After a few days had passed, late in the afternoon, Mipha made her way to Rito village. The sun was setting, yet Mipha's work was far from over. Over the past few days, She had healed all she was able to of those who balanced on the brink of death or life, and now she finally had the time to come heal Revali.

"Hello, Revali?" Mipha peeked into Revali's home, seeing him lying in his hammock.

"Mipha?" Revali looked up to see her standing there. "I don't think I've ever been this delighted to see you," He rolled his eyes, his voice sounding sarcastic, but Mipha was fairly sure he really meant it, although she was never really sure what he meant or not. Even though the bright orange sun was setting behind her, Revali still recognized her petite silhouette as she came into his roost. Now that she was out of the bright sun and closer to him, Revali noticed how exhausted she looked. Her normally graceful and elegant way she held herself had vanished. Her eyes looked heavy and tired. She appeared just as Zelda had said: she really had been using every ounce of her strength healing everyone she could. Revali himself was exhausted and worn as well, although it was a few days after his battle against Windblight. He still noticed Mipha's exhaustion through his own. Revali hadn't gotten much sleep, since his wing stung constantly, his sore muscles ached, and because of the nightmarish events that had happened.

"How are you feeling?" Mipha questioned as she seated herself in a chair by his hammock.

"What an asinine question..." Revali muttered back. "Just look at me and I'm sure you'll have your answer." Revali knew Mipha was tired and that he shouldn't act so rude, especially to the person who had traveled so far to heal him, but for some reason he couldn't stop himself from letting a snide comment slip.

Mipha sighed. "I suppose what I meant was, what is hurting you the most? I will start by healing whatever is the most painful for you. I'm truly sorry I couldn't have come sooner. So much has happened... it's been difficult taking it all in..." Mipha hung her head sadly. "Daruk and Urbosa... it's still impossible for me to comprehend that they are no longer with us." Mipha's voice shook.

Revali could see in her eyes and hear in her voice how much their deaths had affected her. Revali didn't take the time to get to know Urbosa or Daruk as well as Mipha had. To him, it was losing two fellow warriors, maybe even friends that he barely knew. But to Mipha, it was like losing close friends or even family.

She immediately took a deep breath and straightened back up. "I'm sorry, this is not the time for me to grieve... I just wish I had the time to mourn properly, it's been very exhausting keeping it all in... For now, I'm very thankful that you, the princess, and Link were able to survive. But I will stop wasting time, I know you've been waiting here long enough, what would you like me to heal for you first?"

His head turned away from Mipha, Revali didn't know how to reply. Part of him just wanted to let her go rest and take time to process everything that had happened. Aside from that, there were still many doubts plaguing his mind, thoughts saying he didn't deserve to be healed. He had always done everything on his own. He got himself hurt, so it only made sense that he heal on his own as well. He thought a moment longer before speaking. "Well, unless you can heal my wounded pride, I don't really see the point of being physically healed."

Mipha looked a bit confused. "Revali... I don't know what you're thinking, but I can imagine that this has been very difficult even for you. It has been hard for all of us. I know Ganon attacked all four of the Divine Beasts... I never made it to Vah Ruta. When I came to Zora's Domain, I told my father the calamity had awaken. He was so frightened of losing me that he forbade me from going to Vah Ruta. Part of me is glad he did... if I had gone, surely I would have perished. If Urbosa and Daruk were unable to overcome their battles... and you barely survived, I wouldn't have stood a chance. At the same time, I wish I could have done my part. I feel as if I failed the Princess and Link by not going to Vah Ruta. As for you, Revali, I know you've never lost a fight until now, but I think we should both be thankful that we're still alive. Urbosa and Daruk weren't as fortunate..." Mipha looked down and let out a deep, shaking breath. "You and I would not have survived the calamity if the princess didn't seal it away. We don't have the power to seal the darkness. Knowing you, I'm sure you would have rather won the fight all on your own, but it wasn't your fight to win. It was Princess Zelda and Link's. But please don't feel like you've failed... You were the only one of the pilots that was able to ward off Ganon's attacks long enough to survive..."

Revali still wouldn't look at Mipha. It was like she could read his mind and what he was feeling. He had never opened up any of the times all the champions were together, and yet in those moments Mipha must've been more observant than Revali gave her credit for. He always figured she was too busy thinking about Link all the time, but now it was clear that he was far from the truth. She cared about all of them, and although she was a quiet person, she knew them by observing them silently. She knew Revali well enough to know that in this moment he felt like a failure. Revali finally replied. "It may be true that I held Ganon back for a long time, yet it doesn't change the fact that in the end, I still lost. I still can't comprehend it... I dedicated my life training tirelessly for the most crucial battles such as the calamity. And I still wasn't good enough. It was all for nothing..." Revali close his eyes in disappointment.

"But don't you see? If you hadn't trained as hard as you did, you would not have survived. You're one of the most skilled warriors I know. It wasn't for nothing, Revali. Please understand, I traveled all the way here to heal you, and I'm not leaving until my job is finished," Her face saddening as seeing her normally overconfident friend so disheartened, unwilling to even accept her healing.

Revali only lay quietly with his head turned away, not accepting Mipha's words.

Mipha thought of how she could help Revali see the truth. She thought back to when she first arrived in Rito Village. "Revali... I thought I would let you know, when I was on my way here to your home, I heard many people in the village talking about you."

Revali rolled his eyes. Great. Just as he expected. "Figures. I knew the moment I lost the battle, pathetically lying around flightless and even unable to shoot a bow, I would only be a shame to the Rito..." as Revali finished, he could barely believe that he had just spoken his biggest insecurity out loud. Of course he had thought it in his mind, but telling it to Mipha? It seemed as if she had the power to make Revali let his guard down as well.

Mipha looked shocked, and even a bit upset at him. "I heard no one say such things like that. You're too hard on yourself. They are not ashamed of you, and you shouldn't be either. Rather, I heard some of the young Rito concerned about you. They were asking each other if anyone had heard if you were okay and how you were doing. None of them were sure, but it was clear that they were very worried about you. Some of them were talking about how they hoped to grow up fast so that they might have the chance to train with you. Also, I heard some of the Rito warriors discussing how they didn't have any idea how they would win in battle against monsters if you had died in the calamity. Rito Village needs you, and I know the rest of Hyrule does too. They will be overjoyed when you are well again, not ashamed. Please just let me heal you, Revali."

Revali felt a little better at hearing her tell him what was going on in Rito Village, but some doubts still lingered in his mind from all the negative thoughts that plagued him while he lay waiting for Mipha come heal him. The cursed malice had damaged his mind more than anything else had.

Slowly, he moved his wing toward Mipha, showing that he was willing to let her heal him. He had been humbled enough by becoming injured in the first place, but it was even more humbling to accept help from others. Mipha smiled softly as she reached out to unwind the bandage starting at the bottom of his wing. Revali flinched as soon as she touched him and began tending to his wound. He almost didn't want to see how badly his wing looked, yet for some reason he couldn't turn his head away while Mipha unwrapped it. Revali closed his eyes tightly and his breathing quickened when the burning feeling intensified with each time the bandaged peeled off his wing.

Mipha still moved her hands delicately and somewhat speedily. "I'm sorry, I'm trying to be as careful as I can. It won't be long until you're healed."

Mipha was now up to his elbow, taking the bandage off the rest of his wing. As she finished up, she sighed sadly. "Revali... If I would've known it was this bad..." She trailed off. "I would've come quicker. You've been lying here hurting so many days..."

Revali opened his eyes to look at his charred wing, which he instantly regretted, but didn't outwardly react to seeing it. For some reason seeing how terrible and featherless it looked seemed to make it grow more painful. He choked as he took another deep breath. "It's not that bad..." He rolled his eyes, only saying that because he didn't want any more pity. "Others needed you more urgently," He sighed weakly.

Mipha still looked sad as she placed the bandaging aside. "Yes, but—"

"Enough of this, your concern is very flattering, Mipha, but it's not a very effective way to heal me!" Revali raised his voice, burying the side of his face into his pillow in misery.

"I apologize, I've been very distracted," Mipha shook her head, then placed one hand underneath Revali's wing and she put her other hand on top where it had been burned. Her hands began to glow as she started to heal him, steadily making her way down his wing.

Revali's breathing soon calmed down as he felt a cool, soothing sensation spread throughout the top of his wing. A few times Revali drew a sharp breath as his wing stung sharply for a second before Mipha covered it with her healing. Squinting, Revali turned to see what exactly was happening. Although the glow from her power was nearly blinding, Revali kept watching and waited until his eyes had adjusted. Right before his eyes, he saw his feathers being weaved back together with the soft blue glow surrounding his wing. Seeing how slow the process was, he figured it would take awhile before she had healed his entire wing.

"Revali, if I may ask... why do you blame yourself so much? It doesn't make sense to me. Everyone knows you trained to your fullest potential. Whenever anyone needed to find you, we knew we could find you at the flight range, whether it was day or night. You spent maybe even too much time preparing for the calamity. Some of us wondered if you ever slept since you seemed to be training so often. So how can you hold yourself responsible? I don't see what more you could have done," Mipha wondered.

Revali hesitated to answer her, although he knew exactly what he would say if he were to be completely honest. Yet being honest was never easy for Revali and hardly seemed worth it. Being honest only resulting in making him look weak. He cringed internally at that thought, knowing he already looked as weak as he possibly could, and he had already told Mipha too much to appear anything else but weak. Sighing, he decided it might be good for him to talk to someone besides Medoh for a change; and if he were to talk to anyone, Mipha seemed to be the best choice. He still refused to look weak to any of the Rito, and Mipha knew the burdens of being a Champion. She also was the only one alive aside from Link. If Revali were to confide in anyone, he wanted it to be someone that he could trust and that would understand him. It only made sense that it should be Mipha.

"I'll tell you..." Revali agreed. "but only as long as this conversation doesn't leave this room."

Mipha nodded. "I won't tell anyone."

Revali looked at her sharply. "And especially not Link."

Looking back down as she healed Revali's wing, now down to his elbow, Mipha wished Revali would someday be able to get along with Link, and perhaps even be friends with him. It was a hard place for her to be in, to hear Revali say so many harsh things to Link, and yet still try to remain Revali's friend without letting any of his words against Link upset her. "All right. Although I know he would not judge you or think less of you either way... if that is what you wish, I won't tell a soul."

Knowing she was trustworthy reassured Revali, but it was still difficult for him to get the words out. "I can't believe I'm saying this to you, but... my confidence was my downfall. I blame myself because I was so confident that my final blow would be enough to defeat the enemy, so I let my guard down. I was too exhausted to keep it up any longer. That spawn of Ganon only sent my arrows back towards me, and I couldn't avoid them. That's how this happened..."

Mipha was quiet a moment as she thought of what to say. "I still don't see how you can blame yourself... you fought for such a long time. It's only natural that you would have been exhausted."

"Yes, but had I not felt the need to be so dramatic, shooting five bomb arrows, entirely certain that it would finish it; perhaps I wouldn't have ended up like this."

"Perhaps you did let your pride get the better of you... but what's done is done. You can't change how the battle ended. Yes, you lost, but you can't go your entire life hanging this over your head. Since you can't change what happened, you just need to accept it and move on. To be honest, I'm still trying to forgive myself for not doing my part in the calamity. I wish I could have done more. I was supposed to be piloting Vah Ruta... Yet I know I now everything happened this way for a reason. Now that we've learned from these events, we need to move on and leave our regrets behind."

Revali sighed as Mipha continued healing his wing. "I suppose you're right. Sulking around won't help anything."

Mipha smiled, seeing that he was starting to understand. "Yes... it will be hard to know how to move on from all that has happened... but for now I know I can help by healing others. After I'm finished healing you, you will still have to rest to regain your strength. But once you have fully recovered, I know that you will be busy as well. It might feel like everything is over since the calamity has been sealed, but let's think of it as a new beginning."

"Yes... keeping the peace in Hyrule is still just as important. I know there are many Rito that could use some more training, and there will be young ones ready to begin learning as well," Revali thought, thinking of new things to look forward to. He had survived what might have been the most challenging battle of his life, when many hadn't. As he thought while Mipha healed him, it was as if even the damage from the dark, depressing malice was being healed. The negative thoughts started to vanish. He knew he was ready to move on and not let this one defeat ruin the rest of his life.

Looking down, he saw Mipha had finally made it to his hand, healing the ends of his feathered fingers. Soon she was finished, her hands stopped glowing, and Revali lifted his wing and inspected each side of it. His blue and white feathers looked just as they had before, perhaps even better, and the pain had completely vanished.

Revali looked up at Mipha. "Thank you, Mipha. It would've taken me weeks to recover on my own. I'm grateful you came all the way here to heal me."

Mipha smiled softly. "You're welcome, but I haven't finished healing you yet," she came to the other side of his hammock to heal his beak and his knee, and by the time she had finished, it had grown dark and late.

Before Mipha left Revali's nest, she gave him some advice. "Make sure you drink a hearty elixir and eat well tomorrow, that should help you to start gaining your strength back soon. But please be careful tomorrow, you're still going to be very weak. Training and flying can wait a few more days. I wouldn't want to have to come heal you again because you pushed yourself too hard."

Revali sighed. "Fine. I'll do my best not to do anything nonsensical."

Mipha laughed. "Good. I hope we will still be able to work together as champions sometime in the near future."

"Oh, I'm certain it won't be long before the princess comes again, asking for me to use my talents for the greater good of Hyrule. And I suppose you'll be invited as well," Revali said cockily.

Mipha shook her head with a small smile still on her face. "I suppose some people really never do change," She turned around to leave.

"Mipha?" Revali stopped her once more.

"Yes?" She turned to him.

"Why don't you spend the night at the Swallow's Roost, the inn here in Rito village? I think you deserve the break from all your hard work."

"Oh. That sounds lovely, but I'm afraid I don't have enough rupees with me," Mipha frowned.

"That's not an issue, I meant you could stay as a thanks for healing me. Just head down to the inn, and tell them I sent you and that I will cover it. In fact, tell them you'll take a special Rito-down bed. It's the least I can do for you right now. I would offer to do more, but let's just say I owe you a favor. I can't say I've ever been indebted to someone before... but I won't allow you to decline. You need to rest."

Mipha laughed. "I guess I can't say no when you're so persistent. Alright. I'll stay."