Kaya let the remarks sting. They were bound to surface, even in the back of her mind where she wanted to keep them, but for now she knew better. They were weapons, and Azula was using them, just as she would in any other battle. It didn't help she'd been thinking that anyway, but now that it was out in the open, she would treat it for what it was: words to make her upset, something she had no intention of giving Azula the satisfaction of using.

"Nothing's gone, just waiting for us to get it back," Kaya said. "Now do yourself a favor and try to remember that when you're trying to needle someone. And just so you know, I'm not Katara, but this?" She brought out HER water, from HER pouch, and had it stream the air a moment, "is real. I'm a waterbender just like she is, and I've been here longer than you. I know the lessons of this ship a BIT more thank you, thanks."