The four made for an interesting traveling party. While Sokka led the way and tried to find a decent place to camp, Katara and Aang kept trying to find new and inventive ways to get Terra to spill the secrets of her past, earth bending or to reveal how she had survived the vicious attack. While Terra was eager to talk about some subjects, some of the others caused her to pause or search desperately for ways to change the conversation. By the time night fell, they had just managed to create a habitable camp and an edible, if not delectable, supper.

"More of this mess again?" Katara asked looking down at her bowl in disgust before swallowing a spoonful. It wasn't that it was bad, only that she was quickly getting bored of the simple traveling fare. She missed the feasts that they had enjoyed while visiting the water temple, or the food they'd enjoyed the last time they had visited Omashu.

"Hey, I don't see you volunteering to cook," Sokka said between mouthfuls as he devoured the contents of his bowl and proceeded to fish more out of the pot.

Aang laughed "What do you think, Terra?", he said as he glanced over at the small girl and was greeted by a terrifying sight, she had already polished off five bowls and was still going strong. Sokka and Katara looked over in awe.

"Umm, don't hurt yourself," Sokka said before yawning, stretching his arms broadly over his head. "I think I'm ready for bed." He turned and crawled into the small tent, snuggling in his warm sleeping bag. The others nodded and each headed for their own beds, Katara shared the tent with her brother and Aang laid down in the folds of Abba's soft fur, but he couldn't sleep.

Who was she? And how had she avoided the disaster? He watched her tent. Despite her claims that she preferred to sleep under the open sky they'd convinced her to stretch a small mud brown tent that hardly looked big enough for one person. The more he thought about her silence the more agitated he became. He still didn't know if she was going to teach him earth bending or not.

The flap of the tent moved and he watched Terra emerge and then disappear into the night. Running away? Aang quickly dismissed that as an option. She'd left all of her stuff, he looked over and saw that Sokka and Katara were still sleeping peacefully and then followed her out into the night. He walked quietly trying to avoid detection. She was sitting peacefully on a rock and Aang was hidden skillfully behind a pile of rocks where she couldn't see him.

"I know you're there," Terra said, deliberately not looking at the pile of rocks.

"huh, how'd you guess?"

"I didn't have to guess. I could feel you from a hundred yards away. Every step you take is echoed through the earth and I can feel it."

"Earth bending?"

Terra nodded. "It's easy if you think about it like that. You should try it."

Aang smiled eagerly, an earth bending lesson. Katara was right. "How do I do it?"

"Just focus on the earth's energy and let it flow through you. Think of yourself as an extension of the earth and feel the vibrations of the living things."

They both sat quietly as Aang concentrated. She made it sound so easy but he couldn't feel a thing.

"It's easier if some part of you is in contact with the earth," Terra suggested. "I can do it now with out being in contact with the earth…but it's still easier." She took her socks and shoes off and walked out a few steps. "Once you get good enough you can feel different people. Makes it easier to look for people that you're searching for."

Aang watched her for a second and then followed her lead, removing his socks and shoes and walking barefoot after her. He followed her every movement but could still feel nothing. Aang glanced over at her. Terra's brow was furrowed as she concentrated and her body seemed to glow faintly, but after a few moments she gave up and looked up to the stars.

"Who are you looking for?"

"No one in this world," Terra said sadly, looking out past the stars and wondering if somewhere he was looking at the same stars and thinking of her.