Note: Short chapter- sorry! Always- thanks for the reviews, follows, etc.

"I'm very glad you could make it here. I know it was rather short notice of you, but we're very grateful," Unalaq said.

"Eh… It's my job," Tikivik said.

Tikivik tossed her short, unruly hair and shrugged as Unalaq guided her through the palace halls and to Korra's bedroom. He knocked on Korra's door before entering. Korra got up and greeted Tikivik who waved Korra's hand away and placed her doctor's bag on the bureau. She took out a bowl and went into the bathroom to fill her bowl. When she came out, she tilted her head and looked at Unalaq.

"If you mind Chief Unalaq, but I am fairly sure that the Avatar would like some privacy for her examination," Tikivik said.

Unalaq's eyes opened wide as he blushed.

"That is no problem," Unalaq said.

Unalaq quickly left and closed her bedroom door. Korra backed up against a wall and stared at Tikivik.

"Just lie down on your bed. This shouldn't take much time," Tikivik said.

Korra looked at her healer who grabbed some water and a towel. She listened to Tikivik and lay down on her bed. She breathed deeply and closed her eyes as she saw Tikivik ready the water in her hand and examine her.

"Relax, Qilaq told me already," Tikivik said.

Korra opened her eyes and cocked her eyebrow as she looked at Tikivik who sat at the edge of the bed and holding the bowl of water.

"What? She told you? Did she make you come here?" Korra said.

"No. I was already scheduled to go here, but I had a little rundown with your boyfriend. He's fine," Tikivik said.

"Do I need to be worried about him?" Korra said.

"Nope. He just had a knife wound, but I took care of it. Lift your shirt up and take a deep breath. I'm going to check on the baby."

Tikivik ran her cool hand over Korra's stomach and nodded to herself. Tikivik bent the water back into her bowl and wiped her wet hands over her white coat.

"The baby is doing really well… but are you feeling well?" Tikivik asked.

"I'm fine. Well… I mean… I can't eat a lot right now, and I get tired really easily. That's all I can think of," Korra said.

"That's pretty normal. A few more weeks and that will go away. Just make sure you're eating well. Get rest. Don't go crazy," Tikivik said.

"Sounds like something I can do," Korra said.

Tikivik went back to empty the water and put the bowl back in her bag. She reached inside and took out a few envelopes.

"I have these labeled for you, but they're just teas and herbal remedies for you to take. Ginger tea to ease the morning sickness and some herbs that should help the baby grow. Other than that, I have nothing else," Tikivik said.

"Thanks," Korra said.

Tikivik shook her head and placed her hands on hips.

"Look, I have no business in how you conduct yourself, but you're going to have to tell your uncle soon about the little business going on in you. I'm going to tell him that you just ate something bad, but I can't keep covering you. It won't be for a while until you start to show, but it's better to tell him soon. I don't know. Your boyfriend seemed okay to me. Your uncle probably wouldn't hate him just because he got you pregnant… well not at first though," Tikivik said.

Tikivik shrugged again and left Korra in her room. Unalaq stood waiting in the corridor outside of Korra's room.

"What's going on?" Unalaq said.

"She's just ate something bad. That's all. She should be okay after she takes the medicine I gave her," Tikivik said.

"Ahh… That's a relief. Her parents would be upset if they heard something happened to her," Unalaq said.

"Yeah… Well, I'm always around to take another look if the sickness reoccurs," Tikivik said.

"Thank you very much again," Unalaq said.

Unalaq shook Tikivik's hand before the palace guards escorted her outside. Unalaq knocked on Korra's door and opened it slowly. Korra sat on the edge of her bed rubbing her stomach. Unalaq smiled and entered her room.

"I hear that you just have a little bug. That is good to hear," Unalaq said.

"Yeah… nothing huge," Korra said.

Unalaq sat beside Korra and hugged her.

"It's will almost be a year since you've moved here. I'm very happy that you came here," Unalaq said.

"Me too," Korra said.

Korra fidgeted around in her bed as she held onto the envelopes of tea. She contemplated then what she should do and what Tikivik told her.

"Uncle…" Korra said.

"What is it Korra?" Unalaq said.

Korra breathed deep and held her breath before exhaling. She heard the pounding of her heart- so hard she could feel it throughout her body. Her throat dried and tightened as she struggled to formulate the words in her mind.

"Let's say that hypothetically… hypothetically… that what I have isn't a stomach flu or whatever… what would you think?" Korra said.

"I would say we need a better healer," Unalaq said.

"Well what if she's actually really good… but she said something else…" Korra said.

"What are you trying to say Korra? That the healer lied to us?" Unalaq said.

"No! Not that. I mean… not intentionally."

"Korra, what are you trying to say? I'm fairly confused."

"Uncle… this is going to sound crazy… and please don't hate me."

"Hate you? What's going on Korra?"

"Uncle… the reason why I'm sick… It's not because I've got some stomach thing…"

Korra pounded at her chest and gripped the envelopes of tea tightly.

"I'm pregnant," Korra said.

"Ahh… you could have just told me," Unalaq said.

Korra's eyes watered as she looked at her uncle who grabbed the envelopes from her hand and nodded as he read the labels. He stroked Korra's back and held her close to his shoulder where she cried.

"It's all right," Unalaq said.

"How can you say that? Aren't you upset?" Korra said.

Unalaq sighed and grasped Korra's arms.

"I am only upset that you didn't tell me the truth sooner," Unalaq said.

"Don't you want to know anything else?" Korra said.

"In due time," Unalaq said.

"Please… don't tell anyone…"

"I have no reason to tell anyone. I'm sure we will come up with a solution on how to take care of things. It probably will not be easy, but you have a child to consider now."

Korra nodded and hugged her uncle.

"Thank you so much," Korra said.

Unalaq patted Korra's back and laughed softly.

"This does explain your constant disappearances at night and in the morning," Unalaq said.

"Wait? You knew I was missing all those times?" Korra said.

"Call it intuition, but mainly I did some investigating after Desna told me someone had been sneaking in and out of the palace. Then there was the man I couldn't identify at your birthday party… Iluq really liked him," Unalaq said.

"She told you about him?" Korra said.

"Only that he was very kind. He must have a very special influence on people because that was the first time Iluq had spoken to me in quite some time without it being a bunch of riddles."

"Nothing else?"

"He's very much a mystery to me."

"Well, Iluq knows him."

"She does? And Desna?"

"No. Just Iluq."

Unalaq scratched his hair and hugged Korra again.

"Please don't hide anything else from me. I'm here to be someone you can trust to talk about anything with. When Katara and your parents first sent me a letter about your situation, I was very much worried about you. Not because the world depends on you, but because your parents, Katara, myself, and just about everyone you know cares very much about how you are doing and how you feel," Unalaq said.

Unalaq smiled and put his arm around Korra.

"I'm always here to talk to. There's nothing that you could say to me that would make me think any less of you," Unalaq said.

"Thank you very much," Korra said.

"Now… maybe someday soon you'll invite this young man of yours to dinner so I can meet him."

Korra laughed and smiled widely.