The Speaking Squid

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-Ceph

Sunday, August 16, 2026

The Minish Cap: Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake

Slice of Cake: Link can buy delicious slices of cake from the bakery, but they aren’t very good for him and only heal one heart when eaten. There is a chance a kinstone piece has been baked in as a special surprise.

Royal weddings are affairs of state, not romance, The binding of two families together concentrates power and influence. As such, there are often rival families who would be eager for the wedding to go awry and the two families be put at odds instead of aligned.

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For our wedding, we went with two cakes from a local bakery known for amazing cake. Now, whenever we want to celebrate our marriage, we can go to that bakery and get a slice of the same cake we celebrated with on that special day. Also, you can just buy a cake topper and make any cake a wedding cake.

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Sunday, August 9, 2026

The Minish Cap: Heiress’ tiara

Heiress’ tiara

Red Rupee: These crimson gems are worth 20 rupees on the open market. Link can find these rarely as random drops from slain enemies, slicing grass, digging holes, or breaking pots, but more often these rupees are found in treasure chests or given as rewards.

The lost heir to the now deposed royal family would be a woman grown if she survived the royal purge. Their grandmother, who was away during the bloody coup, has almost given up hope that her missing grandchild will ever be found. You can’t remember your childhood before the workhouse, maybe she is your missing family.

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The animated Anastasia film may not be historically accurate, but it is one of my favorite films from my childhood. You can do some pretty good estimating of my age using just that clue.

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

The Minish Cap: A unique form of identification

A unique form of identification

Piece of Heart: Link can gather four pieces of heart to form a new heart container and increase his total life by one heart. They can be found as hidden treasure, given as rewards, and, of course, unlocked by fusing kinstones.

This single crystal slipper is the only proof that the mysterious beauty from the ball even existed. Finding her has become a royal obsession, and every royal servant has been charged with finding out who this girl might be. What if the girl is a servant in the royal household, and doesn’t want to be found?

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I know that isn’t the classic story of Cinderella, but I’ve been through enough retellings of classic fairy tales to know you can change whatever you want, however you want.

I spend July clearing my backlog of unpublished art with Drewly, the art challenge all about celebrating yourself. I spend the rest of the year posting item cards I’ve drawn every Sunday.

Right now I am sharing item cards based on the items in The Minish Cap, and I’m drawing a set of item cards based on the items in The Phantom Hourglass. I don’t know what I’ll draw after I finish drawing all the items in every Zelda game, but I also don’t know how long it will take me to finish every Zelda game. Especially the items in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

Come back next Sunday for another item fit for royalty.

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