The following morning, Asami awoke from her slumber in the apartment flat she was staying in. As she rose from bed, wearing light pink cotton pajamas and stretched, she noticed the bison plushy that was placed by the window. What she also remembered was the sudden and frightening fight between Korra and the dark spirit. If something had happened to the Avatar, Asami was sure she would have found out by now.
In one of the huts, built by a snowy cliff, not very far from where the festival took place last night, Desna and Eska woke up. They were lying in sleeping bags next to each other.
"Good morning, Desna," Eska yawned.
"Morning."
"What happened last night caused quite a ruckus," Eska began to explain. "While you were not here, a dark spirit appeared, awoke us all, and seemed to be after the Avatar. The Avatar's foolish friends tried to fight it to no avail. But finally, our father made it go way by surrounding it with glowing water."
"Your sister's right," said their father Unalaq, as he entered the hut, having apparently heard Eska's explanation. "And now, I've talked with Korra, who's chosen me as her new bending master over Tenzin."
The twins' faces, while still tired, became curious.
"The attack that happened last night," Unalaq continued, "I believe was the fault of the people here in the South. Because they have abandoned their spiritual connections, the spirits have now chosen to attack, our tribe included."
Desna and Eska looked at each other in concern, and back at their father.
"Get ready," Unalaq ordered, "We will be taking a trip to the South Pole with Korra this afternoon."
Unalaq then walked back out of the hut. Eska again turned to her brother.
"So, what exactly were you doing last night?"
Desna's eyes widened a bit.
"Why were you suddenly so interested in spending some more time at the festival? You and I have been raised to be very spiritual, and that festival our father used to know has lost its meaning."
"Asami," Desna simply said. "The girl who bumped into me the day before. She was there."
"Oh, the prissy one," Eska remarked, which felt like a light stab at Desna's chest. Eska remembered how she became Bolin's girlfriend for being fascinated by his simple ways last night, and then realized the connection. "Ah, I see," Eska then said with a smile, "She amuses you, so you made her yours."
Desna felt a little embarrassed, before responding.
"She's not…mine, as you'd say. We only became friends. She does not seem to be fully aware of how I feel. But we both hope to meet again."
"Desna, you and I never fail to be honest with each other," Eska said, still smiling playfully, knowing that her brother has his eye on someone like Bolin did with her.
