That! ...was actually reasonable. Wan had forgotten that. He'd gotten so used to being the Avatar, being trusted by the spirits, being trusted by the Lion Turtles, and because of the Lion Turtles, being trusted (though not necessarily liked) by other humans. He'd forgotten how hard he'd worked to gain that trust. While it was easy for him to give it, it was not so easy for others.

His arms dropped and he straightened his shoulders. When he looked back at her it was with a confident smile, "You're right. You haven't seen any proof of my words being sincere. And you probably never will. There's not a lot I can do about that unless one of goes out of our way."