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She jumped, her ankle giving out under her weight. Searing pain shot through her as she splashed across the puddle, desperate to put distance between her and Koh, although she knew it was pointless. There was nowhere to run.

Her breath caught with each sharp, throbbing heartbeat in her ankle. The pain made her thoughts fuzzy and she fought to focus. She needed her wits if she was going to survive this.

As the clicking of Koh's feet sounded overhead, Katara realized something very important. It was someone else in the inky blackness of the pit, standing just behind her.