[ Hearing this story, Link looks down at the table, taking a moment to let it settle in his mind. This is the first time he's hearing about any of this. If it had been mentioned before, he wasn't listening, or perhaps the full breadth of the circumstances went over his head. ]

I see.

[ Glancing to his large portion of food, his gaze becomes a bit sheepish. This explains the strange looks he was getting as he piled up his plate. But... it's too late to put it back, so, he's got to eat it all and make the most of it. As he reaches out to eat more, he considers what he's just been told. Hyrule had always been a peaceful kingdom, its peoples united under the authority of the Hylian Royal Family and their shared faith in the Goddesses. It wasn't until the chaos wrought by the Calamity that it fractured into the disparate kingdoms that existed there today. If the land weren't as bountiful as it was, would they have descended into squabbles over resources, too? It's a distressing thought. ]

What will happen to the people in Highstorm? [ He sits back as he nibbles on a skewer of roasted vegetables. ] It doesn't seem like the people in this city bear them any particular ill will. Don't they care what will happen to the Zenites? [ and by implication, Link is asking what she thinks. ]