After we were several hundred miles away from the North Pole, I took my furs and stuffed into my bag of clothing, which also continued the bag of food. I ended up eating all of my food supply before I remembered that I needed all that food for the whole journey. I was tired, worn out, hungry, crabby, and wanted to sleep. I leaned against Katra and muttered, "Let's land. We can continue later." Then she thought, Uh, Yue, does any of this land look familiar to you? I looked around and said, "No, why?" I don't recognize it either. I frowned, pressed my hand against my necklace and said, "Yue, protect me." I glanced down at an empty meadow, pointing, said, "Land there. I'll go see if I can find out where we are." We landed and, stretching on my tiptoes, whispered, "Katra, go hide. I'll call you with the whistle should I ever need your help, buddy." She nodded and thought, But Yue, the moon spirit wanted us to stay together. I paused and said, "Right. Ok, I walk, you fly. Just land when I stop walking." Katra agreed to my new plan, much better than she did to the first plan.
I kept walking, but then Katra insisted that we fly inside. I agreed and almost fell asleep. I closed my eyes and then slept for a few seconds and then woke up when I was jolted, the way I always was when we landed. I grabbed my bag, yanked out my staff, which I could adjust to carrying size, and I walked toward the two girls, keeping my staff angled in a defensive pose. The girl in the wheelchair said, "How did you get that dragon?" I glanced at Katra and said, "I found her egg when I was two and she's stayed with me ever since." Both girls nodded and then the girl in the wheelchair said, "Hello." I grinned and said, "Hello." The girl in the wheelchair said, "I'm Nessarose, but you can call me Nessa." I took a deep breath and said, "My name is Yue, I was named for the hero of my village, no, my nation, she was the Water Tribe Princess, just like me." Then the green girl sized me up and said, "I'm Elphaba Thropp." I motioned to the two girls and asked, "Are you, sisters?" Elphaba and Nessa nodded. I sighed and murmured, "I don't have any brothers or sisters—but it just might be some weird quirk that's part of who I am. I know." Elphaba and Nessa said, "What?" I grinned and said, "I can hear my dragon's thoughts, it's called impressing." They nodded and Nessa wheeled off to their home. I whispered, "Katra, go hide." My dragon did and I followed Elphaba.
I learned I could stay in Elphaba's room, but I got out of bed, when we both heard screaming coming from Nessa's room. I ran over to her, cheating using my Airbending, and knelt down beside her. "What happened?" She whimpered and said, "My hand hurts." "Let me see it." Nessa shook her head and I said, "Nessa, where I come from, I am a Master Healer—since I was ten years old—normally it should have taken me my whole life—but—can you keep a secret?" Nessa nodded, still crying, and I said, "I'm the Avatar—master of all four elements—water, earth, fire, and air—plus a few extra—sand, metal, and lightning." I pulled out my water skin, pulled some water out, twirled it until my hand glowed, and pressed against the injured hand.
Elphaba arrived and said, "Nessa, I'll go get a doctor." I turned to Elphaba and said, "That won't be necessary." Elphaba stared at me and I said, "Nessa, show your sister your hand." Elphaba ran to Nessa's side. Elphaba grabbed Nessa's injured hand and flipped it over, studying it intently. Elphaba looked at me and I said, "I healed her—master healer and all that jazz—plus—can you keep a secret too?" Elphaba nodded and I said, "Being the Avatar—master of all four elements—water, earth, fire, and air—plus a few extra—sand, metal, and lightning."