[But he keeps his eyes down. He can hear her confusion - his heart clenches at the thought of causing it - but he can't bear to look at her yet. Not until he can get his thoughts in order; not until he's sure he can meet her gaze and not have every part of the truth spill from his lips. This may not be an illusion, but that doesn't mean it's completely safe from Ganondorf's influence. There's still the possibility of him or his servants finding their way here eventually, if they haven't already.
They'd use her first, if they got the chance. The safest thing to do for both of them would be to lie about everything and draw away from her completely, but... he already knows he'll never be able to do that. After all, even with Link, he finds himself lingering.
Honestly, he questions Nayru's judgement, sometimes.]
... In truth, I was testing you, your highness. The Hyrule I hail from... is a dangerous and unkind place. I feared this all to be some illusion created by the Demon King to destroy those plotting against him... but if that were true, you would have never known that song. [He tries, very hard, to bring his voice back to its gentle, even cadence, and mostly succeeds--] I can think of no other way to reconcile our differing versions of events. You are a Princess Zelda, if not the Princess Zelda of my era...
[--though he can't help faltering at the end.]
... even if you do seem to share a similar fate.
[Her father died, and she ran, dark pursuers nipping at her heels. He'll lose himself again if he thinks upon it too much, tempted by questions he shouldn't ask. Do they fail, then? If the royal line continues, then surely peace returns to Hyrule eventually, but...]
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I believe that is the case, yes.
[But he keeps his eyes down. He can hear her confusion - his heart clenches at the thought of causing it - but he can't bear to look at her yet. Not until he can get his thoughts in order; not until he's sure he can meet her gaze and not have every part of the truth spill from his lips. This may not be an illusion, but that doesn't mean it's completely safe from Ganondorf's influence. There's still the possibility of him or his servants finding their way here eventually, if they haven't already.
They'd use her first, if they got the chance. The safest thing to do for both of them would be to lie about everything and draw away from her completely, but... he already knows he'll never be able to do that. After all, even with Link, he finds himself lingering.
Honestly, he questions Nayru's judgement, sometimes.]
... In truth, I was testing you, your highness. The Hyrule I hail from... is a dangerous and unkind place. I feared this all to be some illusion created by the Demon King to destroy those plotting against him... but if that were true, you would have never known that song. [He tries, very hard, to bring his voice back to its gentle, even cadence, and mostly succeeds--] I can think of no other way to reconcile our differing versions of events. You are a Princess Zelda, if not the Princess Zelda of my era...
[--though he can't help faltering at the end.]
... even if you do seem to share a similar fate.
[Her father died, and she ran, dark pursuers nipping at her heels. He'll lose himself again if he thinks upon it too much, tempted by questions he shouldn't ask. Do they fail, then? If the royal line continues, then surely peace returns to Hyrule eventually, but...]