"Or I've had my people, other people, the spirits, and my past lives take me aside and tell me, 'Hey, Aang, this is your job,' even when what I really wanted to was join the circus or make jewelry for a living or just travel around with my bison meeting people all over without a worry in the world."

Aang took in a deep breath and looked at the fake sky.

"I've learned to live with being the Avatar. It's who I am--I've accepted it. It was never a choice, though. Neither was having to stop the war--and neither was fighting in this one. Sometimes people just get chosen for things and don't have any say in who or what they have to be."