It was originally a thing of great joy, the stories say. In the beginning, there was much prosperity, before the many peoples of the world splintered into the tribes that now exist -- the Gorons, the Koriki, the Guredo, and of course my beloved Zora tribe. I suppose it was... inevitable, in a way. [She closes her eyes, and then, slowly...] I believe that the goddesses consider it something of a test. For even when the Evil King took control of the Triforce, it was not all bound to him -- the Triforce fractured. The Triforce of Power was indeed his, but Wisdom was given to the Princess of the Hylians and Courage to my... to the Hero of Time, as he will become known. [And now she'll open her eyes with one of her grave looks]

Link, the hero, awoke us sages. At the time, only the Sage of Light, a true relic of the past, was awake. In activating the temples and finding the medallions stored within, we -- I -- inherited what I was always meant for.