She nods again. "There is very little left of the victim, and what little remains is tormented and twisted. These were once townsfolk, but now..."

Sighing, Zelda rests her chin in her hand, gazing down at them sadly. "I wonder if Link knows that they were once people," she muses softly, "If he could still fight them if he knew. It finally gives them rest, but..."

From besides them, Sheik makes a wordless noise and turns away.