[ A culmination of factors... Zelda hasn't considered that before. She has always assumed that awakening her powers would require one singular trigger, like flipping a switch. Is it possible that it has always required more than that.

Zelda nods in answer to Somnus. ]

Yes, Link was chosen by the gods to wield the sword that seals darkness. It is a holy blade forged eons ago by the Goddess who is my distant ancestor.