[ Well shit. ... No really. The bottom falls out of his stomach at this one, and he has no idea if it's his place or not to go there. He's assuming not, but then he's also not entirely sure he can avoid it. He doesn't respond to Aang, but spends a lot of time waffling about if to go down and see how Katara is doing or not until eventually (largely because Shikamaru is too sick to coach him out of it, he begins a slow walk down to House 56.
And frankly, he's almost a little relieved to have run into Aang before her. Not a smile-relieved sense, but definitely a mild relief which means he can distract himself some by waltzing over to interrupt... whatever the guy is doing]
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And frankly, he's almost a little relieved to have run into Aang before her. Not a smile-relieved sense, but definitely a mild relief which means he can distract himself some by waltzing over to interrupt... whatever the guy is doing]