“Yeah…I’m not talking about willpower. That’s not overly important in Hyrule. Like Shadow said, I’m talking about how people have to live. Gorons eat rocks, the Zora can breathe underwater or on land—-I have to wear enchanted clothing to survive in some places where they thrive naturally.”

Link shook his head. “I didn’t learn about them from books. I listened to them telling me about themselves. But, I’m a pretty good judge of character.”

He took a cookie and gestured with it. “There’s a difference. An oven can’t tell you about itself. And if it did, I’m kinda concerned you’d argue with it, telling it it was actually a forge because it got hot.”

He kept his tone light, teasing almost, but, it was probably obvious to Shadow at the very least, that Link was feeling a little strained.