"Yes, that's it... you don't need to put all your strength to motion that... no, you are an Earth-Feeler. You and the boulder are one. You strike as one. Remember that."
"I am one with the earth..." he said "listen to it... feel it."
And the boulder moved to every movement... but then he heard the land roar and dropped the boulder, holding his head in pain.
"Will?!" Yung said, worried about him "WILL!"
"It hurts! Make it go away!"
"You must not let it go away. No, you have to endure it" Yung said, hugging the earthbender "the more you struggle with your power, the worse it will be... control it and it won't hurt."
Will looked at Yung, scared.
"You are special, man. You were born an Earth-Feeler. Do not deny your gift. Accept it!"
The earth raged again, but he felt it rather than ignoring. And Yung was right... it was much better this way.
"All this time... I hurt for nothing... If only I had heard it rather than trying to keep it all out..."
"Yes. The earth needs to warn you. Ignoring it will only make it try harder."
"I see... but what is it warning me about?"
"That I do not know. I am not an Earth Feeler. You are. Its mysteries are yours to decipher."
"Aren't you just slacking off, dude?"
"That I am not" he said "Be sure of it. I have been thinking this whole time about a lot of things... what could Aurion be planning, where is the waterbender going next, why a blond woman with silver eyes keeps showing up in my mind... many mysteries bother me, Will and it might just be that the earth is concerned about some of these things as well... but I can't be sure, for an Earth-Feeler I am not."
"Maybe the earth is trying to... make me master earthbending?" he asked "because of the dangerous stuff around... the roars settled down when I practiced in the past... but that just now..."
And then Heather came running.
"I-I saw something!"
"Heather...?"
"The man that attacked you... the cloaked one... someone killed him!"
"What?"
"He was inside an isolated room... it seemed like he was sedated or something. Then a cloaked figure came, put his hand over his face for a moment and then stabbed him."
"So Alan is dead?"
"Yes."
"That's it. That is why the earth roared just now!" Will said "That guy's death is related to all the odd stuff going on!"
"Did you see anything about this man?"
"No. The vision ended when Alan was stabbed" she said "I'm sorry I can't help more..."
"It's okay, Heather" Aria said "you've helped a lot already."
"Thank you..." she said weakly and then fainted.
"Whoa?! Heather?"
"She's so cold!" Aria said when she touched her "what do we do?"
"Cover her up in some blankets to keep her warmer. We need to find a healer" Yung said and as soon as Aria was done, he grabbed the firebender and with his mind will, made the patch of ground in which they were standing float.
"Aria, use your airbending to move us. We're going south."
"Of course" she said.
"You need me to do anything?"
"Focus on the earth, Will. Feel it" he said as he bended forth five rocks that surrounded their floating earth isle "I'm going to examine her. Keep this chunk over ground."
"You think I can do this?"
"I believe in you. Now, are you bending it?"
Will focused for a moment and rose his hands.
"I am."
"Good, I'm letting go."
And he did and the chunk of earth almost broke on the ground, but Will was able to keep it under control.
"I-I'M DOING IT! I'M EARTHBENDING!" Will said, excited.
"I knew you could do it! Now keep it up!" Yung said "South, here we go!"