That sounds frightful. [Her voice was dry, but tinged with humor. It quickly faded though, the realization of her predicament and all that surrounded her weighting heavily on her mind.]

[She is just as silent for a moment, weighing her options. Once she spoke, her voice was hesitant, but firm.]

There is every possibility that I will due here; my powers are gone, and I can't personally stand up to Ganondorf alone. He is...very strong.

I see no reason to further keep the truth from you; in every other instance I would have changed the subject or deflected this, but, as I feel it is important to get this out now, I will not do that. [Zelda takes a deep breath; poor Darc is getting a bit more than he bargained for with this post.]

I care very much for you, and I have for quite some time. I would not be able to deal with something happening to you. At all.