Oh-- [ She blinks once in confusion as she let's in sink in, and then without a hitch she smiles. ] In that case, it'll make your um... air that much stronger?

[ She giggles, realizing just how silly that found. ] I've never met an air bender that wasn't the Avatar before! I thought they were all... you know.

[ Ty Lee just couldn't bring herself to say that the Fire Nation actually exterminated the Air Nomads, but it was well known history enough that she hoped the other girl caught her drift. ]