Seven years later...
***
"Link!" cried Saria.
She held her arms out, about to hug him, then realized how tall he was now. She still didn't understand how he could have grown up. Kokiri were children their whole lives...
"Oh!" she said, finding that her arms were still held out as if frozen there.
Remembering why they were standing there in the Chamber of Sages, she hastily gave Link the Forest Medallion.
"Still friends, after seven years, right?" said Saria, breaking the awkwardness.
"Saria, you'll always be my friend," said Link, finally smiling.
"I...was so worried, I remember, when you first left. But you were so brave..."
There was silence, then she spoke again.
"Remember what the Great Deku Tree said? Kokiri would die if we left our forest. But...you're alright. The Deku Tree wouldn't lie to us, would it?"
"Hey!" said a small voice. Navi zoomed out from under Link's shield.
"Oh!" said Saria in surprise, "I forgot. Your fairy. What was her name?"
"Navi," said Navi, "And I just thought of something. I don't think the Deku Tree was lying. Maybe what it meant was that Kokiri would die of old age if they left. That would explain why you grew up, Link!"
Saria's eyes widened. "Of course!"
"That's Navi," said Link, "She knows everything."
"Anyway," said Navi quickly, "We'd better go. Maybe we could visit you at the Forest Temple someday. Someday when all of this is over."
"I promise," said Link.
"Yeah," Saria said a little sadly.
***
"Link!" cried Saria.
She held her arms out, about to hug him, then realized how tall he was now. She still didn't understand how he could have grown up. Kokiri were children their whole lives...
"Oh!" she said, finding that her arms were still held out as if frozen there.
Remembering why they were standing there in the Chamber of Sages, she hastily gave Link the Forest Medallion.
"Still friends, after seven years, right?" said Saria, breaking the awkwardness.
"Saria, you'll always be my friend," said Link, finally smiling.
"I...was so worried, I remember, when you first left. But you were so brave..."
There was silence, then she spoke again.
"Remember what the Great Deku Tree said? Kokiri would die if we left our forest. But...you're alright. The Deku Tree wouldn't lie to us, would it?"
"Hey!" said a small voice. Navi zoomed out from under Link's shield.
"Oh!" said Saria in surprise, "I forgot. Your fairy. What was her name?"
"Navi," said Navi, "And I just thought of something. I don't think the Deku Tree was lying. Maybe what it meant was that Kokiri would die of old age if they left. That would explain why you grew up, Link!"
Saria's eyes widened. "Of course!"
"That's Navi," said Link, "She knows everything."
"Anyway," said Navi quickly, "We'd better go. Maybe we could visit you at the Forest Temple someday. Someday when all of this is over."
"I promise," said Link.
"Yeah," Saria said a little sadly.
