[ "You did what needed to be done." Zelda grimaces at those words. She hates doing what needs to be done. "What needs to be done" are always the worst sort of things, the kinds of things that never end well for everyone involved. It's these sort of choices that rulers often have to make. Her father said that same thing to her time and time again. "You must do what needs to be done for the good of all Hyrule, not for yourself." But Zelda hates it all the same, and since living in Songerein, she has realized how much she loaths sacrificing the few for the good of the many.

The princess heaves a dramatic sigh, sucking in a deep breath and huffing it out in frustration. ] I do not regret it. Even if I had known what the Shrine would do to you... I only wish I could have paid that price in your place, somehow. You, Urbosa, Mipha, Revali, Daruk---you all paid such a terrible price for Hyrule. For me.