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The Next Chapters:Part Two

It was late morning at the South Pole. Chief Tonraq and his wife Senna were prepping their home for the arrival of their daughter and her friend Asami the following day. Korra requested they spend their time together in the family home closer to the edge of town instead of at the palace. It had been a few months since the couple had been in the old home, so a fair amount of work to needed to be done to freshen it up.

"So where do you want to put the girls?" Tonraq asked as he opened up the linen closet.

"Well, Korra is going to sleep in her room, obviously," Senna replied as she brushed past him with a broom.

"You don't think it will be cramped in there for two?"

"Two?"

The chief shrugged. "I assume they'll want to sleep together in the same room."

"We don't know that, Tonraq," Senna said, slowing her sweeping strokes.

"I thought we agreed we're going to support our daughter no matter what, remember?"

Senna picked up her pace, moving away from her husband. "Yes, no matter what, but we don't even know if there is a 'no matter what,' to support."

Tonraq poked his head out of the closet to look at his wife. "Huh?"

"We don't know if she's that way. So can we please err on the side of caution that she's not, so we don't accidentally embarrass our daughter over nothing?"

Tonraq sighed and nodded his head in agreement. He picked up the stack of blankets he had been collecting and headed towards the guest room.

Since receiving word that Korra was coming home, he and his wife had been butting heads about how to treat their daughter and her guest.

After Tonraq's visit with Katara he was ninety percent certain about his daughter being in a relationship with Asami. Then they received a call from Korra, saying she was coming down for a visit and bringing just Asami, which solidified his convictions.

The chief and his wife had even talked again about their daughter's possible relationship after that visit with Katara. Tonraq shared with Senna what the older woman had with him about different preferences being common among Avatars. Senna was the one to bring up the idea in the first place, yet she seemed just as uncomfortable now as she did when she initially mentioned it. He just didn't understand.

Tonraq heard the front door open and close followed by the sound of his daughter's voice.

"Mom, Dad, we're here!" Korra announced.

He made his way into the foyer to greet the girls. He heard his wife trailing not far behind him.

"Korra, you're here sooner than we expected."

His daughter grinned and shrugged before dropping her bag on the floor. She then moved in for a hug.

"We took Asami's airship, it's faster than the scheduled flight."

"Great, that means more time together," Tonraq said as he wrapped his large arms around her.

"It's so great to see you."

"It's great to see you too Dad."

Senna stepped forward and swooped in to grab Korra after she separated from her father. "Oh Korra," Senna murmured, burying her face into the crook of her daughter's neck.

"Hi Mom, it's good to be home."

Korra pulled away from her mother, who resisted at first, like she wasn't quite ready to let her go, then walked back beside Asami.

Tonraq took the cue and stepped forward extending his hand to the young woman.

"Asami, nice to see you again."

"Thank you for having me," Asami said as she recieved his hand. The engineer then reached down and picked up one of the bags she had brought and held it out to Senna. "I brought you some treats from the specialty deli I frequent in Republic City. Korra helped me pick out the things that are hard to come by out here."

Senna took the gift bag and smiled. "Oh, thank you. Welcome to our home."

"Why don't you girls drop off your bags and we can catch up?" Tonraq suggested.

Korra reached down grabbing her duffel and then swooped over and grabbed one of Asami's large suitcases.

"You pack too much," the Avatar said with a grin, heading in the direction of the bedrooms.

"It was hard to know what kind of clothes to pack for this weather," Asami rebutted as they disappeared into the home.

Senna and Tonraq watched the two girls leave.

"What do we get in there?" the chief asked trying to poke a finger into the bag.

His wife pushed the bag into his arms and headed out of the foyer. "I'm going to go get some tea started."

The late summer wind gently tugged on Tenzin's robes as he sat in the lotus position in the island's gazebo. A few days ago he had been sitting in the same spot, but with Korra by his side. They had just finished privately discussing in full the events with Kuvira in the desert.

"Tenzin, I'm going to tell my parents about Asami and me while we're in the south. When we get back, I'd like to go public with our relationship." Korra said, looking out to the calm ocean waters.

Tenzin suppressed the sigh he wanted to release at Korra's words. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't have reservations about you doing that. The world has not been the kindest to people in your... situation."

"Asami kinda warned me about that… but I don't want to lie. Especially after everything we've just been through."

"Korra, I don't want you to harbor too much guilt over lying about Kuvira. What should have happened, happened. Kuvira paid for her crimes. She gave up her bending, and in name and identity, died. The Earth Kingdom has the closure they need and those most connected to Kuvira have theirs. But I can see why you want to be as truthful as possible moving forward. Realistically, we don't have much of a choice, do we? You picked a woman with almost as high of a profile as your own. I will support you in any way that I can, but I must admit, these are uncharted waters for me."

"I don't really know what I am getting myself into with all of this. It wasn't until Asami that I was able to put a name on the feelings I was having. I've been unpopular enough already to realize I only care about how the important people in my life feel about me... You know, I'm a little surprised you haven't really talked to me about this."

Tenzin cleared his throat."The news was a bit of a surprise, but I am truly happy for you Korra. Of all the partners you could have chosen to go through this with, I think Asami has proven she has what it takes to be a part of your life."

Korra blushed. "Something about being with her feels… right. Right in a way I've never experienced before. It's like I feel it all the way down to my spirit."

Tenzin nodded at the young woman's words and stroked his beard thoughtfully."I felt that way and still feel that way about Pema. Korra, you've really grown up so much, and it has made me aware that it is time for me to have a more open dialogue with you as you start to move into your adult role as the Avatar.

"I want you to know that I am a member of the White Lotus, as are all the bending masters you have learned from. My father and the White Lotus made some very dramatic changes to how you started your life as Avatar and how future Avatars will start their lives as the world continually changes. His experience during his Avatar training was a reflection of the times. It had been a hundred years since an Avatar had existed and during that time so much about grooming the Avatar was lost. Aang and the White Lotus dedicated their time to continually learning and preserving all there is to know about the Avatar. We are still learning, and a lot of that comes from you, the first Avatar fully raised under these conditions."

"Yeah, so how's it working out?" Korra asked, positioning her hands behind her and leaning backwards.

"We're ready to start asking you that. I am going to contact the White Lotus and inform them of your decision. They will likely send someone out here to be your counsel through this process."

"They're going to ween me off of you?"

"Korra, I will always been here as your counsel. We are just going to start introducing you to some of the other people available to you."

"Dad?"

Tenzin came back to the present at the sound of his name. The Air Master turned around to see his eldest daughter and a young man he did not recognize. He was of a slight build, tall and pale. Narrow rectangular glasses covered his rust colored eyes. His long black hair was tied up in a messy bun.

The man bowed. "Master Tenzin, it is an honor to meet you. My name is Zhou Rhen."

Tenzin rose from his seated position to properly greet his guest.

"You must be from the White Lotus. Honestly, I was expecting someone a bit older."

"My master recently retired. I assure you, I have been training for my role for a long time."

"What is going on?" Jinora asked, taking a step towards her father.

"Jinora, Zhou Rhen is here to be Korra's counsel for her upcoming… announcement."

"What are you talking about?"

"Korra has decided she would like to open up, publicly, about her relationship with Miss Sato."

"So, she has us," the young airbender pressed.

Zhou Rhen put a hand to his chest. "I'm not here to step on anyone's toes."

"He has been trained specifically to counsel the Avatar and their relationships. He has been called here a little more urgently because of Korra's plans, but he was going to be introduced as an asset to her eventually."

"Fine," Jinora said in a huff.

The two men watched the young woman march away.

"I apologize for that. That was my daughter Jinora; she is my eldest. I just started having her train with Korra in the event that she has to take over my role. Our situation with the Avatar has been unique; we've had special access to Korra, she is a part of our family, in many different ways. It will likely not be this way if Jinora is the airbending teacher to the next Avatar. Please understand this is going to be a transitional period for all of us as Korra moves into her adult role."

"Even though I am here for Korra, I'm available if anyone needs to talk."

"I appreciate that." Tenzin gestured towards the temple. "Let me show you your quarters.

Asami just barely turned the lights out in her room when she saw the door crack open. Korra's backlit head poked through the opening and whispered "Asami… hey Asami."

The engineer slipped out of bed and met her girlfriend at the door. "Korra, what are you doing?"

"Come sleep with me in my room."

"Don't you think we should wait until you've told your parents about us?"

"I plan on telling them in the morning." Korra casually leaned against the doorframe. "I know you're cold in here all by your lonesome."

Asami's expression softened and she followed her girlfriend down the hall. Korra's bedroom door clicked shut and they felt safe to speak at a normal volume. Korra slipped into her bed and flipped up the covers inviting Asami in.

"You know, I was expecting a lot more furs on the beds and antlers on the walls. Maybe that was just part of my romanticized idea of staying with the Water Tribe," Asami said as she got comfortable. Her eyes glanced around Korra's childhood room.

"It's not that cold in our buildings anymore. Now people mainly have furs for decoration, if at all."

"Oh well, I'll just have to let that fantasy go," the engineer sighed.

"Huh?"

"You know what I mean."

Korra mouth turned upwards into her classic grin. "No I don't, tell me."

"How about I go fur shopping tomorrow while you talk to your parents and then I can show you."

Korra scooted closer to Asami and then turned onto her side, propping her head up with her hand.

"Thanks for coming out here with me. I want this to make up for our Spirit World vacation getting cut short. I think it's safe to say that now we can finally relax."

A smiled tugged on Asami's lips as she looked down at Korra beside her. "That vacation will always be special to me; multiple interruptions, being cut short and all. Thank you for bringing me here with you. I'm excited to get to know more about your home and family."

"You'll see what you're getting yourself into."

"I think I've been on enough adventures with you to know full well what I've signed up for."

Asami reached out and traced a finger along the top of Korra's left eyebrow. The Avatar's eyes closed at the light contact.

"How's it look?"

"The cream worked, you can barely see a scar."

Korra let out an exaggerated sigh."Darn, I was hoping it didn't. I thought a big scar up there would make me look tough."

"You're tough enough without it. Besides, it would have made you look villainous more than anything," Asami said, leaning down and kissing the scar in question. "I'm just happy you came back in one piece."

Senna was already in bed when Toraq joined her in the bedroom. She was sitting up, with the light still on, her hands folded in front of her. Typically she read in bed, but her book was still on the nightstand. He moved across the room to a closet to change into his bed clothes unaware of the tense state his wife was stewing in.

"I don't think I can do this..." Senna uttered, so quietly Tonraq had to poke his head out of the closet to confirm she had indeed said something at all.

"Senna?" he asked.

Senna looked away from her husband; she had felt more comfortable speaking when he wasn't staring her down.

"I feel crazy, like I'm reading into every look, every gesture that passes between them. Then I think about if they are together that way, what would they even do?"

Tonraq closed his eyes and thought back to the couple from his old tribe. He could still vividly picture the bender having his wounds tenderly dressed by his husband and the sick feeling of guilt he had for ostracizing them despite his first hand knowledge that they truly were no different.

"They love and care for eachother, like any other couple Senna. That is what they do," Tonraq replied a little more sternly than he meant to. He retreated back into the closet to finish changing. The silence in the room quickly became unbearable as Tonraq wrestled with the swell of thoughts and feelings circling through him. He did not want to lash out at his wife for not accepting their daughter as easily as he had. His experience with the two men in his village, had demonstrated to him so clearly the disconnect others had with homeosexual people… If only he could explain it in a way that would make Senna understand.

A bright sunray poked through the closed curtain in Korra's room onto Asami's face, waking her from sleep. She could still feel Korra cuddled up beside her, one arm shoved under Asami's pillow and the other flopped across her waist.

Asami was tempted to stay put, to savor the warmth and comfort of being in bed with Korra, but she needed to make herself scarce before anyone else got up. She slowly started to slip her body out from under Korra's, until she had both feet on the cold floor. Before she stood up, she glanced back at her girlfriend.

Korra had woken up from the movement and was peering up at her with sleepy eyes. Asami smiled and bent her body down to press her lips to the Avatar's. Her stomach fluttered at the feeling of their warm and sleepy lips locking and moving together.

Asami felt herself getting pulled back into the bed by Korra's strong arms. The Avatar draped the taller girl's body flat on top of hers, and held her in place around the hips. Asami kept herself upright with her hands, which were pressing against Korra's upper chest. Her fingers curled around the Avatar's sleeping-shirt collar.

"You're making it hard to leave," Asami whispered, nestling her head into the crook of her girlfriend's neck. She pressed her lips onto the soft skin, feeling Korra's rapid heart beat on her pulse point.

"Then stay," Korra breathed. Her hands started to wander up Asami's sides, pulling the fabric of her nightshirt up along with them.

Asami quietly groaned, frustrated that her girlfriend had initiated this now, when she should be halfway out the door and heading towards town, instead of last night. But Korra was just too warm and inviting, so she decided to thrown caution to the wind and let her teeth out on Korra's neck. Slowly she nipped and sucked down to the Avatar's collarbone.

The sound of a door clicking shut and of footsteps down the hall could be heard outside the room. Asami started to pull away but Korra held her firmly in place at her rib cage. She looked down to see her shirt was hiked halfway up her middle. The engineer looked at her girlfriend, her bright blue eyes sparkling and wild.

Korra started sliding her hands upwards until they were parallel with Asami's breasts. If she moved up any farther they would be exposed. Asami gave her a slight nod of permission to keep moving and sat up onto Korra's stomach to help remove the garment over her head.

Before Asami could even toss the shirt aside she felt Korra's explorative touch on her chest. She smiled and then leaned back down, seeking out Korra's lips with her own.

"Korra are you awake?" Senna asked as she gently knocked outside.

The girls froze, both turning their attention to the door.

Korra's voice cracked as she called out, "I'll be up in a minute Mom!"

"Okay, I'll be in the kitchen getting breakfast ready."

Once the sound of footsteps faded the girls relaxed into each other, both letting out long breaths.

"I'm glad you're telling them today," Asami sighed, toying with a few strands of her girlfriend's hair. "Not that telling them will make fooling around in your parents' home any less awkward."

"I'm not fooling with you, I'm dead serious about this," Korra said, trying to casually touch the engineer's breasts one more time.

Asami rolled her eyes and pulled herself upright. Her girlfriend mirrored the action.

"I should go first and then you can sneak back to your room," Korra said in a more serious tone.

Asami scooted to the foot of the bed and looked around for her nightshirt. Korra moved until she was behind Asami and wrapped her arms around the engineer's waist, resting her head on her back.

"Korra, do you want me to leave or not?" Asami asked, pretending to sound annoyed.

The Avatar pressed a kiss on her shoulder blade. "I want... you."

Asami felt her face heat up and redden at her girlfriend's admission. She swallowed hard before responding. "I want you too Korra."

"I'm still scared, but… I want you more," Korra said quietly.

Asami turned around, causing Korra to let go of her hold. The two women looked to each other, both their faces flush. Asami searched Korra's bright blue eyes to see if she truly meant what she said. Satisfied, she smiled and reached out a hand to touch Korra's cheek. She then guided their faces together. Asami let their lips hover over each other, until Korra got impatient and crashed them together. After a few heated moments Asami broke the kiss and pulled away. She slipped her shirt back on and gave Korra a wink before sneaking out the door. After it shut Korra flopped down on her bed like a starfish and let out a long content sigh.

The Avatar waited a few minutes for her heart rate and face color to return to normal before she left the room. She felt like she could take on Zaheer again as she walked through her family's home and into the kitchen.

"Morning Mom!" Korra said gleefully as she pulled a chair out for herself and sat down at the table. "Asami is going into town for a little bit, so it will just be the three of us for breakfast."

"Oh, okay," Senna said with a smile, before turning back to the stove.

The Avatar tapped her hands on the table, feeling too energized to sit still.

Senna cleared her throat before speaking. "So Honey, do you have any trips planned with any of your other friends?"

Korra looked over at her mother, whose attention was on the food she was cooking. "Naw, Mako's doing work over in the Earth Kingdom, and Bolin… I guess he's pretty available. He and his girlfriend Opal, Asami and I could all go somewhere together."

"Oh…"

"Though I probably shouldn't take any more vacations after this for a little while. I just wanted to come out here to see you guys, and make up for Asami and my Spirit World vacation getting cut short," the Avatar said, still drumming her hands on the table as she rattled on. "I wonder if I should go to the Earth Kingdom when I get back… It seems like it's just all politics at this point… I don't know if Asami could take any more time away from work to come too."

Tonraq entered the room. "It's so great to wake up to see my two favorite girls together."

"Dad, have a seat," Korra said patting the spot on the table next to her.

The chief sat down next to his daughter and took a glance around the room. "Where is Asami?"

"She's gone into town so we could be alone for a bit." Korra looked at her hands on the table, took a deep breath and then looked back to her father. "Because there is something I want to tell you two."

Senna froze at her daughter's words. A shaky hand put down her spatula on the counter. She felt her heart start to beat rapidly, and so she grasped the counter beside the discarded utensil to steady herself.

"You can tell us anything Korra," she heard Tonraq say in a gentle voice.

Korra sucked in a deep breath before speaking. "Asami and I are in a relationship. I love her very much."

"Oh!" Tonraq said, in a tone Senna could tell her husband was faking. "I must say I am a little surprised, but if you two are in love, I think that is wonderful."

"It's wonderful?" The question Senna thought she was asking in her mind was suddenly audible for all to hear.

Korra's mother slapped a hand over her mouth and looked to her husband and daughter. They were both staring at her, shocked and confused. Tears she had been fighting the past two days broke free. Panicked, Senna rushed out of the kitchen.

Korra's stomach fell as she watched her mother cover her face and dash out of the kitchen. She looked to her father who had his own head in his hands, propping himself up by his elbows on the table.

"Dad?"

"Just let her go, Korra," her father sighed.

The two sat in silence for a moment, then Tonraq threw his hands off his face and slapped them on the table. The dishware make a loud clank at the contact. He shot up from his seat, knocking the chair out from behind him.

"C'mon, let's go for a walk."

Korra and her father walked in silence. They made their way outside of the home and to the opening of the wooded trail on the property. As they walked it started to lightly snow.

The Avatar looked up at the patchy white trees surrounding them. Even though she was home for a few years, she barely went outside and enjoyed the natural beauty of the South Pole. She made a mental note to take advantage of it on this vacation. Korra's gaze eventually drifted to her father's broad form walking a few paces in front of her.

"Dad?" Korra tried again.

Tonraq slowed his steps, allowing Korra to catch up with him so they could walk side by side.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, I need to be honest with you. We kind of already knew about you and Asami."

"Really? You and everyone else," Korra sighed, and kicked her foot in the snow. "I feel like I was the last one to know."

Tonraq chuckled at his daughter. "In a blizzard, it's hard to see what is right in front of you." He squeezed Korra's shoulder before continuing. "I want you to know, what I said is true. I do think it's wonderful. Asami, I don't know her too well, I'd like to change that while you're both here, but she seems to care for you very much."

With his hand on her shoulder, Tonraq ushered them farther along the path.

"I had a moment of panic myself about it. I was worried about what people would think of you, what they would think of me. Katara and Kya helped me realize that doesn't matter. As a father, I want you to find someone who will love and care for you, and as long as that someone does, it shouldn't matter what they are."

Korra blinked a few times, clearing the tears from her eyes before wrapping her arms around her father's broad body. Tonraq stopped and reciprocated the hug.

"I love you Dad."

"I love you too Korra," the Chief whispered.

"So I take it Mom's still having some trouble with it?"

Tonraq nodded.

"Maybe I shouldn't have sprung this on you guys with Asami here…"

"No, I think this will help your mother see that you two are just like any other couple. Just be gentle with her this week, give her a little extra attention."

"Okay."

The pair started walking again.

"So… uh how'd you guys already know we're dating?"

Tonraq's face turned a little pink. "Well we weren't certain. Your mother stumbled upon your little stash of letters. This happened when we discovered you were lying to us about being in Republic City."

"I'm really sorry about that."

"Your mother was worried sick about you, that was why she snooped."

The Avatar shrugged. "It's fine, I wasn't hiding them. Asami wrote to me a lot while I was recovering. I kept them tucked away from the other letters because… I didn't really know why, but I see how that would be interpreted now…"

"It wasn't too hard to pick up on how Asami feels about you in those letters."

Korra's shoulders slumped. "You read them too?"

"I wanted to see what your mother was going on about."

"You know, nothing has been private about our relationship. I wanted to come home to tell you guys first because when I get back to Republic City we're not going to keep it secret. Maybe I should postpone it."

"You two will figure out a way to create your own space. That is something all public figure couples have to do. Since we're getting everything out, I guess it's a good time to give you these."

Tonraq reached into his jacket and then held out to Korra two small leather bound books.

Korra turned them over in her hands. "These aren't mine."

"I know, these were Avatar Aang's diaries. Katara gave them to me to read and give to you. They were written by Aang during a-uh confusing time in his life."

"Sounds interesting." Korra took one book and thumbed through a few pages.

"We should probably head back and check on your mother."

After Senna's outburst in the kitchen, she ran into in her bedroom, and threw herself on the bed. Tears flowed freely onto the pillow she shoved her face into. Korra really was romantically involved with Asami. Part of Senna was relieved to finally know her fear was valid, while another was sad it was true. To her own surprise she was mostly upset with herself.

"It's wonderful?"

Senna felt shame wash over her as she thought of her reaction to her daughter's earnest confession. Perhaps it was Tonraq's word choice; 'wonderful' was just so far from her own feelings.

Senna understood having a close friendship, where you love that person like family. She could acknowledge that Asami was a very beautiful woman, a little flashy, but she was from the city. What Senna didn't understand was why her daughter would want to be with her friend Asami in that way.

Senna had taken little comfort from Katara's relayed information that because their daughter was the Avatar, it was likelier for her to be this way. It felt like just one more reason why she should have had another child, one that could have lived a more normal life.

After wallowing for a while Senna lifted herself up and made her way into her bedroom closet. She rummaged around and pulled out a small box, then brought it with her back to the bed and opened it up.

"Mom?"

Senna looked up at the sound of her name.

"Korra."

"Want some company?"

Senna didn't respond so Korra took a seat beside her mother.

"I have a special box of my own," Senna said, running her hands along the ornate wood before reaching inside. Senna held up a photograph so they could both see it. "Look how cute you were. This was taken maybe a month before we discovered you were the Avatar."

"I was a chubby kid."

"You just had that little pooch. You grew out of it." Senna passed the photo to her daughter and then reached in for another one. "Here you are on your twelfth birthday. We got to bring you home from the compound for a few days."

Korra snorted at the photo. "That was a clearly an awkward year for me. Thanks for documenting it. What's that?"

Senna reached in and grabbed the object in question and passed it to her daughter. "This is a rock your father gave me while we were dating. He found it on one of his hunting trips."

Korra inspected the rock. "It's pretty," she said, passing the rock back to her mother. Senna placed it in her box.

"Tonraq used to bring me all sorts of little treasures from his hunting trips. He would go off for days at a time with his friend Raake. They were very close..."

"Mom…"

Senna continued, "I had a very close friend when I was a teenager, Talia. She lived next door, we did everything together. I couldn't imagine that ever changing, then she got a boyfriend, and not long after I met your father. I understand having a special friend but…"

"There's not much to get Mom. We are in love."

"But you're both girls, and what about Mako? You dated a boy and now a girl…"

"That because I have the capacity to like girls and boys. This didn't happen overnight. I was attracted to girls on and off, and since I also liked boys, I didn't look too deeply into my feelings. I thought maybe it was some past life weirdness," the Avatar said with a shrug.

Senna kept her eyes on the box. Korra sounded so confident, and assured of what she was saying, as if she was discussing the weather. Senna suddenly felt very small.

"It wasn't until I fell in love with Asami, that I've acted on my feelings for a girl. The feeling was so strong and for the first time it felt like another girl felt something back. We had a connection. I wasn't certain, but I took a risk. Turned out she feels the same way."

The Avatar looked down at her hands. She felt her face turning a little pink.

"I can't describe how wonderful it felt, having a feeling I felt all alone in, reciprocated. Asami taught me that there are other people like me, and like her. That it's a human thing."

"A human thing," Senna repeated.

Korra turned her body so she was facing her mother directly. She placed her hands on top of her mother's, which were still wrapped around the box.

"I love you Mom, but this is a part of me. I understand if having us here while you sort out your feelings about it might be too difficult. Just say the word and we will go. I want you to be okay with this on your terms, but accepting our relationship is part of mine."

Senna had to admit, she was a bit taken aback by Korra's words. She would never ask her daughter to leave. Senna moved her hands from the box and clasped them around Korra's. Her hands looked so small and frail in comparison. She remembered a time when her daughter was the smaller one, but that was a long time ago. Korra took after her father, tall and broad.

Senna looked up to meet Korra's eyes. There was no sign of the broken girl who came home three years ago, just a confident young woman.

"I don't want you to go," Korra's mother said in a quiet voice.

"Good, because I don't want to leave."

"I'm going to need help Korra. I don't understand... but I want to."

Korra let go of her mother's hands to grasp her shoulders, and pull the smaller woman in for a hug.

"Thank you Mom."

To be continued...