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[ As the bracelet slips onto Zelda's wrist and the color returns to her eyes, the gem bumps against her skin and activates the voice function. ]

--but I looked all ... huh? [ The half spoken sentence dies on her lips as Zelda's conscious mind returns with her color. ] Where am I? This isn't the Heimdall house.

[ A voice speaks up near Zelda, but too far away for the words to be distinguishable. She falls silent for a minute as she listens to the guard's explanation of what befell her. ]

I lost myself? [ Her tone is clearly puzzled. ] But I don't remember anything like that. The last thing I remember was going out to look for my bracelet. [ Another pause. ] Then, I've been lost for almost two weeks?! [ Panic rises sharply in Zelda's voice. ] Oh, Link and Impa must be so worried. I'd better contact them. Thank you very much for your help, sir!

[ She turns on heel and hurries toward home, lifting the bracelet as she walks. It's then that she notices that it's already transmitting. ] Oh, it was on the whole time. [ She clears her throat. ]

Link! Impa! I'm here now!

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He can be a real bum sometimes!--But he does mean well. [ Zelda giggles. ] Does that mean you fall asleep in class too?

Not when I was learning things...but sometimes when Niko, this old guy I stayed with, was telling all his stories, I'd fall asleep during them. They were kinda boring though. [Don't let Niko know though!]

[ She laughs. ] My father's lectures make me drowsy like that! He just goes on and on sometimes, like when I forgot to put Mia in her cage one night and she attacked Instructor Owlan when he was out for a walk. I said I was sorry, but Father wouldn't let me hear the end of it for a whole week.

Oh wow, that does sound kinda boring. [Laughs at that] Lectures are always the worst. Alfonzo, my teacher, would always lecture me on things if he thought I wasn't paying attention or doing something right. And the Lokomo's always stopped me when I was practising their songs when I did one little thing wrong. [Granted, they had a reason for it, but still!]

I don't know why teachers always have to be so tough. We're doing our best! [ This is accompanied by a bit of a pout, although Zelda doesn't have nearly as much trouble with her instructors as a certain someone else she knows. ]

[ The mention of music immediately pings her interest. ] Oh, do you play an instrument? I had to learn how to play the harp for this year's Wing Ceremony and it was really tough!

I guess they think it's for the best. [Silly teachers]

Kinda! I borrowed the Spirit Flute from Zelda, the one from my time. I had to play duets with all the Lokomos all over Hyrule to help recharge the rail maps and the Spirit Tracks. Some of them were really hard, but I managed to do them all!

How lovely! I'd love to hear you play if you have your flute. Maybe we can even try a duet!

I have it still! And I'd like that. I'm only just learning, but it's kinda...peaceful, playing. [That and playing a duet would remind him of home, which is nice]

I agree. [ She nods. ] I haven't been able to practice for a long while myself, though, so I might be a little rusty.

That's okay. We can be rusty together. [He laughs at his words] It's been awhile since I've played a duet. [The Sand Sanctuary seems so long ago...and all the normal songs are simple, not as complicated]

[ She laughs too. ] That'll be fun~ [ She pauses briefly to ponder. ] I've never actually played in a duet before, just sang. It's probably not that different.

Huh...yeah, I can't imagine it'd be too different. The sound would be, but it's still music. [And that's the important thing, he thinks]

Yes, that's true! [ She taps her chin in contemplation. ] I wonder if there are enough people here that play instruments to form a whole band.

Dunno...we should find out! I've never played with lots of people before...it could be fun!

We should start asking around. Link can play the harp too! --Ah, my Link, that is. [ She might need to think up nicknames for all these different Links. ]

[They really do need nicknames] Yeah! It's too bad none of the Lokomo are here. They all play a different instrument really well. [That could have been fun, playing with them again]

These Lokomo sound fascinating! What kind of people are they?

They're servants of the spirits. They're kinda like Hylians, only they're all small like me, and they ride around in these wheeled chairs. There's one in each sanctuary for the temples, along with Anjean, who stays in the Tower of Spirits.

[ The word 'Hylian' immediately catches her interest, but she catches herself before she can remark about it. ]

Wheeled chairs! What a clever idea! I've never read about such a thing in any of my father's books.