"I just thought you might have heard about the legend."

Then he asked Elizabeth to tell him about the legend.

He tried to remember more about the history of the Champion rather than the legend.

"I know a little something about the legend, of course," she said.

What about their history and legends, or the way in which they live?

"Lately I've been keeping an open mind about old legends."

"And the thing about legends, of course, is that they are legendary."

At least until we both learn a lot more about the fact and the legend both.

Why does she have to keep talking about legends?

People didn't begin talking about "urban legends" until the 1930s and 1940s, but they have existed in some form for thousands of years.