Nikko believed that he understood. Yes, there were fire benders and fire nation citizens that were still dangerous; but for one hundred years, all people have seen were fire nation people who were evil, and wanted the word under their feet. That was what the Fire Nation had set themselves up as for one hundred years, and now that the war is over and there is peace, people just can't see them as anything else at the moment. He wanted to tell Jaya something to comfort her, but he felt that if he said anything wrong to her it would only make things worse.

He moved his hand off of her when she began to lean against a tree, and simply stood in front of her. He stood quiet for a moment before taking a small step towards her and putting his hand back on her shoulder. He looked right at her and gave her a calm smile. "Fight me." He said simply.