"Link and I both said how we felt, argued a lot in seeming circles, constantly wandered on and off topic and..." and in the end, Link had rejected him. Again.

He looked down as he floated, shield bobbing lightly like it was a boat on the water because his focus was that little on his basic spells.

He swallowed hard. "We are both very hurt," he said softly. "And Link said that you are as well. And I do not know how to fix any of it."