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Korra sat up inside the giant beetle's saddle. Her eyes were wide with awe. Ahead of her, she could see giant, beautiful trees with a swamp atmosphere along the base of them. The water looked so mysterious yet..inviting in a strange way. Behind her were gorgeous mountains. She wondered how they made it through the mountains. 'I suppose bugs can climb up and over just about anything.' Chung-Hee and Eun-Hee were already taking things off the rhinoceros beetle with Eun-Hee tossing the luggage from the saddle to her brother down below.
The journey through the swamp was a blur. They had walked on the thick branches of the trees and gone through the thick foliage to avoid stepping in the water. After what seemed like hours of walking, they had came across a boat. Korra figured out why the twins had asked her to come along, or at least one of the reasons. She was put in charge of motioning the boat to their next destination. She wasn't too sure of where they were going but she wasn't concerned, she just concentrated on using her water bending to push the boat forward. It helped push all thoughts out of her mind and lately she found comfort in having a blank mind. The less she thought, the less pain she felt. Or at least, that's what she told herself.
For an hour they traveled by boat. The twins talked among themselves, only stopping to give directions to Korra as she controlled the water to push the boat. Sometimes she heard them whispering and she knew they were talking about her. She didn't care though, she felt like she didn't care about anything but she wasn't sure how true it was.
Eventually they arrived at land. As the boat pulled in, Korra could see a large community of huts. There were about 50 huts together in a circle and in the middle of the circle she could see smoke ascending to the sky. There were people socializing around the huts and what she assumed to be catgators crawling about. Once the boat had hit the land, the gang gathered their bags and set out into the circle of huts. Not to Korra's surprise, the twins were greeted by just about everyone. She hoped no one would try to introduce her to people or even mention her. She just wanted to stay hidden and be left alone but of course, that would be too easy and Chung-Hee took it upon himself to announce Katak to the community so she could go through the awkward notion of greeting and bowing to others. She had found it really difficult lately to connect with people. She felt like the smiles, the hellos, and the bowing were just hollow actions with no real meaning behind them other than to just appease others and get it over with. NuNu seemed to feel Korra's distress because she whined and rubbed her head in a comforting manner against Korra's leg.
After what seemed like an hour of the twins socializing, catching up with people, and trying to include Korra into the conversation, they came across a guy who they followed into a small hut, although it didn't seem to be so small on the inside. In the middle of the hut was a white rug from some animal Korra hadn't seen before. On top of the rug was a low table and pillows for sitting. Along the walls of the hut were various masks, straw hats, and small tables pushed against them with things like vases and wooden boxes on top. Korra figured this was a formal hut for meetings. The man who lead them into the hut was a tall, lanky guy who looked to be in his 20's. His face long and Korra could see when he smiled that his teeth weren't in the best of shape. He had a stubble on his chin, short, black hair that was easily covered up when he wore his large hat and piercing green eyes. They all sat at the table but Korra was tuning in and out of the conversation.
"So what brings ya back to our little ol' swamp?" The green-eyed man said.
"I need an expert on plants to help me grow this rare seed I found and I figured who better to help than people who help to grow an entire swamp." Chung-Hee pulled out a small wooden box from his sleeve and opened it. He pulled out this tiny seed that looked to be the size of an ant's leg and held it between two fingers. "I bought this for a bargain in a market. The man said he had no use for it and was willing to sell it for cheap."
"You brought us all the way out in the middle of a swamp to grow a stupid plant? You said there was important business we had to attend here!" Eun-Hee said.
"It is important. This the seed of the rare blue lemur pepper. The legendary pepper is suppose to be the perfect balance of sweet and spicy. Imagine if we started growing these things. We could have a factory of them and use them in our noodle dishes and charge a fortune just for a small spoonful of chopped pepper in every bowl."
"So some old man sold you some supposedly rare pepper seeds for cheap?"
"He most certainly did. 100 gold for a pepper seed."
Eun-Hee's eye twitched with irritation. "You spent 100 gold on a pepper seed!?"
"Actually, 200. There are two seeds. The man said they used to go for over 1,000 gold so I think I got a good bargain."
"Or you got ripped off and they're not even blue lemur pepper seeds."
"I don't appreciate your negativity."
The green eyed man chuckled. "Lookey here, I can help you grow 'em then we can see if they were worth the gold. I never seen a seed like that before though, I reckon they must be pretty uncommon."
"Hey, I'll be back." The sound of Korra's voice startled them but no one said anything as she got up and walked out of the hut with a blank look on her face, leaving Nunu and the rest behind.
"What a strange little lady."

Korra was out somewhere in the swamp. She wasn't sure where she was or how to get back to the little village but she wasn't concerned about it. She felt like she needed some air, so she wandered until she came across a nice, thick tree. With her fists properly wrapped, she began throw punches at the tree. Even with the wrappings around her fists, it still hurt but she didn't care. She felt good venting all her frustrations on the tree. She hadn't noticed she was denting and cracking the bark of the tree. Her punches grew faster and fiercer. She allowed images of Amon to flash through her mind to add to her fury. A scowl formed on her face and she let out a furious grunt as her fist slammed into the trunk of the tree, causing a split to form along the tree vertically. Korra was panting hard and she could feel tears flowing down her cheeks along with the blood pouring down her fists.
"You ruined a perfectly good, innocent tree."
Korra didn't say anything or even turn her head to acknowledge the person behind her.
"Come now, young Avatar. What has you troubled?"
This made Korra finally turn to the person. She found herself looking at a pudgy, very old looking man. He had a gray beard and gray hair that looked like a hat to Korra at first glance. His eyes were green and so..calm and wise looking. He was short with his back hunched over from old age.
"How did you know I was the Avatar?"
The old man smiled. "We've met before. I'm Huu."

Meanwhile
Tenzin and his family had just arrived at the southern pole. Republic City had gotten far too dangerous to let his family stay there, so Tenzin decided to relocate them for the time being and let them live with his mother. With Pema pregnant, Tenzin felt safer knowing she'd be away from the Equalists and with someone who could help her with her birth but he was saddened that he might not able to see the birth of his child.
To say the entire ride was stressful would be an understatement. Meelo and Ikki talked the whole way and argued, bringing Jinora into the situation then Pema started yelling. Tenzin had a headache by the time they met his mother outside her dwelling.
"Hello Tenzin, Pema. It's so good to see you all again."
"Hello mother. Thanks again for letting them stay with you. Republic City has just gotten so dangerous."
"Oh I understand." Katara smiled as she picked up Meelo who squirmed in her hands and gnawed at her parka. Jinora bowed at Katara and gave her a little wave before she was pushed out of way by Ikki.
"Hey granny, do you think we could milk a penguin because Meelo claimed we could milk a penguin but I told him no way and then Jinora said we couldn't and then Meelo said we could and then we said you couldn't and then daddy started yelling at us wondering why we're arguing about penguin milk and then Meelo said-"
"Ikki, slow down. I'm sure your grandmother doesn't want to be bothered by such questions." Pema said as she took Meelo from Katara.
"It's alright Pema. I love that my grand-babies are so curious. And no, you can't milk a penguin. Your great uncle and I had tried it when we were little kids."
"And now I know where everyone gets their curiosity about milking things from. Reminds me of the time Tenzin tried to milk Appa. He ended up making a mess." Pema chuckled.
Jinora looked over at her father who was starting to turn red. "But..Appa was a boy. Don't only females make milk? What were you grab-"
"Well, I must be off now." Tenzin said, quickly changing the subject. He placed a hand on Pema's stomach. "I will return as soon as I can."
Pema's eyes were beginning to water. "Take care of yourself. We can't afford to lose you."
"I'll be fine. The important thing is you guys will be safe until we get the situation under control." Tenzin put a reassuring hand to her cheek and then got on one knee to hug Ikki, Jinora, and Meelo, who had finally been put down. "I'm going to miss you."
"Bye daddy." They watched as Tenzin mounted the bison and flew off. A tear fell from Pema's eye.

Korra and Huu walked in silence through the swamp. She wasn't sure why she was following him through some strange guy through an even stranger swamp but something tugged at her to trust him. He felt so familiar and as long as he wasn't Amon, she didn't care. They made their way up a giant tree. At the top of the tree they could see the vast land of the swamp. It looked so beautiful and peaceful. Huu took a seat against the trunk of the tree and Korra took hers a few feet from him.
"Your spirit seems troubled."
"And you would know." Retorted Korra.
"You'd be surprised what you can learn when you listen. I assisted you once in another life. Please, allow me to help you again."
"I don't need help. He...Everyone else needs help. I did nothing wrong."
"Just because you need help doesn't mean you did anything wrong. Even the baby turtle duck needs a push sometimes to get into the water."
Korra remained silent.
"Let's meditate."
"I'm not really the meditating type. I fail at anything that involves being spiritual and..one with yourself and all that."
"I think you'll find it quite easy to meditate here. This tree is where I found enlightenment and you might, too." Huu closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. "Just close your eyes, relax your body, and let your mind drift. Feel the tree beneath you, feel its breath and the swamp it mothers. Become one with the swamp."
Korra sighed and followed his lead, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. He was right. It was easier for her to relax here and even easier to let her mind drift as she pressed her sore fists together. Her eyes flashed white, then a flash of light engulfed them both.
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