[Bitterness, perhaps . . . or something akin to it. Yes, in this case, one could easily call her pessimistic. But it does not mean that she does not speak without insight or intelligence.]
Perhaps. [But in truth, she doubts it. To the Mother of Faces, choices are pebbles tossed into a pond. The pattern of ripples only emerge when they clash. What the Avatar has done will cause its own problems down the line, for its own reasons. Aang's mercy will have effects that will be felt for years to come, and not all of them will be good.]
[She became tired of watching the ripples so long ago.]
[She is silent for a moment, studying him.]
You have forgiven him.
[But whether this is a statement or a question is unknown.]
no subject
Perhaps. [But in truth, she doubts it. To the Mother of Faces, choices are pebbles tossed into a pond. The pattern of ripples only emerge when they clash. What the Avatar has done will cause its own problems down the line, for its own reasons. Aang's mercy will have effects that will be felt for years to come, and not all of them will be good.]
[She became tired of watching the ripples so long ago.]
[She is silent for a moment, studying him.]
You have forgiven him.
[But whether this is a statement or a question is unknown.]