Ester simply stared sadly at the mask, knowing she would have to be the one to put it on. As much as she didn't want to know all about what happened between Lulu and her dad, she knew she had to. But before she could pick up the mask, Chance was in front of her. "Chance...my father would never-" She turned to see Link had overheard, and she bit her lip.<br/><br/>Suddenly she looked like she was going to be sick. "Chance! He would NEVER do that to his own daughter! Even if-" But before she could finish, Chance lunged at Link, a spray of bubbles bubbling up from where he stood as they fought. Ester tried, in vain, to get them to stop, shouting as loudly as she dared with the Zoras just outside.<br/><br/>"MOMMY!" The sound of the little girl made Ester freeze, her heart nearly stop in her chest. Her eyes slowly looked over at the poor Zora, and she felt simply helpless. This is what her father had wanted to keep from happening. He didn't want to simply have Lulu back, he wanted everyone to be happy. Ester had failed. The Terminian girl sank to her knees, tears invisible in the water, but the reddish blotches on her face were a clear sign of crying.<br/><br/>Quietly, she managed to choke out "I-I'm sorry... so sorry you had to learn it this way...Your mommy..." Ester couldn't help but wipe her eyes, though there wasn't much to wipe away underwater. "She was hurting.... so the only way she could be at peace..." She choked up, covering her face with her hands. It was all too much for her.