one that is chosen. To have such a weight on your shoulders, I can hardly imagine what it must feel like.
When you eventually come to the Domain again, I am going to take you to my favorite spot, where we can be alone together, away from everyone. You don’t have to be the hero of Hyrule with me. You can just be Link, and I will just be Mipha. I want you to remember that, that no matter what people think of you, or say about you, you are still just Link, and you are my friend.
Yours truly,
-Mipha
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Dear Mipha
They’ve approved a trip to Zora’s Domain, for us to train with your soldiers. We leave next week. I’ll be seeing you soon!
Sometimes it feels like the sword is speaking to me. I can feel it (her? She feels like a her.) buzzing in my brain. I can’t decide if the sword is actually speaking to me, or if I’ve finally lost it. She doesn’t say words to me, but I feel like I can understand somehow. When I try and concentrate on her voice, the sword feels lighter in my hands
I feel so tense sometimes it’s like I’m going to snap. You’re the only one I can talk to, Mipha. You and Aryll, when she comes to visit, but she’s still too young to understand anything. I can barely look Papa in the eyes. I think he’s disappointed in me. It’s not my fault. The words bubble up in my chest, they fill up my brain with so much noise but whenever I open my mouth it all just stops. It’s like there’s something blocking the connection between my brain and my mouth.
Sign language is easier, but it’s still hard, and almost no one knows it. Papa knows a little, Aunt Agitha and Mama know a lot, and I’m trying to teach Aryll, but no one at the academy knows it. They don’t even try to learn, they just laugh at me.
-Link
Dearest Link
When I say you can always talk to me, I mean it, Link. No matter what you have to say, I will always read it.
I am so glad to hear you are coming here soon! I can still remember your face, although I imagine you have grown a lot since then, knowing you Hylians. I can hardly wait to show you around my home once again. I will convince Father to let me train you personally. He will agree, he knows I am the only one who could possibly match your level of skill. I wish that I could tell them to let you train here all the time, but I know that we Zora are much less skilled in the sword than we are with the spear, and I doubt that your king wants you out of his sight for long.
Researchers keep coming to the Domain to investigate Divine Beast Vah Ruta, and Father allowed me to join them. It felt so wonderful, Link, to walk into this mechanical beast. It felt like I was witnessing history happen right in front of me.
Despite the fact that no one had entered this beast in centuries, it all ran perfectly smoothly. They haven’t quite figured out the functions, and the machinery is so massive no one knows exactly how to get it to work, but I have faith that they will figure it out somehow. There are stories of this beast being instrumental in the defeat of Calamity Ganon nearly ten thousand years ago, and that it has appeared again now in our time of need cannot be a coincidence. I wonder, now, what other ancient stories are true, and lay hidden in the earth, waiting for us to find them?
I will do everything I can to ensure Vah Ruta will help you, Link, as it helped the hero of the ancient stories. I am certain now that this is how I help you in your duty, how I fight alongside you as Princess Ruto did in the ancient past.
Yours always,
-Mipha
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Dear Link
It feels as though it’s been forever since you last wrote to me. I understand that you are busy with your studies, but I miss reading your letters, and seeing your face. Surely the academy will send you to our Domain once again, for it has been years!
It seems things are only growing worse around here, there are so many Lizalfos near the edge of the Domain, too many for our forces to completely overtake. They still stay outside of our borders, but I hear murmurings, especially from the elders. There have even been sightings of a Lynel near the edge of Ploymus Mountain, a monster I have only heard tales of. To see one, in the flesh, is a grave omen indeed.
Princess Zelda has come to visit me. She has asked me to pilot the Divine Beast, to be one of the chosen Champions to aid in the defeat of Calamity Ganon. I have never been more certain of my destiny. This is the way that I will help you in your task, Link. Father still has yet to agree, but I know he knows that there is no one more skilled than me. I will stand by your side, Link, no matter what he decides. I know it is dangerous, but if there is a chance that I can help to protect our world, I will take it.
And, even if something were to happen to me, I know that my brother Sidon will be a fine ruler some day. I have already begun to train him in the way of the spear, and despite how small he still is, I can see the potential of a great warrior within him. There is know way to know for certain exactly when the Calamity will awaken, so I only hope it takes its time. I wish to spend more time with you, Link.
I do hope you write me back
-Mipha
Dear Mipha
I graduated from the academy today. The King has placed me on the Royal Guard, never to leave his side. I am the youngest to ever be appointed to this position, did you know that? He is constantly asking me about the sword, about my training. Even though I have finished my training at the academy, even though I have bested even his most skilled soldiers, he still expects me to train every day.
Aryll is 9 years old now. I’ve missed so many of her birthdays because of this sword. But if I don’t train as hard as I can, fight as hard as I can, she might not even get another birthday. It is my duty to defeat Calamity Ganon, and so I will. It’s not as if I have a choice.
I cannot think of a person more suited to the task of piloting Divine Beast Vah Ruta than you, Mipha. It makes me feel at least a little better knowing that you will be fighting by my side. I expect I will be seeing much more of you know, especially if I am to be accompanying the royal family everywhere. Maybe the king will let me out of his sight for long enough to spend some time with you.
-Link
Dear Link:
Oh how I have missed reading your words! I hear you have been appointed as the personal guard to Princess Zelda. I suppose it makes sense, as you are supposed to be fighting Calamity Ganon together, but however did you manage that so quickly?
The Princess is to arrive here soon, to attempt and help convince Father to give his blessing to allow me to pilot Vah Ruta. I have already been exploring, trying to figure out the controls, but there is very little I can actually do before he agrees. I wish he wasn’t so protective of me. I have promised him that I will be safe inside of the Beast, that I will remain unharmed, but I am not so sure I believe that myself. I can only hope that it is a promise I will be able to keep. I suppose, now, if Princess Zelda is coming here, that means you are too. Finally, we will be able to speak face to face again!
I wish it could go back to how it was when we were young, Link. I know it is impossible, but oh, things were so much simpler then. I feel for the children of the domain, living their lives with the dark threat of the Calamity hanging over them. I can only hope that their future is much brighter, and I will do everything in my part to ensure that. It is the least I can do for my home.
-Mipha
Dear Mipha:
It’s kind of a funny story, actually. Princess Zelda and some of the researchers were testing out some sort of ancient technology, one that was supposedly created to help fight against Calamity Ganon. Something went wrong, although I’m not actually sure what happened, but I could tell it was about to fire some kind of weapon, with the way the circle in the center was glowing, and it was aimed right at the Princess. Without thinking, I grabbed the first thing that I could find, which was a wooden pot lid, and I used it to deflect the beam that shot out of the device. The pot lid broke instantly, but no one was hurt.
King Rhoam seemed very impressed with me, praising my quick thinking skills, and the next day he assigned me as her personal guard. It feels strange, following her around everywhere. I know we are meant to work together to defeat Calamity Ganon, but I cannot help but feel like she dislikes me. I wish I could just tell her, that I don’t want to follow her around everywhere, that I didn’t ask for any of this, but as usual, the words just don’t seem to come out of my mouth.
But, this means I will be accompanying her to see all of the chosen Champions, which includes you, Mipha.
-Link
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Dear Link:
It has been so wonderful to see you so often. I just wish it wasn’t under such somber circumstances. Father has already begun preparing for the worst, as the Calamity seems to be growing closer and closer.
Princess Zelda has invited me to a ceremony, to honor those chosen by Champions. I assume that you have already heard of this, and, of course, that you will be there. I haven’t visited Hyrule Castle in quite some time, and I must admit, I am quite excited to go there. I hope that once this is all over, once we have defeated Calamity Ganon, for I know we will, I will be able to spend more time traveling across Hyrule. There is so much I have yet to see, and it would mean a lot if you could be by my side.
I know that these times may feel dark, but I have faith that we will push through, through your skills, and the skills of me the other Champions. If we all work together, there is no way we cannot fail. And you will not fail, Link. I know you won’t. You are one of the greatest people I know, your heart is stronger than anyone’s. If you cannot defeat Calamity Ganon, I am not certain that anyone can.
-Your dear friend Mipha
Dear Mipha:
I am now certain that Zelda doesn’t like me. I try to keep my distance, but it is also my duty to ensure her safety, and even though she would never admit it, Hyrule simply is not safe anymore. I can tell she is frustrated. I can tell she feels the same pressures that I do. Everyone is counting on us, and us alone to defeat Calamity Ganon.
The Divine Beasts can help, the guardians and all of the other Sheikah technology will help. But in the end, it will just be me and her, with the sword that seals the darkness and the power of the Goddess. Her powers have yet to awaken. I think she hates that the sword came so easily to me. There is so much I wish I could say to her, but I can’t.
In the end, it doesn’t matter if she hates me. As long as we are able to do our duty, nothing else really matters. I am meant to use my sword to deal the final blow to Calamity Ganon, and nothing else matters. The sword on my back seems to grow heavier by the day, and I hear its voice less and less.
I am tired of all this waiting. Sometimes I wish the Calamity would just rear its head already and get on with it, so that we are free to move on with the rest of our lives.
I’m sure you will love visiting Hyrule Castle. Maybe if we had more time I could show you around Castle Town.
-Link
Recovered from Divine Beast Vah Ruta
Dearest Link
If you are reading this letter, I have surely perished. I pray to the goddesses that you never have to read this letter, that I can say the things in here to your face, but I know that if I die without writing these down my spirit will never be laid to rest. If you are reading this letter, I am sorry, Link. I am sorry that you have had so much placed on your shoulders, and I am sorry that I was not able to properly do my part.
I have finished a gift for you. There is an old legend, of a Zora queen who wove her scales into armor for her king. Since then, we Zora women have woven our own scales into the armor of who we intend to marry. I have made such armor for you, Link. Even if I am not here to give it to you, I hope that it will protect you in battle, and I hope that it will remind you that I am here with you always. As I have told you, I will always heal you.
There are so many things I wish to say to you, but I fear I am running out of time. Link, I hope you know that you are one of the best people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, and I will always cherish our time together.
I love you,
Mipha
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Dear Mipha
Writing to you feels so familiar, although I do not remember why. I know that you will never read this, but I am writing it anyway.
I want to thank you, and to tell you I am sorry. I do not remember much, but I remember you. Your Grace has helped me more than I would like to admit, I would have surely died a thousand deaths if it weren’t for you. But I’m sorry. I’m sorry that you had to die like this, that you had to remain trapped for a hundred years.
And I’m sorry that I am not the man you loved. I have the same name, the same face, but I am not him. The armor you made for him fits me perfectly, but it was not made for me. I don’t know if he loved you back. I don’t know if he knew the answer to that.
Zora’s Domain is doing well. Your brother is doing well. He has become a strong warrior, and without him, I do not think I could have freed you from the Divine Beast. I think you would be very proud to see how he has turned out, to see his love for your home.
The elder Zora despise me. They hate the fact that I am alive and you are dead. I can’t help but believe that they are right. I don’t know what I am supposed to do now, that my duty has been fulfilled. I have destroyed Calamity Ganon but you are still dead.
I suppose a part of me hopes that by writing this I might be able to set his soul free, the Link you loved. I hope that you will be able to see him again, one day.
-Link(?)