Nyima released the coat to allow herself to reach out and grab the tea that had been placed in front of them. She sipped it and looked at him as he told her what was going to happen. She shook her head when he brought up going home, "No... I can't... They'll make me marry him if I do..."

She sipped her tea as she thought about it all. She was fully convinced if she went back that her parents wouldn't understand. She had spoken to them but they wouldn't listen to her. They didn't care that she didn't love him, they always just said you will. Nyima didn't want that though. She continued to sip her tea, feeling the warmth spread through her. She glanced up at Rayn as she slowly drank. Finally, she looked up at him, lowering her cup. She examined the placed around them, "This... Is all so different... The North is nothing like this...."

She smiled softly, "It's why I came here.... I heard that it was one of the most forward moving places in the world.... North doesn't adopt anything new, we still live in ice and snow homes and most this work by water bending rather than... umm... Electricity...."