"What do you mean?" Link replied, staring at Midna levelly while replacing the medical supplies with a blood-soaked hand.
"Look around!" Midna hissed. "See what you did to them?"
Link frowned. "I dunno why you're getting so worked up about this. You've seen me kill things before."
"Not like this!" Midna exclaimed.
"Not like this…" she repeated, gazing over the piles of dead.
Link had to admit, some of the Moblin's wounds did look rather severe. He was just surprised that he'd fought off over two dozen Moblins, and was still in one piece. Everything was blank, up to the point where he bandaged his wrist. The last thing he remembered was raw fury after the Moblin's dagger sliced his wrist. Come to think of it, that had happened again when he fought the shadow beasts in the desert. He remembered Midna telling him to look out…then his next recollection was standing over the dead shadow beasts, watching them dissolve and form a portal.
"Look at this!" Midna said, interrupting his thoughts. Link strode over, looking at what she was pointing at. A Moblin lay there, sightless eyes forever staring at the sky, a massive, jagged rip in its throat.
Link whistled. 'What happened to that one?" he asked.
Midna turned. "You did it."
Link frowned. "Huh?"
"You did this to it." Midna replied, turning back to the corpse. "You chased it down, pounced on it, and ripped its throat out."
Link swallowed, feeling faint.
"Link," Midna said tenderly, "I'm worried about you. I'm worried Zant's curse…" At this she produced a jagged, orange and black object, "is still having an effect on you."
Link shook his head. "I…I don't understand"
"Face it, Link!" Midna said. "Even when you're human, you're still a wolf. You're losing control."
Her last words struck Link like a hammer blow. In a rush, he suddenly remembered everything. The rage, the adrenaline coursing through his bloodstream, the warmth of blood spattering his face, and finally, the look of terror in the eyes of his foes as they died…
"Oh, Goddesses" he said. He then turned around and vomited.
Breathing heavily, he wiped his mouth, turned around, and looked at the corpse, his face pale. "I'm a monster," he said bitterly.
Oh, crap, Midna thought. The idiot's having a panic attack.
"I see now," Link babbled, eyes wide. "I'm not meant to save Hyrule, I'm meant to destroy it!"
"Oh, for the love of…" Midna started.
"No!" Link yelled. "Don't try to convince me otherwise! I'm no hero, I'm a destroyer, a reaper of death, an abomination that should never see the light of day!"
Midna could only see one way to calm him before he hurt himself. With this kind of panic, she wouldn't be surprised if he attempted suicide. So, she did the first thing that occurred to her.
Levitating to his level, she floated towards him until their faces were inches apart. Link stared into her eyes, mesmerized by her unblinking gaze. She gently placed a hand on his cheek to hold him steady, should he try and pull back.