silent knights do sing

He can fight well, but he is no scholar—not like Zelda. Zelda, his best friend, the cleverest, most brilliant person he knows. Zelda, who grew up on books the way Link grew up with a sword in his hand.But they’ve fought Ganon and won, and there’s so much to do, now— to learn, to try in new ways. Link thinks there is no harm in reading Zelda’s books—in learning about the world he lives in beyond simply living in it.Reading her books turns into an interest in poetry, for he can’t help being stirred by old Hyrulian sonnets, more so than any other texts.His unexpected newfound interest in poetry turns into an exploration into writing some, for the hell of it. He isn’t very good at it—no, they’re not good poems. But they are sincere, if nothing else.Of course, he’d never show Zelda his poetry. Not when so much of it is about her.