1Saya stood up. "What? What's back? Tell me!" she said
"The monster," Malon whispered, "The white monster. It's been stealing and killing our animals for so long now. All we can do is watch from inside, the only place safe from it."
"It's huge!" Kalon added, "It could eat you and me, and still be hungry!" She was obviously enjoying trying to scare Saya. It wasn't working. Saya readied her sword.
"Navi," she called, motioning with her arm towards the door, "C'mon. I bet you know what this thing is!" She reached for the doorknob.
"I have a feeling," the fairy replied.
Saya saw the creature. Its matted white fur was streaked all throughout with dust and blood. It hobbled along clumsily on all fours, but it gave a low howl and stood up gracefully when Saya whistled to gain its attention. Navi glowed yellow. She knew what it was.
"Oh, those!" she cried, "Easy if you know what to...Saya! No!" Saya had charged the beast. It howled again and slashed out. Saya gasped as three red lines appeared down the length of her arm. As the monster pulled back for a second strike, Saya reacted quickly, curling up under her shield. Cling! Claws ricocheted off the metal surface.
Saya ran back to Navi. The fairy was now bright red, a sign she was incredibly angry. The girl prepared herself for a ruthless upbraiding. "Are you ready to listen to me now?" shouted Navi.
"Yeah," Saya muttered, nursing her arm, "Just tell me what to do."
"All right. Focus on it, and when it swipes, back-flip away from it. It will expose its back. Hit that with the jump attack your father showed you."
Saya nodded, trying to ignore the throbs of pain coming from the wounds on her arm. The white thing scrambled towards her. Saya concentrated on it. Wailed and swung back its long front legs. Saya back-flipped away from it and, sure enough, even though a black claw-tip grazed her face, the broad, white back was facing her.
Saya leapt forward, slashing with her sword. The monster gave a final, high-pitched yowl and vanished. She fell to the ground, gasping. Navi set to work on the scratches. There was silence as Saya fought to regain her breath.
"What...was...that?" she panted after a while.
"A White Wolfos," Navi replied, "They're fairly easy to beat...if you listen before you attack!" she added somewhat menacingly.
Saya nodded. She knew Navi had never been truly angry, just annoyed that the child hadn't listened to her. Saya heard footsteps behind her and turned to see Malon and Kalon.
"Is it...gone?" Malon asked nervously.
Saya got to her feet and sheathed the Kokiri Sword. "Pretty much. You might have a problem in the future if it had a mate out there, or some cubs." Navi hovered by her face, cleaning up the last scratch.
"You may also want to fortify your fences or make them taller, depending on how the first one got in," the fairy added.
"How can we ever thank you?" Malon asked them. Saya looked her in the eyes.
"How about finishing our conversation?"