"She lives near Hateno at an old observatory or something. Calls it the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. She... Well, you'll see yourself if we visit her."

"I'm kinda used to eccentric academics."

She snorts and laughs. "Maybe I should just tell you. It's... I shouldn't be laughing, I really shouldn't, but it's funny to me."

"Alright, up to you. So do you have any line on recovering your memories? I feel like it would be disconcerting to wake up and be told you're a legendary hero."

Small sigh. "That's... Well, I remember bits and pieces. I met an old lady who was young when I was frozen, and she's vaguely-familiar enough that I trust what she says. There were old pictures in the Slate that tickled my memory too. If I can find the places they were taken, maybe I remember more... Found one already. An old park. Remembered a surprisingly philosophical conversation about horses with the princess."

"Interesting, so you haven't totally lost the memories they're just disconnected. I bet a specialist from my world could help you, but I'm likely the only one who will be here until the world is declared safe or the military types get involved."

"...Yeah, it seems like a terrible idea to, uh, even look like I might be giving permission to foreign armies to come here. I love Hyrule, what of it I can remember and what of it remains. So. As much as I am a representative of it - and I was a royal Knight - I don't want foreign military here until and unless the King or the Princess or whoever I can find approves it."

"The military types are pretty reluctant to get involved in most things anyway. They only really intervene to prevent genocides, or deal with threats to the metaverse at large."

"Uh huh, sure... Monsters aren't really smart by the way. Ganon's doing it. They fought with fists and claws and throwing dirt before Ganon started rising again."

"The Rito Elder said that. Do you remember that personally or do you have it from another source?"

"I remember it personally. The only monsters that used weapons were Lynels and Hinox - Hinox pick up whole trees and use 'em as clubs, Lynels made crude bows and swords even before Ganon."

"What do Lynels and Hinox look like?"

"Hinox are giant one-eyed creatures that look - kind of Hylian - two arms, two legs, knees and elbows and head, just only one eye. But seriously Hinox are big. Big as a house. Bigger. And Lynels... Are horses, with the arms and chest of a Hylian and the head and teeth of a lion."

"Good to know, I'll try to avoid killing them if I can and take your word for it being moral to kill the less intelligent ones."

"Sure. Hey, what can you tell about all the magic you say is on me? Do I have any to myself or is it just my gear?"

"Alright, the Sheikah slate is a rainbow of colors. If I had a day and access to a better analytics lab I might be able to tell you what it can do. It's also hooked into you with the yellow tendril that marks an active link, and to some other places in the distance. You, and your clothes have the pearly armoring and reinforcement that tends to be present in magically hardened creatures and materials. You also have the orange white currents that tend to indicate some sort of healing power. And then a subtle there's a subtle green gold wispy effect that's wrapping you like a cloak. I've never seen anything like it. Green is the color of metamagic and gold is the color of raw magic. That's the kind of mix you'd see running in currents through spellcasters."

"Neat! I was actually really worried I would literally have to beat Ganon with nothing more than what any Hylian could get! Seems like those Heart Containers are legit."

"Heart containers?"

"The old Sheikah shrines let me in and do these silly tests... They give me spirit orbs, and the goddess Hylia can take those orbs and turn them into Heart Containers, which make me stronger."

"Interesting, I'm not really sure what to make of that."

"Maybe she'll tell you about it if you pray? Hylia's pretty important, if you're studying stuff from here."

"I'm not sure if she could hear me. I have pretty through anti-magic so it might subvert her detection systems."

"Hm. But she can, you know, hear. If you find a statue-shrine and pray aloud maybe that'll work."

"Maybe, I'll consider it if I ever think of anything specific to ask."

"I wonder if I can make magic stuff. Someone does clearly enough, there's magic stuff around, but I haven't figured out who."