"One of the only hopes Hyrule has," Sheik says quietly, turning to look at them finally. "Along with Zelda."

Zelda ducks her head, but there's a small smile on her face. "Link is the Hero of Time," she tells Roxie, "The Chosen of Farore, the one selected by the Goddesses to rid Hyrule of its poisons."

Beneath them, through the marketplace, is a young man in a green tunic, a blue-hilted sword in his hand, moving past the ReDeads like they're not even there. Zelda glances down at him and smiles; Sheik watches him intently.