[Shikamaru's words cut him like a knife. The raw emotion and the anger - Aang can barely keep himself from tearing up at all of that together.
Shikamaru's dad.
He couldn't help but think of the war at home. Sure, he himself had the luxury of having already lived through its end and some times of peace, but Katara was still from the middle of it. And he know how much they'd worried about their father, who'd gone off to fight that war. Hearing this... Aang could at least appreciate Hakoda's survival even more.
But Aang's quiet for a moment, taking it all in, as if he were just slapped in the face. Breathing raspily.]
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Shikamaru's dad.
He couldn't help but think of the war at home. Sure, he himself had the luxury of having already lived through its end and some times of peace, but Katara was still from the middle of it. And he know how much they'd worried about their father, who'd gone off to fight that war. Hearing this... Aang could at least appreciate Hakoda's survival even more.
But Aang's quiet for a moment, taking it all in, as if he were just slapped in the face. Breathing raspily.]