"Because you're the one who needs help right now," he replies, quietly.
He shakes his head.
"You can't run from this. From yourself. Believe me, I've tried it. Life catches up with you regardless. If you want to stop, you have to choose to stop. You have to choose to open yourself up to people. It won't be fast, it won't be easy, but...it's a choice that has to be made. And then you keep making it."
He finishes what he's doing, creating a small cloud of steam as he cools off his creation.
"You can do this. I know you have the will. I know it's easy to be...afraid. Of the consequences, of what can go wrong, however you want to put it. Believe me, I know."
He moved then, placing an object in her hands - the symbol for firebending, forged in orange-red glass.
"Just remember that fire might burn, but it also helps create. Nothing is just one thing. You aren't here just to hurt."
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He shakes his head.
"You can't run from this. From yourself. Believe me, I've tried it. Life catches up with you regardless. If you want to stop, you have to choose to stop. You have to choose to open yourself up to people. It won't be fast, it won't be easy, but...it's a choice that has to be made. And then you keep making it."
He finishes what he's doing, creating a small cloud of steam as he cools off his creation.
"You can do this. I know you have the will. I know it's easy to be...afraid. Of the consequences, of what can go wrong, however you want to put it. Believe me, I know."
He moved then, placing an object in her hands - the symbol for firebending, forged in orange-red glass.
"Just remember that fire might burn, but it also helps create. Nothing is just one thing. You aren't here just to hurt."