At that, she lets him go and then grabs at the railing again.
"Hey-- I'm blind, not stupid." To any onlookers, it might seem like Toph's gazing out over the water looking for a horizon the way most new arrivals probably do. She's watching something, but it's nothing anyone else can see.
Zuko's heartbeat, steady as ever. Something that has come as a small surprise to Toph, considering the assumptions she'd absorbed about him from the start (not to mention his generally awkward demeanor as she learned it personally). It's not earth, but it's comforting. Almost makes her feel safer. The moment's important, a rare spell of quiet in the wake of an overwhelming situation.
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"Hey-- I'm blind, not stupid." To any onlookers, it might seem like Toph's gazing out over the water looking for a horizon the way most new arrivals probably do. She's watching something, but it's nothing anyone else can see.
Zuko's heartbeat, steady as ever. Something that has come as a small surprise to Toph, considering the assumptions she'd absorbed about him from the start (not to mention his generally awkward demeanor as she learned it personally). It's not earth, but it's comforting. Almost makes her feel safer. The moment's important, a rare spell of quiet in the wake of an overwhelming situation.