Time To Heal

chapter 66

Screaming echoed throughout the tundra as the crimson liquid left their bodies, painting the snow scarlet.

Eska sat up, fear ripping through her chest as she looked around the clearing. Relief gripped her as she saw Desna’s blue gray eyes meet her own.

“What’s wrong?” Korra asked sleepily, only to be waved off.

“Nightmare…I’ll attend to Eska. You two get back to sleep.” Desna stated, wrapping an arm protectively around his sister.

“Was it the competition?” Desna guessed in a whisper, earning a nod.

“Blood was everywhere….I bent it right out of both your and mother’s bodies.” Eska revealed, earning a sigh.

“I am unharmed and mother is in the north…probably sleeping.” Desna stated, noticing the questioning looks that his cousin and Asami was sending him.

After Eska was asleep Desna sighed

“Father was going to have my sister and I to duel for the throne.” He explained simply, though both Korra and Asami knew he wasn’t telling the whole truth.

“That’s awful…why would he even think about doing that? You two are so close.” Asami stated, her tone holding pure disgust as if she had caught the full meaning to his words.

Desna sighed at that before standing up, letting Sikku curl up beside Eska as he walked over to the fire.

“Because he detested my modern thinking and the fact that Eska was soft.” He stated, using air quotients around the word soft.

They sit quietly for a long time just as something small and green peeked through the brush.

“what is that?” Desna muttered, getting ready to attack if needed.

“wait…it’s a spirit.” Korra stated, earning a groan from her cousin.

“Come on out little guy.” The avatar called, causing the creature to timidly step out.

It was a pale yellow with leaf like things projecting out of its head.

“You would befriend it.” Desna grumbled, glaring at the little creature—who flinched back before hiding behind a bemused Asami.

“Desna….Chill out. It’s harmless.” Korra ordered before turning to the spirit “what do you want little guy?”

The light spirit glanced nervously at Desna before replying “I want to help you get better.”

Korra inwardly groaned, though a voice suddenly filled her mind

“Let him…you’re the first avatar since wan who has been this connected. They can sense you.”

Korra recognized the voice as Raava and sighed.

“fine but how can you help? Who are you anyway?” she retorted, watching as it crossed over Asami’s legs so that it was standing between them.

“I can take you to someone who can!” it stated before adding “Guāng.”

Korra sighed then.

“okay…you can take me to whoever tomorrow. Right now I think us humans need sleep.” Korra replied, yawning.

“Goodnight Avatar.” The spirit stated before hopping away from them, glancing wearily over at Desna who was glaring daggers.

“Ignore him. He’s always grumpy.” Korra stated, chuckling at the small spirit who stuck his tongue out at Desna before laying down by the fire.