Katara greeted this "other" Roxie as if she were her friend: because really, she was in their world, and what was the point of being afraid about it? The landscape was beautiful but unfamiliar, and she was sure that what had just happened with the guardian was something she might have to think about more.

"I think I'm beginning to understand why Roxie is the way she is," Katara said. "I wondered why she contested what the preacher said before, but I think I know now. The job of a spiritual person isn't to just love their god and say he will solve everything: a god also gives you personal responsibility. The decision to go the path that's familiar, or to try something different, and see where it takes you."

Katara bowed. "I am honored to be here. I want to learn."