Time To Heal

chapter 22

Breakfast was a quite affair the next morning though Korra seemed to be in better spirits than she had been sense the incident.
“You seem rather lively this morning.” Desna noted though he soon returned to his breakfast.
“I’ve not been having so many nightmares recently.” The avatar admitted, noticing the look that her cousins shared at that.
“That is good to hear…There for a while we were afraid that you’d never sleep.” Tonraq commented earning a sigh from his daughter.
“That poison really messed me up.” Korra admitted with a sigh before adding “though the pain isn’t so bad now.”
After breakfast Asami made her way outside with Naga, letting Korra have some time with her family before her session with Katara. Thinking back on the previous night she tried to sort out her muddled thoughts.
Why did Korra’s criticism hurt her so much? Was it because she was called a lair? Was it because the other girl didn’t believe her?
She was so busy wondering this that she didn’t even notice when someone came outside.
“Asami…Do you have a minute?” Senna’s voice called her out of her thoughts.
“Of course…what is it?” the engineer answered, closing the distance between the two of them.
“Tonraq was wanting me to go on the hunting trip with him and a few other families since we haven’t been together much since he became chief. But I won’t leave if Korra needs me, of course Korra is all for me going but you know how she is. Do you honestly think she’s okay?” The woman stated, the last part causing Asami to chuckle.
“Korra is as stubborn as they come but she does seem to be doing better...at least emotionally.” Asami answered, watching the hope return to the southerner’s eyes as relief came over her face.
“I want to thank you for sticking by here during all of this…Not many people would leave their home to help an injured friend.”
Senna’s reply caused heat to crawl into Asami’s face.
“It’s no big deal. Korra’s my best friend.” She responded, only to be surprised when she was pulled into a hug.
Meanwhile Korra was getting ready to go to the healers hut before she turned toward her father
“Seriously you and Mom go and enjoy yourselves. I’ll be fine…I have Asami and these two said they were staying here for at least another two months to help.” The avatar stated, earning a glare from her cousins when she mentioned them.
“I overheard your disagreement last night. Is everything ideal amongst you and Asami?” Eska
questioned once Tonraq went to pack.
“Sprits what do you two do? Just eavesdrop?” Korra muttered, earning an eye roll from them both.
“You were shouting cousin…it is hard to not hear someone with that strident of a voice.” Eska retorted, earning a blush.
“Fine, I did lose my temper last night….but we worked it out.” The southerner admitted with a sigh before adding
“Let’s go to Katara’s and get this torture over with.”