"Yeah. Yeah!" Korra exclaimed, voice rising as a shot of warmth flooded her like a wave of fire. ...

"Yeah. Yeah!" Korra exclaimed, voice rising as a shot of warmth flooded her like a wave of fire. She clasped his hands in her own, grinning a wide, ridiculous grin. The kind of grin her Masters would not have approved her making. She didn't care. "Yeah, of course we can be friends!" And for the first time, she saw Junior smile. It was small, shy and uncertain but blatant in its happiness. Its relief. "Good." "Good!" She chirped back, still grinning, still holding his hands. Korra realised that