1Saya decided to sleep in the barn again. It was peaceful and quiet. She also liked being with all the beautiful horses. She made up her mind that, if she was ever going to own a horse when she got older, she would get one here.
"Well, if your father didn't leave a legacy here, you certainly did. I don't think he ever saved the Ranch." Saya looked up from the fuzzy foal she was stroking.
"Uh, Ingo? And besides, I didn't save the Ranch, I only saved the..."
"People who lived there...and the animals. A Wolfos will eat both."
Saya shook her head and rubbed the little horse's nose again. She slumped in the haystack. Yeah, maybe, but it still doesn't feel that way, she thought, I thought when you saved someone, you were supposed to feel...heroic. I still feel like an ordinary, little kid.
"You know, you're just like your..."
"Dad! I completely forgot about him! Should I talk to him, you think?"
"It is late...but he's probably still awake. I'd try. I'm sure he'd love to hear about your fight with the Wolfos. The two of us have fought many in our time. He'd know what you went through."
Saya nodded and smiled. "So, should I ask him where to go next?"
"I'd advise against that, Saya. He'd probably say to try infiltrating the castle to see Rain."
"Good point."
"But the choice is yours, Saya. Oh, and by the way," the fairy added, "Between you and me...you waited until I told you to attack." Saya tried to control her laughter as she played Saria's Song.
"Saya?" Link could be heard asking.
"Dad!"
"I was wondering if you'd remember. Not to sound overbearing, mind. Where are you?"
"Lon-Lon Ranch," Saya told him, "Thanks for not being too much of a hero here."
"Don't mention it. Is Talon still there? Malon?"
"No to the first, yes to the second. She thought I was you."
"I can believe that."
"Tell him about the Wolfos!" Navi urged.
"Wolfos! What Wolfos?" Link asked. Saya gave the fairy a 'real-smooth-Navi' glare. Now she had to tell him about it.
"Uh...a White one? It's kinda been coming in and grabbing...a...free meal? Look, Navi helped a lot. I was really stupid and-."
"But you beat it?"
"Well, yeah, but-."
Her father cut her off a second time. It was obvious that he didn't want to hear his child downplay herself. Saya could almost see him half-smiling at her. "You need to learn that with parents, details like that don't really matter. You beat the Wolfos, it didn't eat you, that's all I really care about."
Saya looked at Navi before she asked, "If I ask you where I should go next, will you automatically say 'the castle'?"
"No, actually. I'd say, 'stay away from Gerudo Valley.' They hate me, and the two of us could be easily mistaken for each other-when I was your age, of course."
"But you would then go on to say..." Saya prompted.
"Death Mountain. It's always a good stay with the Gorons, provided you have your own food, eh, Navi?"
Navi deepened her voice, to imitate a Goron, Saya guessed, and said, "You're awfully small. Have you been eating your green rocks?" Saya heard Link laugh and decided this must be an inside joke.
"The Goron people eat rocks. When they saw me, they thought I was a baby Goron." ("A very ugly baby Goron," Navi muttered in Saya's ear. The girl snickered softly.) "And they asked me if I ate my green rocks," Link explained, "So, yeah."
Saya smiled. "So, Death Mountain? Should I stop at Kakariko en route?"
"Like I said, 'provided you have your own food.' I learned that one the hard way."
"I told Malon I'd leave a little after sunrise, so I should probably get to sleep."
Saya listened as Link gave her the night prayer about the three Goddesses' protection. Then, she told him good night, curled up, and fell asleep.