Midna faces her people, stark naked.

Midna knew the palace layout well enough to know she was being led to the front steps. By the very least, it would be warmer out there than in the cold stones of the palace. She wouldn't need the scant warmth of the vest any longer, not that she'd be allowed to keep it anyways. Midna found herself subconsciously slowing down her pace, not wanting to face the humiliation that she had all but agreed to, but the guards behind her took notice and would give her the occasional shove.

On one of these instances, she wasn't expecting the sudden kick at the small of her back, and she fell forward, catching herself on her hands and knees. Midna was just about to turn and scream all manner of obscenities at the guard, when she realized this position gave the guards a full view of her bare ass, and what lied between her legs.

Midna's face flared with a deep blush as she scrambled to her feet and reflexively held the vest down as far as it would go. The guards said nothing, and their faces were covered by their armor, but Midna could tell that they had seen everything. She stiffened her upper lip, and **** herself to march forward. She was going to do this, not matter how she felt about it. It was for her people after all, even if they didn't know it.

Before long, she was led to the front gates which were already open to the deep purple, orange, and red skies of the twilight realm. To ascend to the front gate of the palace, one had to climb the massive staircase outside. Midna was pushed to the top of the staircase, where she would be **** to ascend down into the stone streets outside. She could see a sizable gathering of twili outside at the base of the stairs, they dared not ascend the steps, but they knew something of great importance was going on.

Midna straightened up, feeling humiliated. She had hoped by the very least she'd be allowed to keep the vest until she made to the streets. At least then, only about a dozen or so people would see her at once. But along this staircase, at its elevated view to the citizenry, she would be seen by the entire crowd. Midna swallowed, accepting her fate. She released her hands off of the vest and outstretched her arms to the side as the guards pulled the vest off of her.

The princess of twilight stood, resplendent in her nudity. If she was going to be seen by her people, then she was going to act like royalty. Despite the immense feeling of humiliation that overtook Midna as her people gazed upon her uncovered body, she refused to cover herself. Let them see, she thought to herself, let them know that I am more beautiful than any other who lives underneath the sky.

She took a deep breath, her confidence growing, and she took the first of many steps down the palace stairs. Not knowing what would become of her when she reached the bottom.