[ While Shadow has enough context to figure out who just landed on his boat, Zelda does not. One moment, she's arguing with some jerk on the shellphone network; the next, she's on a strange boat being snapped at by an angry hedgehog (who is probably the owner).

Zelda hurriedly gets to her feet, shoving her shellphone into her pocket and holding up both hands in surrender. Her demeanor shifts into apologetic, something completely different from what Shadow has been getting from her up until now. ]

No no, nothing, I promise. Forgive me, I do not mean to intrude. I traveled through a rift and instead of reaching the island it showed me, I found myself here.