“I mean, there are legends of them. But these days, it's just... the world. So you're an airbender? I've never met anyone else who believed in bending, let alone someone who could actually do it.”
“It's a myth!” Sokka interrupted. “I'm sure there's a logical explanation for all of this!”
But he was staring open-mouthed at the air bison, so Katara was reasonably sure that he'd stop being stupid soon.
“How long was I in that iceberg? There were benders all over the place before.”
“Most people think it's a myth, now, if they've heard of it at all. I almost didn't know any better, myself. But...”
She took off her gloves, and moved her hands carefully, and bent a little of the ice into water, floating it between her hands.
“You're a waterbender!”
“The only one, as far as I know.”
Aang suddenly looked very sad. “We have to fix this.”
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The world
Date: 2010-01-15 06:58 am (UTC)“I mean, there are legends of them. But these days, it's just... the world. So you're an airbender? I've never met anyone else who believed in bending, let alone someone who could actually do it.”
“It's a myth!” Sokka interrupted. “I'm sure there's a logical explanation for all of this!”
But he was staring open-mouthed at the air bison, so Katara was reasonably sure that he'd stop being stupid soon.
“How long was I in that iceberg? There were benders all over the place before.”
“Most people think it's a myth, now, if they've heard of it at all. I almost didn't know any better, myself. But...”
She took off her gloves, and moved her hands carefully, and bent a little of the ice into water, floating it between her hands.
“You're a waterbender!”
“The only one, as far as I know.”
Aang suddenly looked very sad. “We have to fix this.”