The sages are gathering! You are one of the sages! If all the sages don't gather together, we are gonna be that much further from stopping whatever evil haunts our lands. Right now only Hyrule Castle Town is free from its influence because of our magical borders, but if all the evils are rising at once, our defenses will be useless. The hero of time hasn't arrived yet, and from all the knowledge we have, he may never arrive. The Queen created me and entrusted me to aid her daughter in destroying these evils while she maintains Hyrule as best she can. So far I've only found two of the sages though...

Oddly enough... it seems to be some Stalfo's, don't know much about him yet... He doesn't seem real talkative.
Oh and I'm Bubby! My actual name is ridiculously long and complicated to pronounce! It's a pleasure to meet you!

You are a sage! Don't expect me to know why you are, you just are! There is a cycle of spirit within Hyrule, it's possible you may share a spirit with a hero of old. But that's all speculation. Now get your wooden butt up! We have to get goin'!

You want some proof, just go to the castle! It's not like if I was messing with you I could hurt you by setting a trap there... its the freaking castle of Hyrule! Worst case scenario, I follow you there and the guards have no idea what I'm talking about and you turn me in for impersonating a royal messenger or something...

Uh... right... a Deku sage! That'd be unusual... We can talk more about that later though! As for the Zelda line... they're both powerful enchantresses, The Queen has more of affinity for healing and protection and the like, whereas her daughter learned the ancient Sheikah arts that have been passed down through the royal family since the last Sheikah died. They come from a long line, dating back further than any other on record, and have been known to never declare war, and never demand the love of their people. They are seldom seen so as to prevent an abuse of what they hold power over, and this keeps the line untainted of corrupted wisdom. What is even greater about this is that they also have one of the three legendary triforce. The triforce of wisdom. Some say that having all three will grant you any wish you desire... but... No one has ever truly had all three.There was some speculation to the contrary but it was eventually decided that you needed the three marks and the three physical golden triangles to actually gain their full power, and unfortunately the bearer of one of the marks is the reincarnation of a rather uncooperative god... so the three mark bearers together have never wished for any fate...

Before? Well it's pretty much where it's always been... if that's what you're asking. The northern province of Hyrule, on the edge of Terminus. if you like, I'll lead the way!

I'm Bubby! I was born yesterday! That was probably not a good thing to tell you! And so far as I know... the sages are likely the reincarnations of powerful Hyrulian spirits. Right now I've found three of them, but there should be more... One is a hyrulian ranger, who I believe to be the son of a fairy, but I haven't asked yet... The other... he is a stalfo... and one who bears a strange energy I'm only familiar with as being that of a triforce bearer... but I could be wrong. And then there's you!

Yes that's the place. But so far as I know the Princesses training is kept absolutely secret. I know the information, but I believe I would not be permitted to say in case the Princess gets you mad... You have to understand...

Probably defeating the angry spirits and monsters that have popped up... The temples have all been abandoned... It's unfortunate, after all the work that's been done clearing the suckers out... but, you know... the past is the past. If the hero of time could see what's happened now I can only imagine how heavy this would hit him...

He hasn't shown up... Neither has Ganon, mysteriously enough... The Queen and princess believe that the Goddesses have taken away our cycle... They truly aren't sure if even the power of the sages will be enough... There is no prophecy, no ancient writings, no clues of any sort about this happening either in the past or this having been supposed to happen... We're really just doing what we can, and honestly, it's a losing battle... If something were to organize a fourth of the creatures we have heard reports of from around the world... The castle barriers wouldn't stand a chance... They'd take Hyrule in a night. Luckily as things currently stand they seem content to remain in their temples...

The sheikah used shadow magic. The ability to manipulate the mind and perception of their foes and use it to their advantage. While you're right, it's unlikely that you could harm the queen or the princess, assassins have gotten away with harder things. We have to trust that the Queens magic was correct in bringing you to us...

You are one of the sages! I have to say it was tough finding you amongst all these people... I found two in far-off forests before you! The Queens magic has pointed you all out to me and I am to bring you to the Princess at once... Now come on, pick up the pace, most of them are already in the city!