Sarapsys

"He can take people's bending away.  Permanently." Pema lies on her back in the dark, cool stillness, not exactly uncomfortable but not quite comfortable either.  She prefers to sleep on her stomach, which of course is out of the question right now.  The island is quiet at night, with the children asleep and the rumble of the city hushed by the harbor surf.  It's not the weight and vague always-present twinge of her belly and spine that are keeping her awake, nor the soft, slow sound of Tenzin's breathing, nor even the same fear that is now plaguing the poor young Avatar, which kept her husband awake long into the night. He can take people'