At least she isn't drowning...

Having finally realized what was going on, Link realized that it was time to utilize his legendary problem-solving abilities... Well, okay, maybe he took a minute or two to enjoy the moment first, but could anyone blame him?

In any case, he took stock of the situation. Drowning girl, bottom of the lake, not enough time to come up for air, nudity... no, forget the nudity, focus! What did he have on hand? Unfortunately, Link had left most of his tools and items at home, and the only thing he could see in the lake was a large amount of water. Think... thinkthinkthink.

Wait, duh, he had it! He was still wearing his zora tunic, and as that bikini had proved, one only needed a small amount of fabric to breathe underwater!

A small amount, huh?

Looking back, Link wouldn't be proud of what he did next, but he immediately hatched a plan to stop the drowning while preserving Zelda's glorious nudity. Grabbing his tunic, he made a big show of trying and failing to tear it, even though he truthfully could have torn it without too much trouble. After an exaggerated struggle, Link tore off just a small strip of fabric, which he immediately tied around Zelda's wrist.

"Haaaaaaah!" Zelda gasped as the air came rushing back into her lungs. She relaxed as she was no longer at risk of drowning and for a precious few moments was too distracted by her near **** experience to remember her lack of clothing. It didn't last, however, and soon she was using her arms to at least try and cover herself, despite her submerged state making it a difficult task.

"Was this really the best you could do?"

Link looked away to hide a guilty expression. "The fabric was really tough."

Zelda sighed.