[A different Katara might not have let him go. A different Katara might have wanted to face this with him, with her brother and her soon-to-be-sister, and her friends and Aang.
But that Katara hadn't just had her heart broken and rejected by the man she loved. That Katara hadn't had Aang pull away, months ago, after Ba Sing Se. And for either Katara... it was still so beyond-belief that Aang was really here... it was hard to know how to deal with him.
Except she wanted to protect him. That hadn't changed.
She turns from him so as to not watch him walk away. Her voice is quiet when she responds.]
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But that Katara hadn't just had her heart broken and rejected by the man she loved. That Katara hadn't had Aang pull away, months ago, after Ba Sing Se. And for either Katara... it was still so beyond-belief that Aang was really here... it was hard to know how to deal with him.
Except she wanted to protect him. That hadn't changed.
She turns from him so as to not watch him walk away. Her voice is quiet when she responds.]
You did help me, Aang.