#silenthime

If only he could remember. But a faint crunching of approaching feet catches his attention, drawing his eye as they come to a stop, head lurching away from his regard of the statue to see a form on the far side of the fountain.

not at all!!!! we need to scream at each other more/always about our ship

They are very much aware of its history as much as the Royal Family have tried to suppress its existence from the populace. OOT even claims it's taboo for the Royal Family itself to even speak of. I believe that most Sheikah histories and legends are largely oral, thusly without much textual knowledge to pass on, many historical facts fade and distort with time ( in addition to being gently guided by what the Royal Family wants to be seen as acceptable ). The Royal Family desires more than anything than to be viewed in positive light to their subjects, their shadowy, less than savory side left for the Sheikah ( their 'divine protectors' ) to mite out in their stead. The temple was a literal torture chamber built by the Royal Family to use against their enemies, particularly in the context of OOT being in the aftermath of the Civil War; the Sheikah were left within to do their masters' dirty work while the royals got to sit in their castle with seemingly unbloodied hands. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to come to the conclusion many Sheikah themselves fell victim to the temple's purpose...especially considering the text itself claims Impa to be one of the few surviving Sheikah. Which is very interesting. Because of their history of suppression, and nearly having their own history/culture erased in the process, the Yiga are incredibly passionate about preserving their history as accurately and meticulously as possible. It's considered blasphemy and propaganda by anyone else, but the Yiga might not be entirely off in what they claim.... their own masks are painted with the same sort of illusory magic used to craft the Lens of Truth. They claim to be blind to Hyrule ( and Hylia's ) lies, and sees through them. The Yiga are more than aware of History's bloody history of greed and hatred. They exist because of it. It would be even more interesting if many of the Yiga's Sheikah ancestors dealt with the Shadow Temple in the ages before the split; and passed this forbidden knowledge on to each generation so that they were left aware of its existence and the bloody stain left on their history. Also I totally want Kohga's ancestor to be OOT!Impa because I am crossing all my limbs in hopes that TOTK will have a DLC that redeems/makes Kohga the secret Shadow Sage. I'M BEGGING IT WOULD BE SUCH A GOOD TWIST AND NICE POETIC IRONY.

“They are not monsters, Zelda,” she spoke, quietly. A smile tugged at her lips despite the brief moment of rumination prior－not often did she talk about her passions. “They are constructs－creations, as lifelike they may be. Would you like to acquaint yourself with them?”

he begins tentatively, but knows not what to say - after all, they both know he is not a very talkative hylian. he just wants to catch her attention. perhaps he'll point towards their current research subject - to act as though his outburst ( really, just a small noise ) had a purpose that would benefit her.

"Well hi there..." She spoke as her hues gazed at the rather gorgeous female, her clothes looking like the others she had seen yet different, "Are you friends with Rukia-san? Perhaps, Ichigo?" Her brow raised curiously as she spoke to the other female.

Rukia