”That’s my name.”

“It is a pleasure to see you again.”
“… Link.” //abruptly stops feeling up his ears??

/Inches away. “Where have you been?”
I’m not hiding; I’m actively avoiding you. There’s a difference.

Shadows are beings that are awfully talented at clinging to that which created them. Do try to play the part, Shadow. If I cannot kill you, then I would at least like to understand you.
“—They were right about you; your selflessness was but one of the many traits the people spoke of who could remember or who were told of the era in which you saved. It is hard, and it will continue to get harder but if this is the path you have chosen, and no other, then everything should be clear. We were chosen to do great things, Link; the goddesses each found a vessel in which we were to possess the pieces best suited to us. Like you, I would have not chosen any other path.”

“Pieces? By that, do you mean the Triforce? Mm, I’m glad to know that it is still being kept safe in your era— though I suppose I would already know if it wasn’t.
Either way, I agree. I— can only hope I manage to fully achieve the great things you speak of. I’ve been feeling rather sluggish as of late, unfortunately.”
“LINKUUU-CHAAANNN.” //casually feels up his ears. B)

why tho “—Noel.”
“There are some things in life you just do—even when you don’t feel like you have it in you. But, you also need to remember to do what’s best for yourself. Maybe you will be a soldier, too, Link.”

“I would feel happiest when I no longer have to sleep on the hard ground! And when everyone else can sleep in their beds without worry of what might occur over night, as well. I’m excited for when my task is over— and I think everyone else is, too.
Ah— I’m assuming that being a soldier is fun, yes?”