Korra groaned and forced her eyes open. As her surroundings came into focus, she realized she was not in her room. It looked familiar, but it took her a moment to recognize it as her room in Zaofu. She closed her eyes and sighed, tilting her head back. Just as she settled, however, the sense of falling overtook her. She gasped and sat up, clutching at her covers. Her body immediately protested, pain lancing through her limbs. She grabbed her shoulder to ease the throbbing and looked around the empty room.

Asami. Where's Asami? What if….no. Don't think it. She tried to swing her legs over the side of the bed. She managed to lift up slightly, but it felt like there was a lead weight attached to her feet. Another flash of memory. The sound of the cage banging against the cavern floor. The crunch of her legs. Asami's scream for her. Tentatively, she reached down and pressed a hand against her thigh. She sighed with relief when she could feel the touch.

Korra flung the sheets aside. Her panic subsided a little when she saw that she at least still had legs. Both of her legs, from her feet to just under her knee, were wrapped in bandages. She tried to wiggle her toes and bit back a scream. Her heart pounded, and she clutched at the bedsheets.

"Hello?" she called. Her voice was hoarse, her throat dry. She cleared her throat and tried again. "Hello? Is anyone out there?" She heard footsteps thunder down the hallway. The door slid open, revealing Asami. She stood there a moment and stared at Korra.

"You're awake."

Hearing Asami's voice made her heart ache. "You're alive." Her voice broke. Her arms shook as she tried to lift herself from the bed. She wanted to hold Asami, even if she knew she had no hope of standing. The movement spurred Asami into action, however. She crossed the room in a few quick strides. Asami wrapped her arms around Korra and buried her face in Korra's neck. Korra gripped her tightly. She tried to say something, but only managed a sob. Tears flowed down her cheeks no matter how hard she tried to keep them back.

"I was so scared when I saw the cage drop," Asami murmured. "I thought I'd lost you."

"The last thing I remembered was Zaheer attacking you." Korra paused to draw in a shuddery breath. "When I woke up and didn't see you here…" She let the rest of the words die out. Asami pressed a kiss against the side of her cheek, and then another, and another. She trailed kisses across Korra's face until their lips met. Korra kissed her deeply, threading her fingers in Asami's hair to guide her closer. She moved her free hand to wrap around Asami's waist, but gasped as the pain returned. Asami pulled away.

"Korra, I'm so sorry. You're hurt, I shouldn't have-"

Korra leaned up and stole a quick kiss. "Don't apologize. We'll just have to be careful for a little while." She laced her fingers with Asami's and tugged her close. "Thank you for rescuing me."

Asami gave a small smile. "I told you if you didn't come back, I'd find you."

Korra tugged again so that Asami sat down on the bed next to her. "I never doubted."

"Korra?" Korra looked to the doorway to see her father standing there with tears in his eyes. "Thank the ancestors." Asami moved aside so that he could kneel beside her and carefully pull her into his arms.

She gave a weak hug back. "Father? What are you doing here?"

Tonraq pulled away enough to look into Korra's eyes. "I got word from Su that you were captured. I was going to bring a whole army with me." He smiled and ruffled her hair. "But when I got here it seems that someone already had saved you." He turned to Asami. "Thank you for bringing my daughter back."

Asami blushed and nodded. Korra reached over and took Asami's hand giving it a gentle squeeze. Tonraq raised a brow and a smile tugged at his lips. "Well, it seems that knock to your head did some good."

Korra smiled and shook her head. "I had that figured out before any of this happened."

"Well, it's all for the better, then." Tonraq stood and smiled down at them. But his smile faded and he sighed, placing his hands on his hips like he always did when lost in thought. "We have Zaheer imprisoned here," he said, a dark shadow flickering across his face. "Though who knows how many of his followers are left, or if there are even more people out there stronger than him. Who did he answer to?" Tonraq walked over to the room's window and looked outside.

Asami glanced at Korra with a worried look. Korra shrugged and Asami glanced back to her father. "We don't know. We hoped you or Su would."

Tonraq glanced back and offered them another smile, though this one seemed less genuine. It did not stretch as far. "Yes, well, we shall figure that out, I suppose. It's nothing you two need to worry about anymore. You have both done so much." He walked over to Korra and took her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "I will come see you later. Rest now."

Tonraq shut the door as he left. With a groan, Korra lay back down. She felt Asami run a hand over her cheek. She sighed and leaned into the caress. "How are you feeling?" Asami asked.

"In pain," Korra said. Now that she had woken up, she could feel the throbbing ache of her body. Her legs were on fire. "I broke a lot of things, didn't I?"

Asami stroked the side of her head. "You shattered the bones in your legs, yes. But the healers were able to set everything properly. You should be able to begin walking in a couple months. You'll need to if you want to keep the strength in your legs."

"A couple months? Can't they just magic it back together right now?" Korra glanced up at Asami with a pitiful frown.

"That's not how magic works, according to Jinora." Asami leaned down and kissed her forehead again. "I'm going to fetch a healer and some food for you. Please try to stay awake."

"I'll try." Even as she spoke, Korra suppressed a yawn. "But I can't promise anything. I'm tired."

"You'll get a reward if you do." Asami grinned and gave her a wink.

Korra gave her a mock salute. "I'll do my best, ma'am."

Asami watched Korra's expression carefully. "Well, what do you think?" she asked.

"I don't know." Korra eyed the chair with a furrowed brow. "You and I don't have the best luck with inventions."

Asami bit her lip. The words sounded like a joke, but she knew better. Over the past few weeks, she had watched the light fade from Korra's smile. She had hoped this chair would help her regain some of her mobility, some of her pride. "I promise you that this is absolutely safe. I pushed Bolin around in it yesterday." Asami edged the chair a little closer. "Come on, I know you want to get out of this room."

Korra's expression darkened. "I don't know, Asami…"

"What's wrong?" Please talk to me.

Korra was quiet for a long moment. She would not meet Asami's eyes. "It's been weeks and I still can't even stand. I just...I hate the way people look at me. To have you pushing me around...it's embarrassing."

Asami held up a hand. "I actually thought of that." She sat down in the chair herself. "It might take some getting used to but…" She gripped both of the wheels and pushed, making the chair roll forward. "See? And if you push on one, you turn." She demonstrated by wheeling in a small circle.

Korra looked down at her hands. "I don't think I'm strong enough to push myself."

Asami gripped the wheels tightly, trying to keep herself from crying in frustration. "Well, why don't we try it here, in the room?" She had worked for so long on this, convinced that it would cheer up Korra. Instead, she seemed even worse off.

"I don't want to." Korra pulled her blanket up tightly around herself.

"Korra-"

"I don't want to, okay?" Korra snapped.

Asami took a breath to keep from yelling back. "Okay." Asami stood up from the chair. "Do you mind if I leave this in here? The workshop is getting a little crowded."

"That's fine," Korra mumbled.

Asami sat down on the edge of the bed. "Is there anything I can do?" She reached over to take Korra's hand.

"No." Korra moved her hand away, tucking it under the comforter. "I'm fine."

Asami's heart ached. Part of her wanted to pull Korra into her arms and hold her, the other part of her wanted to shake her until she got some kind of response. I'm losing her. Reluctantly she left the room. She closed the door behind her, leaving it slightly ajar in case Korra needed her. She was running out of projects to keep occupied. She sighed and leaned against the wall, searching her mind to think of something she could do.

A thud from Korra's room made her jump. She put her hand on the door knob, ready to burst in, but she held back. If she needs help she'll call me. Her ears strained as she tried to listen for any signs of distress. She heard Korra curse, followed a creaking sound. The chair. Is she trying the chair? Silently, she peered into Korra's room. Korra struggled to adjust herself in the wheeled chair. She reached down and grabbed her legs, moving them until they sat right. She panted a little, and leaned back with her eyes closed. Korra took a deep breath and gripped the wheels, pushing forward. The chair inched across the floor. Korra made it about half way before she stopped. Slowly a smile spread across her lips. Asami turned away before she was spotted, wiping at the tears in her eyes.

A/N Hey guys. We'll be taking a little break from updating this story. WE WILL BE POSTING MORE ONCE WE HAVE A HANDLE ON WHERE WE WANT TO GO. Don't worry we promise to finish it (and also Conflict Resolution at some point) As always you can come hang out with us on Saturday's at 5pm pacific time on the twitch channel Luraline. Keep an eye on my tumblr Sy-itha for updates on when this story will return ~Sy