[He just holds her there for a moment, feeling flashes of how she broke down after Hama's defeat. And he gets a sick feeling in his stomach when he realizes she might have come here to Luceti from that very moment. To carry that suffering for so long... but he's here now. He has to find a way to make a difference.
Aang begins to talk softly as he speaks to her. Romance seems so far away now. He just wants the tears to disappear.]
Katara... I-I know this must be really difficult for you. It's... it's a horrible skill that I hate to remember, and just thinking about it is making you like this.
[A pause as more sobs come out.]
I am going to do everything I can to find a way so that we can stop him without resorting to it. But... I know that we might not have a choice. It's... it's not bad if you're using it to protect your family. I just want - want to be there if that happens. So that I can help you, to hold onto yourself. After all those times you helped me out of the Avatar State... it's the least I can do, Katara.
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Aang begins to talk softly as he speaks to her. Romance seems so far away now. He just wants the tears to disappear.]
Katara... I-I know this must be really difficult for you. It's... it's a horrible skill that I hate to remember, and just thinking about it is making you like this.
[A pause as more sobs come out.]
I am going to do everything I can to find a way so that we can stop him without resorting to it. But... I know that we might not have a choice. It's... it's not bad if you're using it to protect your family. I just want - want to be there if that happens. So that I can help you, to hold onto yourself. After all those times you helped me out of the Avatar State... it's the least I can do, Katara.