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"Who told you?" He asked, his thumb caressing her fingers gently.

She smiled. "You did. I read the letter." She was jarred to an abrupt halt. Zuko stood motionless, staring at her. "Zuko?"

He didn't answer. Instead his free hand reached out to inspect her necklace. The same one she'd always worn. "Your mother's."

"My mother's," she repeated, recalling the specific instruction regarding the letter. "Not Aang's."

Several minutes passed before he spoke, his voice rough. "Why?"

Katara couldn't answer that.

"Do you still love him?"

She couldn't answer that either.

After a moment Zuko let go of her hand.