"Do you ever wonder why no one else followed you into the portal?"

Is he hinting that Midna has a nasty personality? Maybe. But he's still the one sighing and picking up his pace when Midna pats his hair. He even hurries a little into the next room, his stag hooves clipping against the floor much more impressively than Epona's ever could.

"I bet I could punch this down, but you seem against that," he muttered. "I've never tried one of these before, so hold on!" He decides it'd be best to get a spinning start, holding onto the chain as he swings it before releasing it. It shatters the ice.

And it keeps going, shattering the wall behind it. That definitely wasn't on the map, but at least it stops there. It'd be a pain in the ass to hike to the bottom of the mountain to pick it back up.