Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


"Aren't you going to ask?"

"You'll tell me when you're ready."

Katara chuckled silently. It was such a dad response, and just what she needed to hear. It was nice to not have anyone placing expectations on her for just a moment. She twisted her wrists, calling the snow as they walked. Such a little thing, but it was liberating.

So many things had changed so quickly, but here with her dad, it didn't seem quite so overwhelming. At least he had remained a constant in her life where everything else had become chaos.

And the boys weren't helping matters.