[Her hold helps to calm him, but his breathing is still heavy.]

I... I guess you're right. Like with Ozai, I really must have thought he'd be powerless without his bending. [Pause as he goes onto the other portion] Korra's really a great person. And I'm so grateful to her for saving our family and the city. But I still wish I could be there. Actually there. That I wouldn't leave you behind, and that I'd be able to see them. [His eyes dart in the direction of the house at the latter part of the statement.]