The friendly faces are the same. [ Link smiles faintly, squaring his shoulders against a wave of nostalgia for the lands he left behind. He can't let himself get wistful now, when there is still so much left to accomplish. ] Though, the villages of Hyrule are smaller.

The Hylians of this age seem to huddle close together to better defend against the monsters that wander beyond the wilderness.

[ He doesn't want to sound too eager here, but... ]

Do you see many monsters around here?