Masato says some rubbish about not telling them, which indicates to me that if we hadn't literally, accidentally stumbled upon him, he wouldn't have told us either.

I pull back and arrange my face into what I hope is the most aggressive annoyance I can manage. He needs to know how I feel about this, after all.

"How dare you." I grit out, as deep as I can force my voice to go. It still doesn't sound like 'me', not like the me I was used to, from the Avatar. My voice is deepening, slowly, and cracks sometimes in the most unflattering ways. I can only hope that it won't, this time. This is too serious. "How dare you come back in any way and try to stay away from us. I needed you. The commander needs you. You left, and now you're trying to stay away. How dare you?" I scowl up at him and shake my head firmly.

"You're telling him. Them. Or I will."