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The pain ended as abruptly as it'd begun; his vile presence slithering from her like a corpse's stale breath. A putrid smell lingered, filling her nose and souring her tastebuds. It was the smell of decay, of death - of Koh.

She vomited.

"I assume your help comes with a cost?"

Gold eyes bore into hers, elbows resting leisurely on his knees. He was no longer reclining. She scowled, dragging a shaking arm across her mouth.

An amused snort. "State your terms then, Fire Lord."

"You will leave Zuko's body, heal his splintered soul and reunite it with his flesh, immediately."