"That was what I meant too," Kaya said quietly. She wouldn't admit it, not right now, but she was still feeling that stirring in her when it came to Zhin. She had gotten attached the moment they laid eyes on each other, and, looking at Fontaine, she knew that of course Nokosi would understand better than anyone.

"No one is superior to anyone, or inferior, when it comes to us. But Nokosi, you and Ronnae have the advantage of at least knowing where you stand when it comes to this, and we're used to what we've seen in our worlds. Where I'm from, dragons were wise teachers that the first firebenders learned their bending art. Many years later, their descendants would hunt the dragons to prove their worth and measure their strength against other benders. I think we can all agree that is not the way you treat a species you share your world with, whether they speak a similar language or not."

She sighed. "But we're here now, and I think we're all a little smarter. That includes you, Billy, and even me. To be honest, I was reacting a little poorly to the idea of impulsive animal killing myself. We should know by now that Nokosi and Ronnae would never participate in anything so crass."

Kaya gave her beloved an apologetic "I'll talk to you about this later" look.