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Groaning she pulled herself from the stagnant water. Trembling fingers hovered over her injured ankle, afraid to know the extent. It could not carry her weight, and the water here would not bend to her will.

Slowly she edged her way across the shallow puddle only to meet solid wall. She tried again and again, each time finding only uncooperative earth in her way.

She was trapped.

Overhead the telltale click of Koh's feet crept closer. Helpless without her bending, Katara wished she'd listened to Zuko and learned to wield a weapon.

If she survived this, she promised she would.