"Did the sword to the skull thing mess with your memory? Or are you just getting senile? I wasn't alone."

Link wished he still had the Master Sword. But, he refused to Bend a copy of the Sword of Evil's Bane. That sword had a life of its own.

The transformation he'd learned in Termina---that he was still perfecting. He'd fight Ganondorf as himself for the time being.

Despite his taunting, Link was extremely concerned for Clef's safety. He didn't dare show it.