Yeah, Link's going to let you have that conversation, Dorephan. "From your mouth to Hylia's ears, as the saying goes," Link said. "But as much as I'd really rather stay here, I still have some things I'm getting for Zelda, and I haven't hit the stretch of the road between the Dueling Peaks Stable and Hateno. I'll be back tomorrow, and this time with a queen in tow."
He paused, then looked back towards the rest of the Domain, wondering how on earth he was going to get Zelda over that water by the shrine.
Eh, he'd just have to carry her. Hope her dignity didn't mind, because it didn't get a choice.
Before anyone could ask what that had been about, he turned back around and looked up at Dorephan, opening his mouth to say goodbye again, only to go quiet as his attention caught on to the Zora symbol that was engraved on the wall just over Dorephan's head. It was one that Link had known all his life and never thought much of.
"Are you sure it goes on the right?" "I got it third, so yeah." "That's no reason, Link!" "You got a better idea, Navi?"
Wait, who's Navi?
The Sapphire fit perfectly- see, I told you -and the Ocarina made a lonely sound in the empty temple, but the Door was loud and a chorus sung from nowhere, and there it was, just beyond, the Sword, we're almost there, Navi-
Who's Navi?
"Good job, kid. I thought you had those keys. You led me straight to the gate to the Sacred Realm. I owe it all to you."
And then it was black and suddenly he was pulled from the bottom of an abyss by a voice telling him to wake up- wake up- it's been seven years-
Only seven? No, it's been a hundred.
He was let in and it was my fault-
"Link?"
Link jerked, tensing as he scrambled to take in his surroundings and assess potential threats.
Wait. Right. Zora throne room. With people looking at him. And Sidon saying something to him. Oops. Answer, answer, what needed to be answered?
Link decided to gamble that they'd buy a line of bull about being tired and just missed what was said. "What?" He blinked up at Sidon, trying to look more confused and less shaken than he was. "Sorry, I missed that."