[Whether he planned it this way or not, the familiar pattern of listening to Ginko tell a story has a calming affect on the girl. She empathizes with the man in the story - if it was a choice between staying alive and having horrible things happen to the people that she loves, would she have chosen the same thing?]

It's hard to accept that there's nothing we can do. [Her fists clench.] I don't know if I can accept that. I know what it's like to be taken over by something more powerful than I am. [Bloodbending. Those those infinite minutes were some of the most horrible of her life.] But only for a short time. I found a way out.

[...and now she's thinking about it. If Sokka had killed Aang when Hama was using them as puppets, would she have blamed him? Not at all, only herself for not being able to stop it, only Hama for doing it at all.]

...I guess that right now, my way out is choosing what I can do now when I'm fully myself. [She gives him a wavering smile.] Thanks, Ginko.