( ah.

even for a normal water tribe girl, that'd be a lot to take in. but katara's not normal in the scope of history. she's a hero, and she was famed for her mastery of waterbending at a young age. mako grimaces a little, soft sympathy. to go from something that can hurt as well as heal to something that only ever burns... she should probably talk to korra about it, as weird as it would be for the latter. a waterbender born who favors fire, she'd probably have some unique insights. )

I'm sorry. ( he sure is saying that a lot. ) It's a dangerous element. But... I think that if anyone could come into it at your age and master it, it'd be a waterbender. As far as I know, waterbending takes the same sort of discipline.

( all the elements require it. but water and fire are two sides of the same coin, similar in all the places earth and air are different. there's a reason that lightning redirection is a waterbender move. they both take flexibility and surety and power. there's a certain malleability to each. )

Is someone teaching you?

( or maybe she doesn't want to learn it at all. he'd understand if that was the case. )