Saria slowly opened her eyes as she woke up. Alta was flying next to her legs, examining them.

"Good morning." Alta greeted with a smile.

"Good morning." Saria replied, as she sat up. She flinched as she lifted one of her legs.

"Careful. Your legs are probably still sore from yesterday. Take it slowly."

Saria nodded "Yeah." She slowly stood up, looking around "Where's Malon?"

Alta flew up to eye level "She's outside, probably talking to Talon."

"Ah. It's good that they found each other, huh?"

Alta nodded "Yep. She's going to have to leave again though, if she wants to help Zelda. Which I'm sure she does."

"Yeah." Saria looked at Zelda, who was still asleep. Alta giggled "Is something funny?"

"She looks so peaceful. It's a bit uncanny that someone so serious can look so different."

Saria nodded "Yeah. You think we should wake her up?"

"Nah, she's alright. Let's go take a look around town while we wait for her, instead."

"Good idea." Saria replied as the two headed out the door. Outside, they saw Malon and Talon, and Saria waved "Hey, good morning, Malon!"

They waved back "Good morning, Saria!" Malon greeted as they walked over "How'd you sleep?"

"Pretty well. You?"

"I slept good!" Malon's wording made Alta giggle a bit.

"Thanks for yer help findin' Malon, you two." Talon said "I really appreciate it."

"It's no problem." Alta replied "We got to see new places, right Saria?"

Saria nodded "Yeah."

"So, what're you going to do now?" Talon asked.

"We're going to Zora's Domain for a bit, then we'll head back home."

"So, you haven't changed your mind, then?" Malon asked, sadly.

Saria shook her head "No, I haven't. I may stick around Zora's Domain for a little bit, but after that I'm going back."

"I'm gonna miss you..."

"You can still visit." Saria looked at Alta "...Right?"

"Maybe..." Alta replied "I'll have to look into that more, because I've heard stories of Hylians being transformed into Stalfos after being in the forest for too long."

"Oh..."

"We can still figure something out, I'm sure."

"I'd love to be able to see you again, Saria!" Malon said.

Saria nodded "Me, too. I take it you're going to stay with Zelda?"

"Yep!"

"Be careful, okay Malon?" Talon said "I don't want ya to end up like your mother..."

"I'll be fine, as long as the Princess is with me!"

"What happened to her mother?" Alta asked.

"Dad doesn't like to talk about it." Malon answered before Talon could "Mom died a long time ago, before I could remember. She's not around anymore, and that's all I really want to know."

"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that."

"That's okay."

Everyone was silent for a moment, until Saria realized something "Oh, I almost forgot! Talon, my shield is still in your cart, right?"

Talon nodded "Yep."

"Thanks." Saria said, before running to the cart and climbing inside. There, she swapped her heavy metal shield with her Deku Shield "Wow... This feels a lot lighter than it was before."

"That's because you've been using the metal shield." Alta explained "It's so heavy in contrast, the wooden shield feels lighter than it is."

"Ah. Okay." Saria replied, as they left the cart. When they got back to the group, Zelda was there.

"Good morning, Zelda." Saria greeted.

"Good morning, Saria." Zelda answered "Are you still coming with us to Zora's Domain?"

Saria nodded "Yep. Just for a little bit, though. After that, we're going back to the forest."

"Alright. Since everyone's here, let's get going."

"Do you girls need a ride?" Talon asked.

"We're better off on foot this time, actually. We'll be going up Zora's River, after all."

"Ah, that's true. And we don't want my cart to get stuck, do we?"

"No, that would not be good."

"Besides, shouldn't you be back at the ranch?" Malon asked "Mister Ingo's gonna be mad again."

"Oh, you're right! I'd better get back there, yeah. See you girls later!" Talon said, heading to the cart. The girls waved and walked out of Kakariko Village, and up to Zora's River.

"Woah." Saria gaped as they approached the river "That's a lot of water."

"Zora's River supplies most of the water in Hyrule." Alta explained.

"Really?"

"Yeah. The Zoras have the duty of guarding the water source."

"And the Spiritual Stone of Water." Zelda added.

"Wow, that's-..." Saria started, but she stopped once they approached a huge waterfall. She was speechless.

"Look at that waterfall!" Malon said "It's huge!"

Zelda walked up to the waterfall and pulled out a blue ocarina.

"What are you doing?" Saria asked her.

"To get into Zora's Domain, you have to know the song of the Royal Family of Hyrule." Alta told Saria.

"Oh, okay."

As Zelda played the song, the center of the waterfall opened, revealing a passage behind it.

"Woah..." Saria said, before they walked into the passage. On the other side was a cavern filled with water, which reflected light onto the walls and ceiling.

"This place is pretty!" Malon exclaimed, running up to the nearest wall "Look at this!"

Saria nodded "Yeah, it is..."

"Where are you going?" Malon asked Zelda, who was walking ahead of them.

"To see King Zora about the Spiritual Stone." Zelda replied.

"Oh, okay!" Malon ran after her.

Saria waved "I think I'm gonna look around here for a bit."

"Okay, bye Saria!"

Alta waved, too "Bye, Malon!"

Saria looked down at the water, and at the white fish-people in it "Are those the Zoras?"

"Yep! Why don't you go say hi?"

Saria nodded "Okay." She took a step back before diving into the water. Then she swam up to the surface and looked up at Alta "Wow, it's warmer than I thought it would be."

Alta giggled "It's nicer than the ponds in the forest, huh?"

"Definitely."

Saria overheard two Zoras talking "Hey, did you hear about Lord Jabu-Jabu?"

"No, what happened?"

"Ever since that Gerudo came to visit King Zora, he's been looking sickly."

"Really? That's not good."

Saria swam up to them "Excuse me, who's Lord Jabu-Jabu?"

"He's our Guardian Spirit. He resides in Zora's Fountain, but you need the King's permission to see him."

"He's your Guardian Spirit...? Okay, thank you." Saria said, as she swam away, and to shore.

"Sounds like Ganondorf attacked Lord Jabu-Jabu." Alta said "You think Malon and Zelda can handle it?"

Saria stared at the water for a few moments, thinking "...That's not important, anymore."

"It isn't?"

"No. Because, whether or not they can handle it, I'm going to do whatever it takes to help the Zoras. The world is already down one Guardian Deity, I won't have another die too."

"So, you changed your mind, then?"

Saria stood up, and nodded "Let's go find Zelda and Malon."

Alta smiled, and nodded back "Okay, let's go!" And the two ran off.