We all are animals anyway

LINK POV

Link enters his room carrying a box over his shoulder, Chacha is right behind him yelling.

"LEAVE THAT WHERE YOU FOUND IT, it's my job to carry that to your room Link" Chacha pleads him.

Link swiftly turns, box and all, and smiles at her "You were struggling with it, and the box is directed to me, I CARRY IT"

Chacha rolls her eyes in exasperation, and gives up by turning and leaving. Link opens the box and finds clothes and a note from Martin, the note reads: 

{Good day, I have managed to successfully concoct the clothes as you requested them, the colors were chosen thinking on your skin color, hair color and your particular eye color. You have a week to notify me of any change or fix you wish on the clothes free of charge. ENJOY!}

He disposes of the note and pulls a maroon jacket, he then picks up Zelda's dagger from under his pillow and tries to pierce the jacket, he smiles as he finds himself uncapable of doing so, digging deeper in the box he extracts the other jackets and their matching breeches, he also finds 3 white under tunics, a belt and 2 pairs of shoes

What the… well he did measure my feet, the image of noble me is complete with this, I won't bring shame and disgrace to the family, HAHAHA, that is from a kid's movie isn't it? why am I so hilarious? I... DAMN Martin… I owe you big time. 

Tock tock tock 

"YES?" Link yells to the person knocking, feeling too lazy to stand up and open the door

"Are you decent? Asks his maid yelling from outside his room.

"YES CHACHA, JUST GET IN HERE" 

"Your presence is requested at the dinner" says Chacha happily, noticing he opened his delivery, she asks "do you… need help?" eager to know what he just received.

"No… actually yes, could you help me store these clothes in my closet?" Link says pointing at the pile of jackets laying on his bed "There is a bunch of chests in there and I don't know what goes where"

"Oh, it's simple, there is a chest for shoes, that one tends to be the bigger one, one for breeches, one for…" she stops when she realizes Link raised his head to the celling and put his face between his hands

"I… need small wood pieces, I can use them to tag the chests and that way you will know where everything goes" Chacha says restraining from laughing

Link recovers his soul and looks at her with gratitude "THANK YOU, go to the storage and ask for them, I am sure they have some there"

Chacha pics up some of the clothes and starts storing them "maybe you should pick what you are going to wear tonight before I store it"

"I have the Jacket here already" he tells her raising the maroon jacket "just give me the combining breaches and an undertunic"

Chacha pops her head out of the closet room and rolls her eyes "Maroon, the color is Maroon, why do men suck at naming colors" she says rolling her eyes.

Link suddenly feels the urge to defend himself and the whole male genre "That IS NOT our fault, why should we keep track of all the made-up color names? All men need is the rainbow colors"

Chacha opens her mouth wide in sock "Such a primitive way of thinking, of course we need to name colors, how would you call it of you want a color like blue but not on THAT tone?"

"By description. Its lighter blue, darker blue, or whatever color mix you are thinking of, simple." Link states proudly.

Chacha just looks at him in disbelief, but uncapable of contradicting his logic, she sighs "you are stubborn… there is no point in arguing, Nana says that arguing with a suborn man is a waste of time, if you are right you can't lose, but you can't win either" 

Chacha pushes the box to store it inside the closet, she then pops her head out through the door to ask "You KIND of make a point I will give you that, how would you call these?" she says throwing the maroon breeches at him, which he catches quickly with one hand and stares at them. 

"Red-brown, or dark red" he answers and raises his left hand to catch the inner tunic that was also thrown at him slowly glancing back at Chacha "l am stubborn but not irrational, if you come up with a logical argument do tell me, I may change my antics and learn new colors" he states honestly.

"All right, I will keep that in mind, I am going to finish storing your clothes tomorrow, once I have done the wood tags to signal every chest, you should get changed and go to the dinner ASAP" Chacha says leaving the room.

ZELDA POV

FINALLY, another family dinner, time to use this… but how or when do I put this in his food? It was hard enough to store it in my tiny leather pouch, since I can't touch it. It crossed my mind just throwing it in the pot before dinner got served, but… I don't want my mom to die, I would not mind Daphnes's death but if he does, my mother will suffer… he can't die either, just Link. I must find a way. 

She was thinking as she reached her seat in the dining table.

TUMP TUMP TUMP TUMP SCREECH!!!

Link is standing in the door of the dining room, trying to regain balance after his run and sudden stop, he clears his throat, adjusts his jacket and bows respectfully at the Royals before entering the dining room.

"HOLY MOTHER OF… WHO DID THIS? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON?" yells the Queen and starts to make her way to Link kind of running.

Well FUCK, he DOES looks very nice, it almost makes me regret wanting to kill him… almost.

"That bad my Queen?" ask Link puzzled, the King is hiding his smile behind his hands. 

The Queen grabs Link by his shoulders and turns him several times, a smile slowly reaching her face. 

"You look handsome, very manly for your age, NOT bad at all, the outfit looks heavy but hugs your body nicely, who did this?" asks Queen Claire.

The King answers proudly "Martin is the name of the tailor sweetheart, I am relieved the outfit looks this good, because it was expensive"

Link widens his eyes "Really? It must be my fault; I went a little crazy with the specifications… I am sorry, how much did each cost?" Link demands to know; he is thinking on repaying that expense.

"Each? There is more than this one?" asks the King surprised. 

Link smiles in relief "5 more, different colors each, 2 pairs of shoes, 3 undertunics and a belt my lord" 

"I see… hehehe it was a good expense then" answers the King glad the expense was worth it "you claim to have gone crazy with the specifications, but I don't see anything special about your jacket, the silver embroidery is a good touch but…"

"Hehe, I wanted the suit to protect me from attacks" Link turns to the Queen "that is why it looks heavy; I challenge you to try to stab me mom" Link says with seriousness

Eyes going wide "Wha… no, NO" the Queen answers in shock and anger.

"I THOUGHT I HAD MADE MYSELF VERY CLEAR LAST DINNER" the King yells, scaring the service who had just arrived with the food.

"You did my lord, don't worry, she is not going to even damage the jacket" Link says half smiling at the King, who just stares back with a mix of doubt and worry.

The Queen frowns at Link's challenge, and grab a knife from a platen the staff just delivered "it better work because I am not holding back" she menaces.

KILL HIM mom, Daphnes won't blame you and we would rid of a nuisance.

"I would be offended if you did" Link says smirking

The Queen walks up to Link and grabs his shoulder with her left hand, breaths in deeply and uses her right hand to trust the knife at Link's belly with force, Link bends a little massaging his belly, but quickly recovers and stands tall grinning.

The Queen approaches to inspect him, she opens his jacket and even lifts his undertunic a little, no blood and no cut, he is probably going to get a bruise though, she then strips him of the jacket and walks towards the King to show it to him. It does have a small sinking mark, but overall the jacket is intact. 

"Why did you ask for this?" ask the King lifting an eyebrow

"Actually… the Princess inspired me" answers Link, giving a side glance to Zelda, she widens her eyes in panic.

DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE TO TELL THEM, this will destroy me, mother will lose the little faith she still has in me… if any. And it gives Daphnes ammunition to send me away because... why wouldn't he? I have made it very clear that I am never giving him a chance. Being fair I honestly can't, how could I? I have a father that loves me, which means I can't accept Daphnes… him being the King doesn't change anything. 

"She made me realize there are VERY bad people in the elite circle, I shouldn't trust anybody and I should be guarded, especially now that I am part of the royal family" Link says, the Queen direct her glance at Zelda and grins at her daughter.

What was that? Pride… she is proud of me? For supposedly helping HIM, the goddesses must be mocking me. I hope he does not even entertain the idea that I now owe him… it doesn't matter though, he is not going to see the light of a new day if everything goes according to plan.

Claire states "She did? Good to know you are in good terms already, I have been very absent due to the ball preparations and other circumstances" the King gives Link a quick glance "I assume we can start reviewing Zelda's new courses right after the ball"

My new what? And how is the peasant involved? Zelda thinks as she focuses her stare at the King

"What do you mean by new courses? She lives in the library already" ask the Queen with concern

"She knows about laws and Hyrule's history, but she is going to be Queen one day, she needs to know about pain, hunger, people's needs, war and its effects… that is where my son is going to help us"

OH, COME ON, DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP!!! now you want me to believe he is here for me? Admit it, you sought him up to be the perfect son you always wanted, and then you brought him here to boast about him with the nobles. 

Zelda kept staring at Link squinting her eyes, Link only smirked back at her.

Suddenly the Queen states "AND I have to leave you now, I still have to try my dress on, and check the maid's attire for tomorrow" the Queen stands up and looks at Zelda "I already send your dress to your room, you should try it on and notify me if it needs fixing"

PUM!!! The King slaps his hand on the table "If… I also have things I need to tend to, I will send your food up to your respective rooms"

The Queen stares at Daphnes with worry due to his sudden action. Zelda uses the distraction and slips the arsenic on her food.

"In that case there is no point on staying any longer. DON'T send me my food, I lost my appetite with the news about my new courses" Zelda says bitterly glaring at the King, she then gives a quick side glance full of hatred to Link and she leaves the dining room.

LINK POV

Link decides to remain in his seat, as he watches the Princess and the Queen standing and leaving the dining room, he pushes his plate forward and directs his attention to the King.

"So, what is the real problem my King" Link asks bluntly, knowing the King just avoided speaking. The King answers massaging his temples 

"I just wanted to enjoy this dinner but… I had to avoid breaking in front of my girls. I am sure the attack is happening tomorrow, with the nobles coming for the ball and my soldiers out of here… the Gerudo are not stupid, they won't pass this chance up. " 

The King looks up at Link, closes his eyes, and breaths in before speaking loud and clear.

"PROTECT MY FAMILY, THAT IS AN ORDER" Daphnes states with authority, looking at Link.

I don't really have to follow your orders Daphnes, and you know it. Buy I respect you… I will do what I can.

"Of course, my lord"

"YOU are also my family now, don't forget that…" the King exclaims angrily, and then sighs. 

You can't have it all my lord, it would be good for all of us to come out of this safe, but let's be real here, that possibility may be out of reach. I can't promise to keep ALL of us safe, but I can put my life on the line to protect your family, since I have chosen to ignore Zalatoris's order.

"I will send your dinner up; do you want Zelda's too? The Queen and I could share it if it's too much"

Don't you dare touch that food, it could kill you.

"NO" Link doubts for a second, then smirks "don't bother yourselves with that, I will eat the Princess's food too my King, I am ravenous."