Voices drifted up to Link and he awoke to find himself in a mossy green grotto. As he looked out above him he could see the moss climbing upwards until it disappeared into dark slate rock. The bed of moss he was laying on sprawled out over the edge and he peered over to find the source of light. A small pool of water glowed several feet below where he was and he could vaguely make out a few figures that gathered around its edges.
"Where is the Princess of Twilight? Is she not in her castle?" one of them said, though her lips never moved yet her voice echoed through the entire grotto. Princess of Twilight? It had to be Midna!
"She is currently on her way to a sacred pool of light that was left in her world,"answered the second being.
"What is her purpose for this journey?"questioned the third.
The second being stepped closer to the pool and brought out a golden staff from her sapphire robes. She gently tapped the pool of light with the end of the scepter and suddenly an image of Midna appeared. Midna looked as pained as Link felt and his heart sank when he saw her in a room with a Twili Prince. "This Prince of Twili has asked for her hand in marriage and has threatened the existence of her people if she does not go through with the ceremony,"the second being said. Link let out an audible gasp and pulled himself away from the edge before they could look up to find him.
"He is here," one of them said. Link's heart beat rapidly against his breast and he feared they may hear it. Suddenly one of the figures appeared above him; her robes were a brilliant golden color and shone in the light of the pool. A smile crept across her face and greeted him warmly.
Link froze and felt as though his tongue was glued to the roof of his mouth. He recognized the being as a Goddess of Hyrule, one who had given him the hero's power of the Triforce. Link knelt before the Goddess Farore. "Forgive me," he choked out, "I only have awakened here and I do not know how I came to be here."
Farore laughed warmly. "We've been expecting you, Hero. Your arrival was no accident," she said, holding out a hand to him. Link reached out and grasped her hand; together they floated down to the glowing pool where the other two were still watching Midna.
"You are here with a heavy heart, Hero,"said the one that Link recognized Nayru. Din stood opposite Nayru, wearing a brilliant ruby robe and the three stared at him. Link looked away to avoid their gaze.
"She is the one you seek, is she not?" Din asked, motioning towards the pool where Midna's face stared up at him. Link nodded solemnly and felt Farore's hand on his shoulder.
"I love her," Link began. "I love her with all my being, with all my soul, but she is to marry this Prince. If I interfere it would only mean the destruction of her people; I could never live with myself if I caused that to happen."
Farore looked at her sisters, nodded, and together they raised three golden scepters into the air and gently brought them back to the pool. The blue light changed to a bright gold that nearly blinded Link and then suddenly changed to what he recognized as the light of Twilight. Through that light he could barely make out a forest of dark trees, and then he saw someone coming into focus through the trees. Link peered closer and suddenly the pool of light engulfed him and he was sent swirling towards the dark forest. The last light of twilight must return home. Its fate lies in your hands, Hero.