Link and Tatl had despaired when they realized that no matter how many times they cleansed the Woodfall Temple and saved the Giant, each play of the Song of Time would undo all that progress made. They had hoped that the Giant itself would remain free, its otherworldly nature being able to overact the time reversals but sadly that was not so. In desperation, Link had tried five times to keep the Giant freed and safe so that he could finally move North as Tatl kept insisting he do. Maybe there was something he was doing wrong each time he ventured into the decrepit Temple and slayed the masked warrior within? He wasn't sure what, however, to do differently. On the fourth attempt, he even tried playing the Song of Healing to the mask in a vain and desperate attempt to keep things fixed. Naturally, it did nothing.

By this time, the Cycles have been repeating for over a month now, due to a few Break Cycles that Link had to take in between excursions to the South. After the fifth attempt, he decided to go back to it later. No progress would ever get made if he kept going to the same Temple over and over again and Tatl had been urging him to go North for a while. "It's about time you did what I told you to do, you worthless freak!" Tatl nastily sneered as Link made his way to North Clock Town. The tension between her and Link hadn't eased up much despite the time that had passed. Tatl's nasty comments were less frequent, yes, but just as harsh as always. She wanted to make it very clear to the Hylian that she still hated him and blamed him for getting her into this mess, despite how illogical her reasonings were. "I could have talked some sense into the Skull Kid if you didn't get us separated!" She had told him once as they resided in the Knife Chamber. "This is all your fault, you disgusting brat!"

Of course, Link let the abuse go without much comment on his part. Her words slowly chipped at his patience, but he was determined to keep his resolve. "What do you know about the Northern part of Termina?" Was all he asked in response to Tatl's harsh words. He had never actually asked her, or anyone else, about what was up there.

Tatl let out a huff of annoyance, seeming actually upset at how little her words got to Link. "It's all mountains up North." She started, easing her hostility off just a little bit to give a proper explanation. "The Gorons thrive in rocky places like that of course. It's too cold for someone like you in the winter, but it's spring now so it should be fine."