"Oh, I never said I agreed with it," Kaya said, shaking her head. "But when you're a kid, you usually given no choice but to follow what the adults tell you. Once we had someone from the Southern Water Tribe defy that, some of us girls felt like doing the same: myself included. I just happened to want it s bad, and my parents were so much against it that I left for parts unknown. It wasn't easy, but in the end, it was worth everything I faced."

Kaya followed him then stared at the barrels. "Um, are you sure we're in the right spot? What's with all the barrels?"