"I think we should do something about the gate of time." Zelda had brought Link back to the temple the next day, early enough in the morning that some of the others hadn't woken up yet. "I don't think it'll be safe for everyone to have it so close, what if someone used it or something."

"What, like on accident: you can't use a gate of time on accident, and even if you did you'd just walk right back through the way you came."

"You're being foolishly stubborn; the gate is no longer necessary for us, having done its course, it's time we shut the thing down."

"I suppose there wouldn't be any harm in trying to reseal it, put the stone back to sleep that is." This last part seemed to go over her head, as she only hummed in response. "I don't want to do anything too suddenly; I worked hard to open this thing, and I'll not have you mucking it up right away."

"Mucking it up?" That had apparently grabbed her attention, "I'll remind you that I am literally of divine heritage and that I know a thing or two about how this works – even if it freaks me out – and I say we destroy it."

"Destroy it?! We can't destroy it: what if we have a need for it again?"

"We won't have a need for it because it's the last one, which means there won't be anyone to travel back in time to rescue: there's no need for it any longer."

"I disagree: it's proved rather useful and it's a part of the temple. If we destroyed it, we would be destroying part of what this temple represents, and I couldn't bare to see that happen; this temple is supposed to serve as a symbol of what we're to achieve as a society, and if that symbol is tarnished I'm afraid that we won't have a common goal to work towards and that the people will… will…"

"Ilysa told you the prophecy then: the one about the Great Divide?"

"Yes, she did: I didn't know anyone else knew about it. Did she tell you?"

"No, I think it's in Hylia's memories somewhere."

"But you still think we should destroy the gate?"

"I understand your concern, but that prophecy is not for our lifetime. There will be a divide amongst the people someday, but not today, and it won't happen the way that Ilysa has let on: not that she knows the reality of it. Hylia has certain abilities regarding time, and she foretold of a great divide amongst the clans of surface dwellers."

"A divide amongst the different races is what that would mean, correct?"

"I assume so, but there aren't many ways of knowing. I can recall her memories, sort of, but I can't relive them so to speak; I simply mean that she said those words, "the Great Divide", but she did not experience the memory regarding her prophecy. I think that confusion derives from time travel: even though she had seen what happens in the future, when she comes back to her original time, she cannot have experienced it yet, because it hasn't happened. Maybe her immortal mind could have held all of the memories from across time, but I think now that I am mortal, that my mind isn't as capable as hers would have been in her prime."

"I'm glad you've settled on the pronouns and subjects: it was all very confusing for a little while there."

"Well it seems quite clear now: I am Zelda, only I am aware of my past life as Hylia. Thus, I am Zelda, but I have been Hylia: still confusing, but I know for a fact I am Zelda, just not the same Zelda you grew up with I'm afraid. Things have changed so radically, even since the battle with Demise that I'm beginning to lose track of what's happening to us."

"What do you mean? We're to live on the hill, or were you teasing me?"

"I wasn't teasing; I just thought maybe other options may have presented themselves to you. I'm still serious about it, but only if you are."

Link hesitated before responding, and that was all Zelda needed to know.