She could see through him easily. Aang was usually a terrible liar, now that she'd seen him do it before. But he had to lie to her for some reason, she could certainly see that now. There were so many missing pieces to this story, like why Aang looked the way he did, and why people were holding secrets from her. It was like people knew things that she didn't, that maybe she really was trying to protect her heart from something. Why see Aang like this in the first place? It was the last thing she would have imagined. But was this actually real?

"I never forgot," she said softly, her eyes brimming with tears. "How could I? You saved the world Aang, and you did it on your terms. After everything, I wanted nothing but to be with you, happy. But...but I got brought here."

And the pain came, quicker than she thought, and she closed her eyes. "And now all I want is for you to be here again, and we can discover this place together. I don't know if you're a dream, or a figment, or real. I just know its what I want, more than anything. I want to see you!"