[She feels a strange sensation of both release at his words - he's not disappointed, he's not mad - and a tightening of the knots in her stomach. Because really, what this was all was about was about not hurting anyone. Not making herself happy. And she didn't know if she would change that even if she could figure out what her path to happiness was.]

Sokka... no matter who I choose here, even if it's just temporary, someone I care about is going to get hurt, and someone important to me will feel cut off from me. I can't do that. Even if I knew how I felt towards Aang...

[She just shakes her head.]

And now I have to think about how that would affect Ikki.