It had been a little over half a century since the goddesses had last spoken to her. Since she had been told that the hero was being reborn once again. That there would be more than just one hero this time, several others would be taking on important roles. They had also told her that this one would be the last one. One more adventure and then the evil would be banished forever. Then after that... Well, Ashi would worry about that later. There was still plenty of time before that, and plenty that could still go wrong. It was never entirely certain that the hero would win. Though Ashi could count the number of losses on just one hand. Only one of which had happened during her time.

Ashi sat cross legged next to Master Sword's pedestal, her prison as it were. It had been almost exactly seven hundred years since the goddesses had sealed her spirit to the sword of evil's bane. In between adventures, all she really had to do was sit and think, or learn. Sometimes she practiced magic too. She had long since given up staring out the windows, because she couldn't go far enough away from the Master Sword to even leave this room, seeing what she couldn't get to had just made her feel worse. Each hero was a joy to interact with, thinking of her not as a tool, but as a companion. It was always the hardest thing to tell them that they had to put the Master Sword back, and leave her imprisoned here.

She had her eyes closed, telekinetic powers reaching out as far as they could go, as she did every day for the past half a century. As always, she could only feel the princess' mind, as her powers only reached as far as Hyrule Castle, and it's surrounding town. Once all five were in her reach, it would be time to call them all to her and start the journey. The hero, the princess, the guide, the musician, and the sage. Each had an important part to play. Without even one, the entire quest would fail. It would be tough to make sure they all stayed alive, but it was a task she was ready to take on.

It seemed like, once again, nothing was going to happen today. Sometimes she had two of the chosen in her reach, once even three, but never more than that. Ashi sighed, it was irritating, but she had waited this long already, it wouldn't hurt to wait one more day. But then, one more appearance in her range, the another, until all five were finally in the same area. A small smile graced her lips. It was time. Focusing her power, she reached out to the minds of each of the chosen and sent out a single telepathic message to all of them. If needed she would send out more until they appeared. But for now, one would do.

[center][color=lightblue][I]"To the Temple of Time, your destiny awaits."[/I][/color][/center]