Chapter 5

As they walked through the portal to return to Republic City, they talked about their plans for the next few days. After a lot of self-reflection, Asami began to understand where Korra was coming from. It will not be easy to forgive Kuvira, but just as she worked to forgive her father, she will try to do the same with her. Korra had reminded her to think about the Kuvira who had risked her life to save Korra's father, Tonraq and Korra from the Red Lotus. The same woman who worked so hard to track down Aiwei and helped the wounded. The person she was before power and greed consumed her, the person that had come back. Remembering Kuvira this way allowed her to separate the person who killed her father and the real person hiding behind a mask of strength and ferocity.

"There is a council meeting tomorrow afternoon. We are supposed to discuss Kuvira's upcoming trial and I think you should come." Korra suggested.

"I don't know. I am not an elected official and I am not the Avatar, I don't know if I will be welcomed in the meeting." Asami told her.

"Come on I'm the Avatar and I'm inviting you. I've never played this card, but remember that I technically have the power to remove Reiko from office even if he won't admit it. I definitely have the power to have Kuvira and Bataar pardoned. It was your idea to have Bataar and Kuvira work at Future Industries as part of their sentence. They should hear what you have to say. Kuvira is responsible for your father's death, and if you are willing to work with her than I don't see what anyone else's problem is. Anyway, I was the one who originally destroyed the city when I left the Spirit Portals open and the Spirit Wilds started growing downtown, not to mention the vines that are growing everywhere. Kuvira just wrecked a few buildings." Korra teased.

"Okay your Avatarness, you win, I'll come." Asami mocked as Korra stuck her tongue out.

"Oh, very classy Korra."

"Hahahahahaha!" They both laughed.

"So do you think Kuvira is still refusing to talk to Suyin?" Asami asked.

"No! You should have seen her face when Suyin walked into the room after she woke up. She looked like she saw an evil spirit. Even I felt her body tense through the floor. I think it is going to take a lot to bring those two together again. I love Suyin, she is a good friend, but after Kuvira and Bataar told me what her upbringing was like, I am surprised Kuvira was civil with Suyin."

"That is pretty messed up! How did Suyin take it?" Asami questioned.

"She is devastated to put it mildly! Before Kuvira even woke up, Kya had to kick her out of the room because she was wailing over the poor girl. To tell you the truth, I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes. It was a very depressing sight. I mean, I feel bad for Suyin, but she brought this upon herself. She could have prevented this from happening. And then when Kuvira woke up, the look on Suyin's face when Kya told her she couldn't go back in the room because Kuvira didn't want to see her was shocking. I have never seen Suyin cry. Now she is a train wreck, she keeps losing control of herself. Anyway, I want to stop by at the prison hospital to see how Kuvira's holding up. I guess I will see you tomorrow. "

"Korra wait…would it be okay if I tagged along?" Asami asked, not sure if she made the right decision.

"I don't see why not, if you are sure you're up to it." Korra clearly supprised that Asami wanted to see Kuvira this soon after everything happened.

As they walked toward the prison, they noticed how damaged Republic City is. Korra made a game of counting the damage she was responsible for and they Kuvira's damage. It surprised Asami, that Korra was right, next to her, the damage that Kuvira caused looked like mere child's play.

As they reached the prison, Asami couldn't help but feel nervous. She was about to face her father's killer and even though she knew that the person who killed was gone the body of the person was still there.

"Are you sure you want to do this? It's okay if you're not ready." Korra cautioned.

"No, the sooner I do this the sooner I can move on." Asami asserted.

As they walked into the prison, they checked in at the front desk. They had to remove anything metal. Even though there no way Kuvira was anywhere near strong enough to bend, they had to follow protocol. It had only been two weeks since Kuvira woke up and Korra just hoped she was doing better.

When they reach Kuvira's room, Korra knocked on the door. Even though there was a guard posted outside the door, it just seemed like the polite thing to do. Just a second they heard a male voice announced.

As Bataar Jr. opened the door, he smiled as soon as he saw who it was. When he saw Asami, he looked worried. Before he could say anything "Asami is just here to talk to Kuvira, she is not here to start accusing her of her past crimes" Korra reassured.

"Okay Korra, I trust you." Bataar conceded.

"Love, you have some visitors."

Kuvira smiled when she saw Korra, but when she realized it was Asami behind her, she began to tear. Before she could start crying Asami went up to her and put her hand on Kuvira's arm "I am so sorry for what I did to you" Kuvira sobbed.

"Kuvira I was angry with you at first, but after talking to Korra, I realized that it wasn't you who killed my father, it was the Great Uniter and even though you shared the same body at one point, she no longer exists. I am not ready to forgive you, but I do want us to try to work past this. My father was in jail because he was fighting with the Equalists and when I turned against, he tried to kill me. I was able to forgive him because after a while, I realized that it even my father tried to kill me, he wasn't the man who raised me. My mother was killed by benders when I was young and afterwards, my father blamed all benders for the violence. It got to the point where it consumed him. His need for revenge turned into a disease. The two of you are a lot alike. You both had traumatic experience that altered you lives and lead you to do things you wouldn't have done otherwise and I just wanted you to that I understand." Asami explained though she didn't know if Kuvira was weeping out of relief or sadness.

"Thank you, I don't deserve this" was all Kuvira was able to say.

"Thank you, Asami. I know this isn't easy for you." Bataar choked.

Asami didn't answer, she put her arms around Kuvira and then Bataar, in a way to seal a pact. As she released her embrace Korra started "We also came here to discuss the council meeting that is taking place tomorrow. I am going to plead your case before the council and the world leaders. Asami came up with a possible solution. Tomorrow, she is going to suggest that you work off your sentence assisting in the redesign of Republic City's infrastructure. I know, I can convince Tenzin and Wu to agree and I have some information that may convince Reiko. Not to mention I am the Avatar, but I try not to play that card."

Bataar felt a lump in his throat and Kuvira sat there with her mouth open. They couldn't believe it. The Avatar and Asami, the woman whose father Kuvira killed, advocating for them. She didn't know what to say. She was too shocked to say anything.

After overcoming the initial shock Kuvira and Bataar both thanked them. "We will stop by tomorrow after the council meeting to give you an update. We have to get going because it is getting late and you need to rest." Korra informed them.

As Korra and Asami walked out of the prison "so how do you feel?" Korra asked. "Honestly much better than I thought I would. I know it's too soon, but I no longer think that forgiving her is an impossibility. I saw absolutely no sign of the Great Uniter. All I saw was the real Kuvira." Asami shared beaming at Korra.

"So are you going to Air Temple Island or do you want to spend the night at my place? You would be able to talk to Wu. Not to mention Bolin and Mako will be anxious to see us." Asami Asked. "Good point. Okay, I will stay at your place tonight. It's a good thing I made sure I left an outfit for tomorrow at you house before we went on vacation. I had a feeling something like this would happen. I will radio Tenzin when we get to your place to let him know we're back.