Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


Katara bristled under his accusing look. "If you'd done what you were supposed to-"

"You mean kill Ozai."

"Yes."

Aang turned away, watching the sun slip from the blood red sky. "I chose mercy," His voice was quiet. "And in doing so… failed; as Avatar I failed to restore balance and now…" His shoulders sagged.

Her hands trembled as she held them to her chest.

"Now you understand the price of keeping peace. Balancing the needs of just two nations drove you to act rashly, indirectly starting another war." Aang sighed. "Imagine the difficulty of balancing the entire world's needs."