Laurel awakens from his short but sweet nap on Granny's sofa. He yawns and stretches, observing his surroundings. Granny is brewing some strange concoction in a giant cauldron. Dakota is still infatuated with the orange-striped cat. Ezra has just completed his reading of Lady Libra's book.

"There's a lot to learn here…" the Royal Scholar concludes. "A lot more than I imagined…"

Laurel sits up to listen to his findings.

"In terms of discovering the whereabouts of Lady Libra, there aren't any obvious leads in her writing. However, in her assessment of the Sage Medallions, she draws a distinct connection between the six Sages and their descendants, implying that they are intrinsically linked to the Medallions themselves."

Ezra opens the book once more and begins his in-depth review.

"In this book, Lady Libra repeatedly focuses on the nature of each of the six Sages in relation to their tribe, and comments on the existence of any surviving descendants. Concerning the Sage of Fire Darunia, she is keen to highlight the existence of his son, Link, whom he named after the Hero of Time."

He turns to the correct page to further his point.

"She devotes a whole page to this Goron specifically, detailing his life story and present-day occupation as leader of the Gorons. Libra then goes on to state (with dismay) that Link the Goron is the sole surviving descendant of any of the six Sages, and how the other Sages appear to lack any living descendants, thus discontinuing the sacred bloodline. We know this to be untrue."

"Because of Ningan." Laurel finishes.

"Exactly." Ezra turns to the page on the Sage of Shadow. "Nowhere in her description of Impa does it make any mention of a surviving descendant, much as you'd expect. It seems the Sheikah's talent for secret-keeping has left its mark on history – or rather, erased it. Ningan is an heir to a sacred bloodline that connects him to the Sage of Shadow, and henceforth, the Shadow Medallion. His bizarre dreams only occurred once the snake-man committed his first murder, which took place at..."

"Kakariko Graveyard." Dakota recalls, tickling Tiger's furry belly.

"Kakariko Graveyard – supposed home of the Shadow Temple, and possibly the Shadow Medallion. Since that moment, Ningan has been plagued with a bloodbath of nightmarish 'visions' which follow the snake-man's murderous quest for the six Sage Medallions. Ningan is not a psychic by mere coincidence: his bloodline is cursed as a result of its spiritual connection to the Shadow Medallion."

"Ezra…this is brilliant!" Laurel exclaims. "After all this time, we might have finally uncovered the reasons behind Ningan's psychic abilities and his connection to the snake-man!"

"I am grateful for your recognition." Ezra says modestly. "However, there's more: the Lady's brief encyclopaedia ends with a line that I find both curious and somewhat disturbing." He flicks the pages all the way to the end of the book. "The last page reads: "Should a mortal acquire all six of the Sage Medallions, he or she would not only harness the aforementioned unfathomable powers of each of the Sages, but according to legend, would gain access to the Chamber of Sages and consequently…the Sacred Realm."

Dakota frowns. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that, theoretically…someone could take the Triforce."

Laurel and Dakota are paralysed with shock as they comprehend the sheer magnitude of chaos that would ensue should a mortal gain access to the most undeniably powerful object ever recorded in Hyrule's history.

"It all makes sense…" Dakota cogitates. "Such a prolonged kingdom-wide endeavour would only be worth the time, energy and bloodshed if there were some great reward to reap at the end…and what better prize that the Sacred Golden Triangle that houses the power of the Golden Goddesses of creation?"

"But the question is, how do we stop him?" Laurel asks. "For all we know, he might have claimed five of the six Medallions already."

"Which would leave Ningan in critical danger." Ezra concludes. "It looks like we were overlooking the real answer all along: Ningan is the catalyst that will determine the snake-man's victory and thus the downfall of Hyrule."

"We have to find him." Laurel declares. "We have to save him."

"And what of my dear friend?" Granny chimes from behind them. "What of Libra?"

The Commander's head turns with a sympathetic gaze. Dakota casts him an urgent glance. Tell her the truth.

"We haven't forgotten about her, Granny." Ezra assures her. "Once we find our friend, we will find Lady Libra in no time."

Laurel stands purposefully to his feet. "We need to do what we should have done as soon as Ningan left: find the lost Sheikah tribe. In order to do that, we must swallow our pride. We must confront the Princess."