"He was a lot happier after his babies were born," Sokka reminds her, knocking her shoulder gently and smiling. The guards are ignored with great ease and practice.

There is a pause before Sokka speaks again, but when he does, it's without a hitch. "Miki was like that. No one ever asked him to go to the Earth Kingdom, but as soon as I said no, he volunteered. Possible that it's just a thing with kids."