Katara smiled a little here, nodding. "Well, not always. Sometimes it can blow up in your face too. Sometimes people can say you feel too much. But I think that its the only way I'd want to be. If I had to die doing anything, it'd be protecting people here. It's why you're a council member, right?"

She shook her head. "Did you think I wasn't going to hear you Matt? You're one of the closest people to me on the ship. I know we're both going to be busy and everything, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take the time to sit and enjoy those small times where things are normal on the ship. The moment I heard the message, I swore if you were okay, I'd make sure we got to spend more time together and not be strangers."

And here, she took his hand and squeezed.