Chapter 7
Good luck
'Dear Korra,
That's my girl! It sounds like everything is going very well for you up north. It makes your mother and I very happy to know that. We've been worried about you, but like the strong Water Tribe woman that you are, you've adjusted well. I'm sure you've taken all of your exams by now, but good luck anyways. I don't doubt that you'll have more of them in the future, so you can spread it to those ones. I also don't doubt that you're taking good care of yourself, but keep up your combat as much as you can.
Asami sounds like a wonderful person. I'm glad that you've made such a great friend already. I'm sure we will get to meet her someday. Don't let her slip away from you – she sounds like a great catch! Speaking of catch, you should have seen the tiger seals that Naga got us the other day. They were huge! We were starting to get worried about our food reserves, but that find will keep the whole village fed for quite some time. Naga got a little scuffled up, but your mom healed her right away. I wish I could have sent you some of the meat from the hunt, but we've got plenty for you when you come back home. Sorry there isn't a package this time, but we did put a few more yuans in this letter for you.
It's interesting to read your theory on the Avatar. The White Lotus has reported a few more potential Water Benders that they found in the Swamplands, but upon testing, none of them proved to be the Avatar. Master Katara was very interested in this portion of your letter, though. When I told her about your pooling energy idea, she requested to read the letter (I guess I couldn't explain it as well as you could). I hope you don't mind. She asked how you knew those details, but I told her that you're really into the whole 'Avatar' thing and Bending in general and have read everything you can on the Avatars of the past. I'm not sure she believed me, though I would think it would be obvious, given how much you loved her stories as a child, but in any case, I'm sure all of the books and scrolls start to merge together with common information. She'll probably want to talk to you about this when you come back. Just a few more weeks until we get to see you. The whole village is excited.
We are hoping to arrange a ship to come get you for your between-semesters break. We've been talking with some of the sailors about their trading routes to see if any of them are around Yue Bay when your vacation comes. We haven't found anyone yet, but we will keep looking. If none of the current voyages stop near the City, then we will at least come up to visit you for a week or so. We won't be able to make two trips though, so you wouldn't be able to return to the village with us. But after the year is over, you'll definitely get to come back for a while.
We will keep in touch with you about everything. Master Katara asked me to let her know if you discover any more information about the Avatar during your studies that could be useful. With the tension that's starting to rise in Republic City, it's important that we try to figure out who the Avatar is or at least prepare ourselves to handle the situation without an Avatar. I've been hearing strange reports of smallscale gatherings that are starting to show up in the City from our Southern Water Tribe representative on the United Republic Council. You're the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to this stuff with everything that you've read, so if you find any clues, let us know. In the meantime, focus on your schoolwork and keep safe.
Love Always,
Dad'