Chapter 8

Suyin was waiting for them at the prison when they got there. They gave her the good news before they went inside. Lin had never seen her sister so relieved. She knew that Suyin was so worried and had been afraid of the verdict.

Once they checked in at the desk and took off all anything metal, they almost ran to Kuvira's room. The guard saw them coming and knocked on Kuvira's door "looks like you've got company" the guard smiled.

"Who is it?' Bataar asked the guard. "I think you mean who isn't here" the guard laughed.

"Bataar, what's going on?" Kuvira asked clearly nervous.

Before Bataar could answer, Korra, Lin and the gang walked into the room while Suyin remained in the hall.

"Hello Kuvira. We have come with good news. The plea bargin we talked about last night has been approved. You both only must serve six months to a year in prison including the time you already spent in here. So technically you could be out in as little as four and a half months from now." Korra beamed.

"I don't know what to say. Thank you so much. I won't disappoint you." Kuvira assured.

"I know you won't." Korra agreed.

"Thank you Korra." Bataar stated.

"You both are very welcome. Bataar, Suyin is in the hall and she wants to speak to you." Korra informed him though she noticed Kuvira tense at the mention of Suyin's name.

"So, what will happen now is that as soon as you are better, you and Bataar will be moved to a platinum cell. I have arranged for the two of you to stay together. You will be confined to the cell unless Lin, Asami or myself come to escort you wherever it is we must go. You will be working with Future Industries while you are technically serving prison time even though you will most likely only be in your cell in the evenings on most days. I will make sure keep you busy. After you finish serving your time, you will be free on the condition you continue to work with Future Industries for five years. Or longer as Asami mentioned this morning. Bataar will be leading the engineering team and you will be head of operations. They are both top paid positions, so as far as I'm aware you will probably be making at least four times than what Mako here makes each." Korra noted.

Out in the hall Suyin embraced her son as soon as he walked out of the room. "How are you Mother?" Bataar asked.

"I am as well as I can be right now." Suyin admitted.

"How is Kuvira doing?" Suyin asked biting her bottom lip in apprehension.

"I don't know. Some days she looks better and can keep food down and other days she can't eat anything. Her wounds are almost fully healed which is a relief because Kya was at her wits end. She scolded Kuvira. She told her that she didn't do all that work to save her for her to around and feel sorry for herself. I think that snapped her out of it. She is still depressed a lot of the time, but it isn't as severe as it was. It's no longer negatively affecting her health which is a relief. She said Kuvira will be off bedrest in a few days. Kya told us that Kuvira still needs to stay here for another month, but she will at least be able to get up and move around." Bataar declared.

"That's good to hear. I have up at night sick with worry. Do you think she will ever acknowledge me again? It would make me happy if she would just look at me." Suyin teared. "Mother, I honestly don't know. If she does, I don't think it would be for a long time. I know Aunt Lin told you that Kuvira couldn't be more like you if you had given birth to her. The only major difference between the two of you that I see is the way you express your emotions. You have always been very emotional and people can easily tell how you are feeling. Kuvira on the other hand has always been good at controlling her emotions, except for now that is. This issue between the two of you has turned her into an emotional wreck. I've never seen her act this way. She is usually so calm and reserved about everything. Finding ways to comfort her has been challenging to say the least. I have even started discussing the wedding with her." Bataar told Suyin.

"What are you two planning?" Suyin asked looking hopeful that maybe such an occasion would improve their relationship.

"She doesn't want a wedding. She wants it to be just the two of us and a few witnesses. To be honest with you, I just want to be able to call her my wife. Having a wedding isn't important to me and I'm not going to force her into it for other peoples' sake." Bataar affirmed.

"I understand. I just want the two of you to be happy even if I would like you to have a big wedding. Kuvira would look so beautiful in a wedding dress." Suyin uttered.

"I know…. she never was one to dress up. She has always been more athletic, but I have never known anyone so intelligent. She is probably almost as good an engineer as me. She's read all my books and has even created some of her own designs which I must say are pretty impressive." Bataar beamed.

Suyin could tell her son was so much happier now that Kuvira was getting better. She also felt relieved. She was so afraid they were going to lose her. At least she was getting better. That alone brought a smile to her face.