[ Mako glances sharply up at that, his brows drawing together. ]
You saw that? It was pretty rough. Wu had to get snuck out of Ba Sing Se in the chaos.
[ He and Bolin were there for that, too, embedded in the chaos in the palace. He hadn't spared a thought for any other members of the royal family then, too worried about Korra's awful message for Zaheer, about getting their family out, and sure at the same time that none of them were worth saving.
He regrets that, now, but that isn't the point here.
The point is that Varian's whole body is tight with a familiar tension, and Mako understands it on such a deep level.
With a small sigh, he moves a little farther away from the ice, pressing a hand carefully between Varian's shoulderblades to lead him down toward the shore. ]
Thought we all gave up on what should be happening a long time ago. Why is this really freaking you out?
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You saw that? It was pretty rough. Wu had to get snuck out of Ba Sing Se in the chaos.
[ He and Bolin were there for that, too, embedded in the chaos in the palace. He hadn't spared a thought for any other members of the royal family then, too worried about Korra's awful message for Zaheer, about getting their family out, and sure at the same time that none of them were worth saving.
He regrets that, now, but that isn't the point here.
The point is that Varian's whole body is tight with a familiar tension, and Mako understands it on such a deep level.
With a small sigh, he moves a little farther away from the ice, pressing a hand carefully between Varian's shoulderblades to lead him down toward the shore. ]
Thought we all gave up on what should be happening a long time ago. Why is this really freaking you out?