"I had nowhere to go, honestly," Link admitted. "I couldn't go back to the Kokiri Forest, because I would grow up, the Kokiri don't. And Navi left after it was over, so I no longer had my fairy partner. And staying close to Zelda put us both at risk from Gannondorf. I enjoyed my travels, don't get me wrong, but I think I could've served Hyrule and Zelda better if I'd stayed the way I was."