"Do you think the spirits would do something like that? I guess they'd have the power." Katara sighed then, doing her best to keep it from sounding like a completely defeated one. She had slipped into a routine here, was trying to make friends -- did that mean she was forsaking her home?

She shook her head briefly, clearing her mind of the thought. There was nothing wrong with doing as much as you could with the opportunities presented to you.

"I wish Aang were here." Katara let that hang for a moment, realized how melancholy it sounded, and then continued: "But Sokka's right, Zuko." His steely look was matched with a softer gaze. "I can't force you to be friends with us. But if something happens to me or Sokka.. I'd like to know that there's someone watching our backs. Like we're willing to watch yours."