[As he talks, he gets caught up the story, but he also peers closer to get a better look at what might be the end of another pipe sticking out from a box.]

Yeah, a long time ago. It wasn't that long after the three of us started traveling together. She pretended to be an Earthbender to get captured by the Fire Nation so we could find out whether they were being taken and freed them. We were able to save her and the other Earthbenders, but we didn't realize she had left her necklace behind until it was too late.