[He raises an eyebrow at the princess. How strange that she would deny that the goddesses would flood Hyrule and the king would doom her to a watery grave, yet have such a reaction to the mention that the hero was missing. Curious...]

I know not why the hero did not appear. Perhaps he had not been reborn at that time. As for the king... I cannot be certain of what drove him. However...

[He looks Zelda dead in the eyes.]

...I know just how powerful a motivator the prospect of vengeance is.