Link instinctively took a step back as the door creaked open, his gaze shifting up in response. On initial glance, the black cloak made the Hylian believe for a moment that he'd truly gotten the wrong house before the woman's face came into view. It was a face that the child could never forget... and yet at the same time, one nearly foreign to him. It was the face of Princess Zelda, the very same he'd met on a mission not long ago.

As soon as he released the breathe Link didn't even realize he'd been holding, he dropped onto one knee with his head bowed before the fallen royal. "Princess Zelda-- Oh Brother." Tatl interrupted, rolling her eyes to her companion's gesture. Seriously, she did not get what all the hype was for. Since when did some lady in a dingy cloak qualify for a princess? At least someone like Peach fit the part, in her mind.

Undeterred, the hylian did his best to brush past the fairy's rudeness. "I'm sorry for coming unannounced... B-But I was hoping to seek your guidance." He explained, eyes still glued to the floor out of respect. It was all a formality, including the talk, that Link hid behind... Because, in all honesty, just talking to her was kinda freaking him out. The last he'd seen "Zelda" like this was back in the future, so seeing someone that was practically a brunette twin of someone so near and dear to him made his throat tighten up. Was it her? Was it not? He was too afraid to just ask outright. "I-If it wouldn't be too much trouble?"

Ever so slowly, Link lifted his gaze once more; unable to stop himself from glancing into the princess' revealed abode. To call it unfitting would be an understatement. Hell, if it weren't for the few items bearing familiar designs to that normally found in the Hyrule homes, there's no way Link would have thought it to be some random person's home! That wasn't even to mention the princess' choice of dress... Did something happen that caused her to take on such a lifestyle? Yet another thing for him to grow wary of asking.

Link's feet dangled a few inches off of the floor as he took a seat. Those small legs weren't quite long enough to reach the ground while he was sitting... the many inconveniences of childhood and adult-sized furniture. As they sat down to converse, Tatl meanwhile decided to hover about the princess' home; inspecting the room with mild curiosity while keeping an ear open to their conversation.

It took a few seconds for the Hylian to work up the nerve to speak, especially when under Zelda's direct gaze. He stared at his knees and bunched up his fists on his legs, sitting in silence for a while before finally clearing his throat. "Do you.... know me?" Link asked, finally looking up with hopeful eyes. "I-...You're Princess Zelda, right? Do you remember me?" It was such a weird thing to ask. Of course she was Princess Zelda! He'd heard her name spoken before, she looked so similar to the princess of the future that he remembered... and yet, at the very same time, something about the way she acted rubbed Link the wrong way. There was so many things he wanted to ask, so many burning questions in his mind, but this was one that he couldn't wait any longer to hear. He needed to know the truth!