I'm sure they could have found somewhere safe to stay I do wish they'd have continued with that Link after Phantom Hourglass, though Without a Temple of the Ocean King sort of thing in it.
I didn't like Phantom Hourglass all that much. I don't like being under a constant time limit really and it's weird seeing how I fucking love Major's Mask. (Favorite Zelda games.)
I always tried to match the places in one Hyrule to others in the next Hyrule and so far...I am guessing the Temple of the Ocean King might be a weird version of the Temple of Time or something; I'm not too good at linking games together. Nor do I care much to do that at times. xD