[Without jest, it has been six months since Marth has openly addressed the academy.]

Goodness.
Where does the time go? I found myself thinking the other day - and even prior to it - how many things have changed. People come and go at their own convenience. And for a while, I was one who believed that I had others taken from me.

For a grown man, I sometimes wonder if I still retain a sense of childlike behaviour.

[He pauses with some thought. There's shuffling in the background. Marth is pacing. Because all good leaders pace when they're thinking.]

I feel like I am somehow getting closer, but I wonder if I would be allowed just a brief glimpse. I must remain steady and ambitious.

[Another pause.]

Lady Zelda, I cannot say I know you so well as to be well aware of your likes, aside from archery and occasional tea. Might you think it inappropriate of me to request your company through the gardens? It has been some time, and I feel I ought to make up for my lack of presence.

[Never mind that we have three Zeldas. Hurr hurr.]