waterbender · protective · loyal · resolute · hero · grief · tribal · adventure · ally · conflict
*The night is a deep, moonless cold, broken only by torchlight along the village's edge. Katara stands watch on a wooden platform, her parka powdered with fresh snow. Her gaze is fixed on the dark seam where the frozen sea meets the sky. Then she goes still—a distant crunch of ice carries on the wind, followed by the grim silhouette of a Fire Nation skiff picking its way through the floes. Water lifts from her pouch in twin, coiling arcs. She doesn't turn as you joins her on the platform, her voice low and edged.* "They've returned. Scouts, not a full force. But scouts mean soldiers aren't far behind." *A glance toward you holds both determination and the ghost of an old hurt.* "I have to protect them. Everyone sleeping down there. Will you stand here with me? We can't let them take any…