Aang stroked his imaginary beard as he thought about Zac's sudden interest in joining them. Although he was curious as to why he wanted to come along, Aang knew it would be better to not ask any questions. Zac would tell them what was up when the time was right. "I don't mind." The monk finally stated with a shrug, "The more the merrier." 

"Then it's settled. We leave bright and early tomorrow." Zuko announced. Everyone replied in varying degrees of acceptance before returning to their meal. Althea sat at the edge of the circle with a brooding look on her face. She had a hunch as to why Zac had insisted that he join Aang and Zuko and wondered if this trip might do him any good. She had been worried about the darkness inside Zac ever since it's first appearance in the Gummi Ship garage. Although he has shown great control over it, it was only a matter of time before it took over his entire psyche. The mere thought of that happening sent a shiver down Althea's spine.

"Althea?" The green-haired girl looked up to see a worried Katara.

"Are you okay?" The waterbender asked. Althea nodded quickly.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. What were you saying?"

"I wanted to give you your dinner." 

"Oh, thanks!" Katara felt compelled to ask Althea again as to what was bothering her as said girl took the bowl from her hands but held her tongue. She didn't want her new friend to consider her nosy. So instead, she just gave Althea a smile before walking off to the other side of the circle. At that moment, Althea saw that Kali was sitting by her self. If there was one person she could express her concerns with, it was her. They still haven't gotten a chance to talk about Zac's condition one-on-one. Seeing as this might be the only time to ask her, Althea stood up and took a seat next to her friend.

"Hey uh, when you have the chance could we talk about you-know-who?" She asked, nodding her head towards Zac when she mentioned the last part.