Hiresh laughed quietly to himself, "A monk of moderation [i]in[/i] moderation...  Clever."  His eyes rolled when he noticed Siku's plea for the fox's toys.  Really?  It wasn't like they were going on an expedition.  They just needed a few days of safety to sort things out.  Even if he was the Avatar, Katsu was indeed free to choose his own path.  It was rather amusing to Hiresh, however, that he thought he could avoid this one.  Like he was the first Avatar to try.  Even Avatar Aang returned with destiny at his doorstep.  The metal bender wouldn't stop Katsu from going his own way, but he certainly wasn't going to let the boy stop him from doing at least this part of his job.  They'd need a statement on the attack and Katsu was not only a witness, but the victim.

As they were setting out, Hiresh took to the Avatar's side, thinking how best to go about all of this.  "Do you wanna press charges, Katsu?  You're technically a victim of assault and if you so choose, the police [i]will[/i] investigate.  of course, I've no doubt the owners of the restaurant will be wanting them for destruction of property anyway."  Out of respect for Katsu's wishes, Hiresh had decided to completely disregard his status as the Avatar from a professional standpoint.  On these grounds, he was a citizen who had been attacked for a potential kidnapping during dinner and nothing more.

Siku squeaked slightly when the case was thrown at her.  The first thought that came to her mind was a plea that it wasn't covered with drool stains.  But for the second time today, she was surprised that Katsu was cleaner and more disciplined than he liked people to believe.  One by one she began to stuff the toys into the cloth casing and let Koinu pick one out before lifting him back in her arms and joining the others for the door.  She noticed the boy's shoulder's were slightly hunched, his posture and usual headstrong attitude seemed kind of... repressed, now.  Feeling the sabre fox's urging, she rolled her eyes and gave him his toy.  She couldn't very well go and talk to him now, Hiresh was doing his cop thing... whatever it was.

It didn't seem to take long for them to get to the ferry and Siku happily found herself at the helm, giving Koinu the chance to stay with her or go with Katsu before looking out to the open waters.  The only thing in view was Avatar Aang's statue and Air Temple Island.  She didn't take a pose or stance, but she felt a certain meditative peace here, overlooking the sea with the moon in the air.  It felt like power; It felt like home.

About halfway across the water, she decided to leave the front and find Katsu.  It was a small boat, so it really didn't take long, and his spirits didn't seem to be much better.  "You'll get to go back, y'know.  It's not like we're leaving forever or anything - just... need to figure out what's going on, yeah?"  She rubbed the back of her neck with a half-smile of reassurance.