Link wasn't in the temple, as I had hoped. It was empty aside from an old woman wearing a tall hat. I walked to her and she looked up at me, her long braid swinging.

"Ah, the traveler from the clouds. I welcome you, child of fate."

"You know who I am?" I asked, taken aback. She nodded.

"Oh yes, I have waited for your arrival for many years. May I ask your name, young one?"

"I'm Zelda.'

"Zelda..." She mulled over the name for a few long moments. "Very good. and I sensed that you have already gained control of the sacred energy of the Skyward Strike. It means that it is time for me to fulfill my purpose as you guide."

"What is this place?" I asked. "I've never been here, but it feels familiar."

"You stand in the Sealed Temple," she answered without hesitation, "a place the Goddess herself built an eternity ago. It was foretold you would come, along with the Spirit Youth. He came just a little before you. It is no coincidence that you are here now: the gears of fate are turning."

"Link?!" I cried. "So he was here! Just like Fi said!" The woman nodded.

"Yet all is not well." I stopped feeling so good right then. "The Spirit Youth should not have come yet, nor in the way he did. There is a great evil at work, trying to warp the destinies the two of you are part of."

"But what about Link?" I asked desperately. "Where is he now?"

"I know you are concerned about him," the old woman sympathized. "But for now, you must focus on the path forward. I sent the spirit youth to Faron Woods to learn his destiny. You must follow. Faron woods is East of here."

"All right," I answered, taking the map she proffered out to me. "Anything I should know before I leave?"

"Please take the contents of the treasure chest in this room. It will help you on your journey. Oh, and Zelda..."

"Yes?"

"Do not be discouraged by what I say; it is only the truth. You were not meant to be the Hero of the Goddess. The Spirit Youth, the one you call Link, was the one destined to draw that sword."

"Then why am I here?" I asked. I was more than a little surprised. Fi had taken me as her Mistress. Link had been the one who fell. And this old woman was telling me it was all a mistake?

"You are here because it is your fate, whether you were the Hero or the Spirit Maiden," she answered. "Do not let it trouble you. Destiny has a way of straightening everything out."

With a shake of her braid and a sound like jingling bells, the door to my right unlocked itself.

"I wish you safe travels, Zelda," the old woman called after me as I left. "Know that all the questions you have will be answered in time. For now, go bravely!"

I pushed open the heavy door and walked out into the sunshine, confused and worried. What was my destiny?