"A war between nations," she said. This is an old pain. The shadows of it slide into Katara's clear blue eyes with comfortable familiarity, claiming the vacancies as if they have the right. There is, however, a certain steadiness about her gaze, a hope that burns with more single-minded focus than the shadows can hope to quench. "It's been going on for a long time now. But I've heard from friends of mine in the future that it will end soon. That's something to look forward to."

I still have work to do.