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Suki found her kneeling in the dust, tears drying on her cheeks. Suki said nothing, offering simply the comfort of a shoulder to lean against. Quietly they watched the sunset until they were plunged into darkness.

"We should go."

Katara nodded wearily, the weight of her failure draining her desire to do anything. Zuko had waited for her; he'd waited for her in the crystal catacombs beneath Ba Sing Se, hesitant and full of hope, and again after the battle with Azula. And just like before she'd let her fears overwhelm her. She'd hesitated and let him slip away, again.