Author's Note:
Dear Reader, I'm glad that you stay tuned like this for every chapter (I'm actually wondering how you manage this without a story alert, don't you have a live? ;) ). Well, English is not my native language too, so maybe I'm not the best example for written English… I just wanted to thank you this way, I don't know who you are, but you seem to like writing reviews. I appreciate that, I like explaining things that might be unclear. When I write a story/ chapter I ever doubt myself if it was good or if it even made sense and when no reviews come I'm ever like 'Holy shit! They don't like it, no, they don't!' (you see my hands hyperventilating, don't you?), so again Thank you, reviews are pretty rare, you know?
After a few days she had fully recovered. One morning she wandered off the beach and towards the hills behind. Hakoda saw her go and thought she would leave permanently. First he was sad, he looked at the ground and wondered about what he had done to make her go. Then he ran up to her, his breath shaking when he was eventually up to her. She turned to him, surprise plastering all over her face. "Hakoda.", she said simply, slightly worried about what might could have happened that made him run so fast. He took her arm and said while gasping "Don't … go… you… please… don't...". Quietly she hugged him tightly. So they stood for a while, enclosed in each others arms, afraid to loose the other one if they let go.
After what seemed like an eternity he broke away still holding her arms, "I cannot afford to loose someone I love. Again.". She would have laughed, but there was this sincere tone in his voice, that forbid her to even dare a try. Instead she answered, "I cannot too, so you better watch out with all your fighting against the Fire Nation.".
Slowly they walked back to the camp. At it's border she stopped suddenly, "Ah, I forgot something I wanted to do before I return.". He looked at her questioningly, "And what would that be?", without wasting another word she leaned in and kissed him.
Back in the camp they saw that the spies Hakoda had sent out returned, a ship was on it's way towards them. Hakoda gave a signal and the men all started to prepare for the battle in a well known routine.
Toreth and Hakoda returned to their tent and did so too.
"You stay away from the fight. You stay here, whatever happens out there."
"No, I'm not. If you're in danger I want to be there to help you.", she put on a pair of what looked like wooden plates for her arms. He stared at her for a moment.
"Where did you get those?"
"What?"
"Those.. whatever they are.", he pointed to the plates.
"Oh… those. I made them.", and as she saw that he did not understand her she added, "I let them grow out of plants I found around her."
"oh." , and as she saw that he still stared at her like somewhat marvel, "Where do you think I get my clothes from? From the local wood tailor?".
Toreth was really thankful when one of the man entered and asked, "Chief, ready? We gotta go."