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He'd offered her no sage advice, no wisdom of the elders to help her through her predicament, and yet he'd given her exactly what she needed - a respite.

Arctic wolves howled in the distance, their voices carried by the chilly southern wind as she sat beside her father in silence, cherishing this unmarred land of her childhood. Koh was still at large, war still loomed and of course there was now her romantic turmoil. Still, as they trekked back to the village Katara felt rejuvenated.

She was Katara, Master Waterbender. She'd won one war; she'd win this one too.