When everyone had returned to the meeting room, Cyril began the next part of the story. "Some things happened before we got back on the trail. First off, after some of us did some archery training with Teba, Revali wanted to see me..."

"Cyril, I think you have a lot of potential," Revali said. "I think you could someday end up being something really special. The kind of hero they tell stories about long after you're gone, much like yours truly."

"Ya think so?" Cyril asked. "I don't think I'm that good."

"You're not, but you could be in the future," Revali said. "I want to help you realize that potential."

"Why me?" Cyril asked. "Why not Claude, or Petra?"

"Because I don't want to bother teaching someone who I don't think will learn what I have to teach them properly," Revali said. "Petra fights like a Sheikah, Claude like a Hylian. That's how they fight. If I tried to teach them, they'd just try to add what they could of what I taught them to their own style. But you seem like you're more willing to learn."

Cyril thought over the offer. Annoying as Revali was, he was still a Champion. He could learn a lot from him. "Okay, I'll do it," he said.

He would learn everything Revali could teach him. He'd be a knight Lady Rhea would be proud of.

"Good," Revali said. "There was one other thing. I noticed Marianne had Mipha's gift."

"Yeah, Mipha gave it to her," Cyril said. "And Daruk gave Caspar his."

"I suppose you'll be expecting me to follow suit," Revali surmised. "But the thing is, my Gale isn't really one that can be used in any combat style the way Mipha's Grace and Daruk's Protection are. It's meant to enhance a Rito's flight, and you can't fly without a paraglider. Even with one, you can't fly and shoot at the same time. Both the glider and your bow require two hands."

"Maybe I could use it another way," Cyril suggested. "That thing I killed was using it to protect itself from arrows. I could do the same thing. Maybe with practice, I could even use it to slow down swings from swords and axes."

"That could work," Revali mused. "Of course, you would have to build up your fine control to a high level, but...maybe you could get some use out of my Gale." He nodded. "All right, I'll grant you the use of my Gale. And I'll teach you how to control it as best as I know how."

"I won't have to study from a book, will I?" Cyril asked. "I'm not so good at reading. Mom and Dad never taught me how, and I never had time to learn."

"No, no books," Revali promised. "Why don't we get started now?"

Elsewhere in Hyrule, in Goron territory, Caspar was searching for an enemy. The Gorons had claimed an Igneo Talus was giving them trouble, so he was making his way to its last known location.

He could have sent for backup from the Company, of course. But he didn't have to. Daruk's Protection could probably handle anything thrown at it. The others had their own things to worry about. Besides, he hadn't made that much use of the gift Daruk had given him yet. It was time to change that.

He saw the Igneo Talus before it saw him. It was huge, the size of a small house. Two stubby stone legs supported a gigantic headless body made of hot volcanic rock, and two massive stone arms protruded from it from either side. At the top of the Talus was a black crystalline stalagmite.

"Hey, gravel-for-brains!" Caspar challenged the thing. "I'm going to grind you up and use you to pave a footpath!"

The Talus turned to face him. Despite not having a face, it clearly had a front and a back.

Caspar summoned Daruk's Protection and took the Boulder Breaker off his back. He wasn't intimidated by its size. All he had to do was wear it down.

Then the Talus threw its arm at him. The massive stone arm shattered against Daruk's Protection, but Daruk's Protection shattered as well.

"No, no!" As the Talus threw its second arm at him, Caspar desperately called on Daruk's Protection again. It manifested around him once more, but once more it shattered when the Talus's arm hit it. Instinctively, Caspar knew that if the Talus broke the spell one more time, he wouldn't be able to use it again for the rest of the battle.

But the Talus was out of arms. He could handle it now...wait, what was it doing?

Caspar watched in horror as the Talus leaned over, pressing its side against the ground and pulling out a new arm.

He knew running away in a straight line would be a death sentence. So instead, he ran to the side, hoping to keep the Talus from hitting him.

As he ran, he realized the spherical shape of Daruk's Protection was giving him an advantage in speed. When his foot hit its wall, the part under his foot went to the bottom of the sphere as he put his weight on it, giving him more distance. This fact most definitely saved his life as the Talus's third throw just barely missed.

As he ran around the Talus, searching for a weak point, he saw Petra arrive. He was worried the Talus would shift its focus to her. She had no protection. "Get out of here, Petra! I'll distract it!"

Instead, Petra took out her bow and fired an arrow into the crystal on top of the Talus. The arrow barely chipped a bit off of it, so Caspar didn't expect it to hurt the Talus, and he was surprised when it seemed to reel back in pain.

"That crystal must be its weak point," he realized. "But how do I get to it?" Climbing a moving, molten rock wall didn't seem practical.

"Think, Caspar! What would Linhardt tell you to do?" His eyes focused on its stubby legs. "That thing is a solid wall. I need to take out its foundation."

While the Talus was focused on Petra, he changed direction abruptly and swung with all his might at one of its legs. He managed to knock the leg out from under it, and it fell to the ground. Moving over to the crystal, he slammed the Boulder Breaker down on it, shattering it. The Talus groaned, and ceased moving. It was dead.

Caspar turned to face Petra, who had ran up to him. "Thanks. I couldn't have taken that thing out on my—"

Petra cut him off by slapping him in the face. "Stupid Caspar! Why would you be fighting that thing on your alone?"

"I guess...I got overconfident," Caspar said. "I thought Daruk's Protection could keep me safe from anything, and I could break its defenses down. I was wrong."

"You should not be taking such stupid risks!" Petra shouted. "Do not be fighting alone!"

"You're right," Caspar admitted.

"You are a friend," Petra said. "I am not wanting you to die a stupid death."

Caspar smiled, amused. "Thanks."

Looking at the remains of the Talus, they sighted something interesting. "Gemstones!" Caspar realized.

Indeed, there were gemstones in the broken crystal. "Looks like we have something to show for my stupidity, at least," he joked.