Gaepora, Horwell, Owlan, Eagus and Henya were all in the classroom going over a design that was now on the board when the three youths walked in. Link sat Zelda down and began to explain what had happened in the plaza, and that everyone was coming to the academy in about twenty-five minutes. Link suggested that Eagus go and gather some knight supplies to give the five adults and Groose. Link asked Henya if she could help clean Zelda's cuts and when they were preoccupied Link told Gaepora, Horwell, Owlan, and Groose what Ilysa had said to him. Gaepora said that the Triforce is what could lead to the division, but Link quickly told Gaepora of the Triforce's properties, and that no one of unbalanced nature could use the Triforce, that it would just split and shatter. Owlan advised that Link tell the townsfolk this during the meeting, as to deter them from going after it.
Soon enough, Eagus had returned with some swords, shields, and two bows along with two medium sized quivers. When Zelda and Henya returned, he had them take the bows and quivers and gave them each some of his arrows; each of the men were given a sword and shield.
"No one is to use any of these unless something happens and someone is put in danger, understood?" Link made everyone promise him not to irrationally use the gear, and just when they got themselves spread around the room (except for Zelda who remained upfront just behind Link) the townsfolk began to pour into the room. Link could see that most of them had been injured during the brawl, but he could also see that some of them had not been present as they were completely unscathed. Those who were unhurt as far as he could tell were a lot of the women, such as Goselle, Kina, Mallara, Orielle, Peatrice, Piper, and Wryna. He could also see that Kukiel and Gully were unharmed, but he was surprised to see that Luv was a part of the fight and that Bertie was not, although he should have suspected that Bertie would keep his baby far from any danger, and that Luv was a little tougher than Bertie anyways. When it seemed that everyone was present, Link did a little roll call in his head to see that everyone was present; everyone except Pipit. A little troubled, Zelda also realized that Pipit was missing as she was the first to speak,
"Has anyone seen Pipit? He's not here with us right now…" when she said that people started turning their heads to see who was there, and Mallara's face bore fear and worry. Oolo was actually the first to respond to Zelda, and in his tiny timid voice he spoke,
"The boy Pipit, the one dressed in yellow, I saw him jump from a ledge once people got angry; I think he was headed to a big green column out over the clouds."
"What does that mean? Green column; does that mean he's in the woods?" Batreaux asked rather loudly. Before Link could answer, Groose replied for him,
"Yes, it seems that Pipit was headed for Faron Woods; maybe he was looking for you Link." Groose looked over at Link from the back of the room; a slight amount of worry was on his face as well.
"It would make sense," Link rubbed his head, "Alright: I'm going to go get Pipit, but before I do, let's talk about the big golden triangle that people seem so interested in. First, don't bother going after it, because the trials you need to accomplish to be able to use it will probably kill you. Second, why you ever started fighting each other is beyond me, but let me tell you, if anything like this happens when we build our new home, I have an idea for a type of prison that will act as punishment. Final point, we need to start working as one unified group; do you think that making a new village is going to be easy just because we're bring a whole whack of supplies? Well, yes, it should be, but it won't be if we can't get along and act maturely, act peacefully, act intelligently, and act without violence." Link paused and looked at everyone's faces and was glad to see that most of them wore guilt on their faces, and he nodded when almost everyone mumbled a low "sorry" to the person next to them. He continued,
"Alright, with the lecture out of the way, I have some final news regarding Skyloft." So he told them most of what Ilysa had told him, and that everyone could go to the surface if they wished, and that future generations of Loftwings would adapt and be strong independent creatures. He neglected to mention their impending doom as a society, but he did press the point that they needed to work together as neighbours and friends. Soon, everyone seemed excited about leaving and he dismissed most of the crowd; he had asked a few people to stay behind: these people were Cawlin, Fledge, Karane, and Strich. Along with Groose, Zelda, and himself, these were the members of the Knight Academy (minus Pipit) and these were the people that would need to step up to the plate and be role models for the townsfolk.
"Alright, as you all know, we leave for a mass departure to the surface in about three days; before that happens I need you all to come with me to the Encampment Location to get yourselves used to the area and acquainted with the lifestyle. I want all of us to gather this evening before sunset in the plaza; pack your bags because we will not be returning to Skyloft anytime soon. Make sure all of your belongings are either on your physical person or are packed in a crate ready to be shipped; any trips back to Skyloft will not be for quite some time and you're going to want all your things with you." The group nodded at him and split up for a few hours before regrouping in the plaza.
Everyone had a large pack on their backs and most of them had other bags strapped to their Loftwings. Link and Zelda met them right on time, and they all shared a few short greetings before getting on their birds and taking flight. Link knew that the cloud barrier was weak enough for them to take a direct flight to the surface and when Link got himself oriented towards the massive Great Tree, the seven of them flew in a wedge formation across the sky eventually making a long descent.