The Bei Fongs mourned two innocent victims: Tom-Tom and Ty-Lee. All the time, Sokka was tormented by feelings of guilt and shame. He hated himself.
Sokka's father urged him to control his feelings, like a man. It was Sokka's duty to be brave, and comfort the rest of his family.
"Do you think, Sokka, that I do not suffer also?" asked Hakoda. "No one could love a child more than I loved your brother."
The sight of Sokka's sorrowing family was more than he could bear. He kept away from them as much as he could.
"Now misery has come home." said Suki.
He spent hours in his boat, alone. How could he end his misery?
But Sokka had to stay alive, to protect his family from the creature. The thought of it made him grind his teeth. He dreamed of hunting and killing it.
[erhaps exercise would calm Sokka's mind. He set off for the high mountains.
For days, Sokka climbed high into the valley and across the glacier. He was exhausted, but at peace, too tired to worry.
The mountains were immense, magnificent, awe-inspiring. They made Sokka think about Roku, and forget the terrible Creature. But then he spied a fearsome figure bounding toward him across the ice!
"Devil! Do you dare approach me? Begone, or stay, that I may trample you to dust! Oh, if only I could restore those victims you have so diabolically murdered!" exclaimed Sokka.
"I expected this reception. All men hate the wretched, and I am miserable beyond all living things!" exclaimed the Creature.
The Creature, like Sokka, had found refuge in the wild, remote mountains. Sokka cursed the Creature in fury, but the Creature was just as angry with him.
"The tortures of Koh are too mild a sentence for thy crimes!" cursed Sokka.
"Remember that I am thy creature! I was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous!" replied the Creature.
The Creature blamed his own murderous behavior on Sokka's unkindness. If only the Creature had been loved and cared for, he would haved loved Sokka in return.
"Let your compassion be moved, and do not disdain me." said the Creature.
Then the Creature began his tale.