"I am sure they will, eventually," he said with a hint of a smile.

He sipped his tea as he considered the rest of what she said and asked. "Yes, but it is a trouble of our own making. The Avatar's job is usually to maintain the balance. That is supposed to be the balance between humans and spirits, but for the last hundred years a great war has altered the balance between humans and other humans. The Avatar has been working hard to end the war and restore the balance."