Katara had expected to hear a lot of things, and certainly even some resentment, but hearing that actually hurt her a lot. She looked down, tensed, then looked up at Lafiel.

"I can only do that kind of bending during a full moon. It's not something that I'm happy to have as a technique, but that is the fact. But even if I could, I wouldn't...because Meluly is my friend, and you're the one she cares about most. Why would I hurt either of you?"

The accusation hurt more than she had expected, and she turned to Kelly, giving her a bashful wave. It was good to see her teammate from the fight at the bridge.