[That pleading sound in Aang voice was difficult to hear. It's not as if he wanted to go and leave him here, but unless the laws of this place had changed, he was an anomaly.

What could he say to him? Should he play along or be the devil's advocate and tell him the hard truth and spare him the pain of separation later?]

...Aang, why don't we go for a walk around the village? It has been some time since I've set foot here afterall. You can tell me everything I've missed. [Let's take it slow. That's probably the best route to go right now.]