Mai was staring in wonder as their bending-powered ice vehicle submerged under the waves, mouth open in surprise until she was startled back into the moment by Erok speaking to her, snapping back into attention and looking over at him to respond. 

“Oh! Well, I mean, I don't know if the Avatar already has an earthbending teacher, but if he doesn't I can teach him. And besides, the earthbender rebellion wasn't accomplishing anything major. We were just slowing down the inevitable. And the Avatar is gonna need help either way, so...”