1"Really? You're trying to save the Gorons?" Link sounded surprised, "Believe me, they don't forget these things."
"Yeah, I noticed," Saya told him, "The one left saying she was going to name her first child Saya. Do they usually do that?"
Saya was talking with her father, keeping one eye and ear trained on Kaala. She had to admit, while the Wolfos was getting taller and more mature, Kaala still had a knack for getting in trouble.
"I wouldn't say 'usually.' I think it's for someone who really stood out."
"Like you?"
There was a pause. "Or like you, Saya. Kirri obviously saw something special in you, which is why she even thought about it. Even if she still is a young Goron, she will take it seriously."
Kaala snorted. Why was the green Wolfos talking to a piece of wood? No hunger. Shouldn't they be looking for more of the walking rocks? Excitement. Yahwoooooh! Kaala howled. Let's go green Wolfos! Tail-wiggle.
"What was that?"
Saya's eyes widened. She all but dropped the Ocarina. "Wh-what was what?" she stammered.
"That. It sounded like a Wolfos. I should probably go, Saya. I need you to be on your toes if there's a Wolfos around."
"Okay," Saya told the dimly glowing Ocarina. She stood up. "Thanks for not saying anything, Navi. Gotta avoid those awkward questions."
"Don't mention it, Saya," the fairy replied, "Although, you realize that you will have to tell him about Kaala eventually. She may follow you around until she gets too old, and I don't think you'll be able to evade your father for that long. Wolfoses have incredible life spans." Saya nodded. Navi continued.
"Or, she may become overwhelmed by her wild ancestry, and leave one day. You might never see her again. She could starve because she never learned how to hunt, or be killed by someone who hates Wolfoses."
"Navi, I know this already. That's why I'm working on a song that sounds like the howling of a Wolfos. I'll teach her to come if she hears the song, so if she wants to leave, I can still call her for her help. You've seen her fight, Navi. You know how strong she is."
With that, Saya sat down and started working on her song. It was coming along nicely, but it still needed something to give it that tone. She sighed. Maybe it would never sound like Kaala's howling.
Saya noticed that some notes caused Kaala's ears to flick up, as if they reminded her of something. Most were high, but two notes were low. She had tried all combinations, starting high and ending low. Saya had a feeling Kaala would imitate her when it was right.
A thought hit her square in the face. Why not try high to low? Didn't Kaala trail off? Saya felt her fingers move as she breathed out slowly. She looked from the glowing Ocarina to Kaala. The Wolfos, who had been trying to discover what lava smelled like, stopped dead. Her ears stood up straight, and she pointed her nose to the ceiling. She howled and raced towards Saya.
Saya smiled. She did it. The light coming from the Ocarina told her it would work. Kaala would hear the song wherever she was. "Kaala's Cry," whispered Saya, naming the new song, "Kaala's Cry..."