[... It stings, a little, to have been forgotten, to be thought of a dream. A petty and entirely unwarranted feeling, he knows; it's not like she had any control over that, and she had far more important things to be focused on, besides. Being sensitive to such things is pointless as well as cruel, regardless of where that sensitivity is coming from. He swallows it down instead of laughing with her.

(Will he forget, too? Will he return to Hyrule foolish and naive, thinking they've actually atoned for their mistakes when Ganondorf falls?)

Focus. The present needs him more than the past or future do right now.]

The Calamity is gone, then. That's good. [He allows himself to feel some relief with that - a far more preferable emotion.] Four years... not so long, perhaps, but you've been kept quite busy during that time, haven't you?

[Rebuilding Hyrule. He knows better than most what a monumental task that is.]