Zuko leaves shortly afterwards, unable to meet Toph's blind gaze when he knows she is right. The earthbender holds herself up straight until the door slams shut, sinking into her chair, head in her hands. Everything is still and quiet, pressing down on her.
There are far too many pressures; it feels like her life isn't her own sometimes. She's a single mother, and yet sometimes she doesn't even feel like that. Lin is growing up, and Toph isn't there.
Eyes wide, she slowly lifts her head from her hands.
Where the hell is Lin?