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"Of course he's coming back," Katara insisted. "He's probably just undercover, dealing with another one of the rebellions. There's been trouble recently."

Aang frowned. "I thought so too. Or that Zuko just needed to get away, but there's no trace of him."

"But he must be somewhere!" Glancing at their solemn expressions, Katara felt sick. They were giving up hope. "People don't just vanish. There must be some trace-"

"A body."

"Not funny Toph!"

"I wasn't joking Sugar Queen."

"Stop!" Aang sighed. "This isn't helping. We need to stay focused-"

"Wait, earlier you said you had news!"

Aang smiled sheepishly.