Nikko simply enjoyed the silence while walking next to Jaya. He remembered his days while traveling with the musicians, how there was always something to talk about, even if it was an extremely simple topic. There were several times during his travels that he had gotten bored due to the fact that he couldn't talk to Moku, Lily, or Chong. He could easily be considered smarter than all of them, but he didn't have the musical talent that they did.

The walk was short, but nevertheless he enjoyed walking with someone that wasn't an animal. While Jaya started the fire, Nikko wasn't really sure what to do. He wanted to be of some use, but he couldn't find anything to do. He listened to what she had to say as she built the fire, and smiled back at her after she finished speaking. Shortly afterwards, though, he shook his head with a soft frown. "You won't know until you try. If you let them keep pushing you around, their opinions won't change, it'll just make them feel better, like they're stronger than you. They might want to take revenge on the Fire Nation and start another war. Don't push back, pushing back will make them want to push again, but harder the next time. Prove them wrong. Help them when you can, show them that you're not bad like they think."