Ten years could turn the best of intentions into malice, and even Katara didn't know if she could heal a poison so potent.
When Sokka finds out what she's been hiding in the Swamp for over a decade, Katara is forced to lay out everything under the sun.
Sincere thanks to my betas, including icy-moons, who came in at the eleventh hour to help out with this labor of love!
A Stranger Arrives
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I never meant to get us in this deep
I never meant for this to mean a thing
Oh, I wish you were the one
Wish you were the one that got away
I got caught up by the chase
And you got high on every little bit
I wish you were the one
Wish you were the one that got away
-from “The One That Got Away” by The Civil Wars
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