1The next thing Saya remembered was waking up in her bed in Goron City. Kaala was standing protectively beside her. Saya felt thoroughly beaten, but, for the most part, alive. Navi saw the girl's eyelids flicker and answered Saya's questions.

"Navi...What happened?"

"Saya! Good to see you're all right. How do you feel?" Saya stuck out her tongue, and made a face for a reply. "I see. Well, what happened? We all made it out just fine, except the second you were outside and safe in the moonlight, you fainted. I guess it's a good thing that Kirri told her father to post a sentry to watch for your return."

"I bet it doesn't end there."

"Hardly. You were pretty beat up when they found you. I have to admit, Gorons are better healers than I would have thought. I believe they said something about an injury to your arm...or perhaps it was your shoulder. Anyway, you cracked something."

Saya's memories of the fight had been buried and dimmed by adrenaline. However, one stood out: of a sickening crack, and sharp, shooting pain. She glanced at her side. "Ah...I think it was my shoulder," she muttered.

"What makes you say that?"

"I'm the one it's attached to, Night-Light. I have a feeling I'd be the one who'd know what it was."

Navi, who had been steadily hovering closer to Saya to offer comfort, balked. "I hate it when you call me that..."

"Wouldn't say it if it wasn't true!" Saya retorted, rubbing Kaala's fuzzy head, "So, anything else I missed?"

"About two days worth of things."

Saya jumped. "What!"

"You've been unconscious for the past two days, Saya. This is the morning of the third day."

"You're kidding!"

"Not. And it's good to see you awake. I was getting worried. By the way, what did you need to tell your father about?"

"My...Huh?"

"I was a little clueless, myself. You would talk to yourself sometimes. Mostly just asking where he was, and saying you had to speak with him."

Saya shook her head. She had no idea. She pushed herself up and got out of the bed. She grabbed her cap and dragged her fingers through her hair. That would have to work for now. She yanked on her cap and walked out the door, Kaala trailing behind her.

"Yeah," she muttered to Navi by her ear, "I don't doubt you about the two days part, Navi. I'm just that hungry. Sure it wasn't more like four days? Nnn..."

"If you're hungry, we could always ask the Gorons for something to..."

"I can't eat rocks, Navi. Get that through that phosphorescent furball you call a head!"

"Actually, Link said that after your father was recovering here after his fight with Volvagia, they tried to make food that Hylians could eat. Personally, I don't think they succeeded all that well, but..."

"Why? Is it really that bad?"

"I don't know. Do you eat moss on a regular basis? And don't bother checking," she added, seeing Saya glance at her belt, "Kaala sort of drank all the milk."

"Well, if it kept her out of trouble..."

"It did."

"That's all I honestly care about."

Saya had to admit, even if it was moss she had been eating, at least it was filling. After accepting Goron Link's thanks, she set out. No sooner had she left Goron City, than a familiar tan ball obscured her sight.

"I've been waiting for you!" Kirri said, "I wanted to give you something. But here's not the place for that. Follow me."

Saya followed her Goron friend up a small mountain path. She was spared from pondering their location a few minutes later. Kirri sat down on a wide plateau and patted the ground beside her. After the steep climb, Saya was more than willing to sit down. She gasped as she looked out.

"I know. It's such a pretty view, isn't it? This is where I go when I want to be alone. It's almost like my secret place."

"Wow. You can see practically everything from here! Look, there's Kakariko...and Hyrule Castle, and...Wait. That's...Kirri, see there? That's the Kokiri Forest! And right there behind it...That's the Lost Woods. That's where I was raised. Home..."

"So that's what that beautiful little patch of trees is called. I've always loved sitting up here, wondering if anyone lived there, and if I'd ever get to meet them."

The two sat in silence for a while, watching the sun begin to set. Finally, Kirri produced something and said, "Saya...I want you to have this."

Saya, who had been gazing at her Forest home, started. "Wh...What?"

"This." Kirri opened her hand. "It might look a little plain, but look closer."

Saya stared at the Deku seed-sized stone. It had been carved to resemble a Goron's head. Kirri turned it over. Saya could see a familiar mark on the back. She had seen the same crest in the Temple of Time. It was shaped exactly like the Goron's Ruby.

"I'll have you know that we're only one Goron tribe. This is our tribe's symbol. If you ever meet another tribe, and need their help, just show them this. Tell them the Death Mountain Goron tribe owes you a debt of gratitude."

Saya took the small rock. "Thanks Kirri. So, do you have any plans on what you're going to do with yourself?"

"I want to explore the Dodongo Caverns. It seemed to me to be quite beautiful. But I don't want to go in there alone, and the others have sworn never to set foot near the entrance again. You'll have to tell me how you tamed that white demon of yours. I saw a brown one a few days ago and thought that maybe...Well, maybe I could tame it."

Saya stood up. "Show me."