Katara shook her head, trying to laugh it off, but she did stay quiet a moment. Yes, it must have had something to do with the Bond: she actually did have something that she kept to herself because she didn't want to bother anyone with her problems.

[She gave him a constrained smile, then let him spoon, because she didn't want him to see that she did look sad]

Thank you. It's just...I kinda hoped I'd see him by now, that's all.