After Princess Zelda disappears following the Dark Forces attack on Hyrule Castle, the Hyrulean Forces lead by Impa and Link search the land of Hyrule for the Princess' whereabouts, though find no sign of her. However Impa soon hears word of a young woman leading a resistance group of Hyrulean Soldiers against the Dark Forces in Faron Woods and hoping the young woman is Zelda, Impa and Link decides to lead the Hyrulean Forces to Faron Woods. Unbeknownst to either Impa or Link, Zelda had managed to escape from the Dark Forces and would continue to aid the struggling Hyrulean Forces in secret.