"We probably will." There was one thing that Link knew he had over Alec. Not that it was a competition, except that it totally was. That thing was that he, Link, could win any game anyone ever laid out in front of him, having never seen it before, nor even understanding all the rules.
That, and Link was magic. He didn't know if Alec had magic, though. "Hey, do you know what time it is offhand?" He had a watch, and it was called the Sun, and when he couldn't see it he was more or less screwed.