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"Ok, so what's the plan?"
"Plan? Toph, there's no plan."
"Let me get it straight: you guys have taken me out of my parent's house where I was safe to be thrown in a world of dead coming back to kill every little living thing they see?"
"It was you who wanted to come, we didn't force you or anything."
Tears stream down the little blind girl's face and Katara puts her arms around her trying to comfort her.
"Hey, I'm sorry for my brother. He's an idiot, okay?"
"Yeah, a big one!"
"Maybe we can make his life worse together?" Katara tries to take a laugh out of Toph, but it doesn't work.
"I promise as long as you're with us I won't let anything happen to you."
Toph touches Katara's face and sees a smile so beautiful on the older girl's face that almost feels like home. She wants to hug her. She wants to see more of that smile.
"Thank you, Katara. You're really kind, and I like you already."
The smile grows more and Toph's heart melts.