[ And that's the crux of the question, isn't it? The real reason she'd asked Korra over? Not that she'd meant to admit it to the other girl, or even to admit it to herself-

But her hand moves up, curls over the pendant on her necklace. It's pure reflex, a self-soothing gesture as she works up the courage to voice this next part: ]

When- if you're- if we-

[ She inhales deeply, holding her breath for just a second, and then - ]

How much younger is a 'lot' younger? Because that could mean so many different things, and I didn't want to ask, because I was scared - I thought maybe I didn't want to know, but I can't piece these things together, and I can't not know, Korra, I'm sorry to ask you to tell me.

[ But how much longer do they have with Aang? Will she be measuring time in months or years? ]