Euphoric
Korra woke up at dawn. The light of the day illuminated the ice around her making it shine like millions of little stars. She stretched her arm enjoying the cold breeze.
"Naga, Naga wake up girl!" The giant polar bear dog opened her eyes and sent her a curious look.
"Are you hungry? Cause I am. I brought some food with us. It´s not much but it will be enough until we get to Republic City. Then we´ll find Tenzin, and…" Korra didn´t really have a plan on what she would do after arriving in Republic City. Tenzin will have to teach her air bending after all the way she had gone to get to him right?
Shaking her head she stood up. She wasn´t the type to make long time plans. She would just jump at the occasion and not think much about the consequences.
Korra took some dried fish from her bag and gave it to Naga. While they were eating her mind wandered and she wondered again on what Republic City would look like. She had been told that it was different from any other place in the world but she couldn´t remember much more. Except that there they held the pro-bending matches, but that information wasn´t that useful to her at the moment.
She quickly looked at her right, following the path they had travelled last night. Katara surely could cover her escape for a while, but she should better get moving anyway.
When Naga finished eating she packed the few things she had brought, jumped on Naga and restarted their journey.
As soon as they were moving Korra felt her excitement rise. Naga must have felt it too and accelerated her walk. Her excitement was not only due to the fact that she would finally see Republic City but, for the first real time, Korra felt really free and in full control of herself. There was no Order of The White Lotus to look after her, no bending master to tell her what to do. Just her, Naga and the infinite ice landscape of the South Pole.
"NAGA, NAGA WE ARE FREE GIRL, WE ARE FREE! Oh Naga I feel so good now, I feel so strong, like I could do anything if I want."
"We´ll get to Republic City, I´ll learn air bending and then I´ll truly be the Avatar! I´ll show everyone and everyone will know how great Avatar Korra is!"
Yes, yes Naga, no matter what happens, no matter what troubles we might encounter, we´ll face them, AND WE´LL WIN!
She let go a scream of mixed happiness and challenge to the future. A bright smile formed in the girl´s face.
And so the Avatar and the polar bear dog ran toward their future.