The Dreaming v3: I am making great headway. The whole book is inked, and Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 7 are completely toned and finished. Only 3 more chapters to tone!! Volume 2 is still here on Amazon.com.

 

Zelda Fan Manga: Massive Zelda fan manga dump. I haven’t been lazy with the drawing, but I’ve been lazy with posting ’em up here. The previous 4 pages is here, while the whole thing started here. Easier that way. About the previous poll (no poll for a long time), option (b) won out again, so here it is.

 

 

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The winner for the last poll was again (b). The options and votes for that last poll of “Right now, Link is thinking:” are as follows:

 

• She asked for my arm, so I should give her my arm. (22 Votes – 33.8%)
• I shall sweep her up in my arms and carry her up the stairs! After all, she IS injured (so I have a GOOD excuse). (28 Votes – 43.1%)
• If she needs fresh air and sunshine, she probably needs exercise too. I shall escort her up the stairs, but she is to climb them alone. (9 Votes – 13.8%)
• She should stay here, as Princess Ruto asked. This is Ruto’s domain, after all. (6 Votes – 9.2%)

 

Once again, the last voting round determined something of substance. It was to determine how Link felt towards Princess Zelda. For the curious, I have made a list of the voting options, including what would have happened if that option had won out.

 

Option A: She asked for my arm, so I should give her my arm. (22 Votes – 33.8%)
Result: Link gives Zelda his arm, and helps her up the stairs.
Attitude: This Link does what he’s asked to. He believes in a kind of civil formality between himself and the princess (and royalty in general), and if someone else tried to overstep that boundary, he would protest on Zelda’s behalf. This Link sees Zelda as his equal in every way, and trusts her sound judgement on everything she does. His slight deference to her means that he (a) still considers himself to be in her service, and (b) will put her judgement ahead of his own. He may or may not be romantically interested in Zelda, but at this point in time, he considers them good friends.

 

Option B: I shall sweep her up in my arms and carry her up the stairs! After all, she IS injured (so I have a GOOD excuse). (28 Votes – 43.1%)
Result: You’re looking at it.
Attitude: This Link will do what the princess asks him, but he’s constantly look for ways to do a bit more. His motivations are primarily romantic – he’s definately interested in Princess Zelda, but then he’s just as likely to be a flirt in the first place. He knows what the boundaries are, and knows how to break them, though he also knows that he can’t go too far without getting a backlash. Despite not always following the princess’ orders, this Link regards Zelda as his equal in every way, and respects her judgement. He also respects the fact that as the ruler of Hyrule, she has to stand alone on alot of issues, but at the same time, he can’t help but hope she will be willing to lean on him a bit more. He definately does not consider himself to still be in Zelda’s service. In fact, he doesn’t consider himself to be in any kind of service to anybody besides himself. He’s a free man!!

 

Option C: If she needs fresh air and sunshine, she probably needs exercise too. I shall escort her up the stairs, but she is to climb them alone. (9 Votes – 13.8%)
Result: Link explains why he believes Princess Zelda would benefit from walking up the stairs on her own, and so she has to struggle up the stairs by herself. Needless to say, she gets pretty pissed off at the end of the climb.
Attitude: This Link believes in tough love, and above all, believes that a strong leader makes a strong country. He considers Zelda a friend, and is protective of her, but thinks that the best thing to do is to toughen her up at any time she shows weakness. He does NOT consider Zelda an equal – he believes he’s better at some things, and she at others, but in some cases his judgement ought to override hers (like now). He knows he’s no longer in service to the Hyrulean royal family, but he thinks in this case, it’s completely irrelevant. If Zelda is naive about anything, then he should be there to make sure she knows that a ruler has no room to be naive.

 

Option D: She should stay here, as Princess Ruto asked. This is Ruto’s domain, after all. (6 Votes – 9.2%)
Result: Link can say this, but he just comes off as lazy. This is because while this IS Ruto’s domain, Zelda’s authority out-ranks Ruto, so if Ruto were here, she WILL have to let Zelda go whereever she wants. Link will still have to help an annoyed Zelda up the stairs.
Attitude: This Link feels Zelda is a friend, but not a close one, and in some ways, even thinks of her as somewhat childish and naive. He doesn’t quite know why he feels that way, but it could be because she’s a princess who spends the majority of her time in Hyrule Castle. He definately does NOT see Zelda as an equal, and believes not only himself to have better judgement on some things, but other people too. He still considers himself to be in Zelda’s service though, and because of that, ought to give what he believes to be the best possible advice to her. If this results in absolutely no risk-taking, then so be it.