"Oh they teach themn bending, but only the healing kind," Kaya explained. "Granted, I wasn't the first one to defy them, but I was the first to do it and be trained by someone from our nation. Master Paku hadn't wanted to train the Southern Water Tribe girl Katara either, but he couldn't deny her skill. When I left my tribe, I went to join the infamous Avatar crew, and it was Katara who taught me how to use waterbending as an offensive and defensive style. Unlike the people of my tribe, Katara learned by scrolls and fighting fire nation soldiers, not to mention the swamp benders. Once I learned around the GAang, I couldn't go back to my tribe. I still wrote to my parents, but there was so much to be done, so many Fire nation insurrections since Princee Zuko became Firelord. I had to help."

She flushed, but didn't shy away: she did feel comfortable with the airbender, she was like Aang but somehow with a little more danger to her. "Now its your turn!"