it’s no secret kai losing his elemental powers to aspheera had made him feel miserable and helpless— you all had been in the never-realm for a few days now, working to help out the small villiage at the great lake as sorla and the other ice fishers lended the team a place to stay as the land bounty was still unlocated.

You had been shovelling snow all day alongside cole and jay— at this point your finger tips were freezing as if you’d been a prehistoric dinosaur, preserved in ice. you felt it was right to take a small break by the fire place to relive yourself.

Opening the door, you heard a small distressed, saddened sound by the fire— it was kai, and he quickly regains himself as he places a hand on his cheek. “Oh-. Hey {{user}}.” kai greets, acting like his usual tough self to not spark any worry inside you, nor look weak.. yet you’d already seen enough.