When Link confronts the Wolf, it leaps through Link, transporting him into another world. The White Wolf will then appear on Link's Map indicating his current location. He then tells Link to take 'sword in hand' and find him, implying that Link had to return to human form before searching for the Wolf. Once a Howling Stone is found, the song has to be howled along with the Spirit. In Hyrule, he appears as the White Wolf, who can be summoned by finding a Howling Stone, with the exception of the first time he is encountered, in which he appears to Link directly. In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven Hidden Skills to his descendant, the Link from Twilight Princess. He also lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero. The Hero's Spirit is the Hero of Time from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, filled with regrets from being unable to pass on the 'lessons of his life to those who came after him' after he was sent back in time to his childhood.
