Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Midgardsormr sealed the Blessing of Light and apparently left us with only the Echo, which apparently stopped Hydaelyn from speaking to us, but we were still shielded from primal influence.
It was actually noted before then that nobody had heard from Hydaelyn since the Praetorium. Minfilia asks the WoL about it even before we meet Midgardsormr.