Kali stared, stunned, into Althea's eyes as she asserted that Kali was no weak or insignificant.

She truly appreciated Althea's encouragement and kind words. It was certainly a huge relief to know her friends would always be there for her, even in her worst moments. That gave her comfort and peace of mind; enough to focus on the issues at hand: Zac. Althea was right. They should warn Aang and Zuko, just in case. There was no harm in it. If anything, they should appreciate the fact that Kali and Althea cared enough to inform them beforehand.

The duo returned to the bonfire, which was beginning to burn lower. Zac remained where they had left him, but he was looking down at his food and didn't seem to notice their return. Kali turned to Althea and stopped her for a moment.

"I'll tell them for us," she whispered. "You just get some rest, okay? Thank you so much for your help. You have no idea how much it means to me."

She flashed the green-haired girl a quick, confident smile, and, without waiting for a response, turned and briskly walked over to the fire. She didn't want to tell both of them at once. It would only add any suspicion. Looking between the bald monk and the scarred prince, Kali quickly decided who she'd tell. She approached Zuko from behind, a little timidly.

"Excuse me, Zuko?"

Everyone seemed to turn to Kali, who blushed in the faint, flickering light.

"Huh?" the prince asked, looking up at her from where he was sitting.

"Um," Kali began, "You see... I use magic, which is sort of like the bending you all have. And, well, one of my spells is fire, so I was wondering if you could teach me a few tricks before you head off tomorrow?" The brunette smiled amiably reached up and lightly touched the scars on her face.

"I want to defend myself a little better next time, you see."

Zuko stared up at her for a moment, slightly confused.

"Well, I can't bend right now—" he tried to argue.

"Oh, I'm sure the same general rules apply to both of us though," Kali shot back immediately as she held out her hand to him. "C'mon, just for a few minutes."

Zuko must've seen the desperation in her eyes and reluctantly reached up to grab her hand and stand up.

"Thank you," Kali said, letting go of his hand quickly. "Here, let's go... let's go over there." She gestured toward the other side of the open-air room they were in. After all, they didn't need to be far, just out of earshot of the others. She led Zuko away from the group, and when they were about fifty or so yards away, Kali turned to face him.

"I need to tell you something very important," she told him seriously.

The prince looked surprised at this, but then nodded, understanding that she had pulled him over there to tell him something in private.

"Sure, what is it?" he asked.

"I just want to... inform you about something you should know about my friend, Zac. He..." Kali's voiced trailed off as she searched for the right words to say.

"He what?"

"He... He's a little like you."

"Yeah, he said something about that earlier," Zuko recalled. "What did he mean?"

Kali rubbed her arm nervously.

"He's trying to control his darkness," she said simply.

"His... darkness?" the prince inquired.

"It's hard to explain. I'm not sure what it is either, really. It's just this terrible force, this terrible anger and rage that comes over him when he loses his temper and causes him to go out of control with his powers. Althea and I are afraid he may come to the point where he will be unable to distinguish between friend and foe."

Zuko looked at Kali with empathy, not daring to glance over in Zac's direction.

"I understand," he said. "You want me and Aang to keep on eye on him, right?"

Kali sighed with relief. "Yes, that's exactly what I want you to do. Just in case something triggers the darkness inside him."

"Yeah. I think I can do that. Maybe, if I can learn to control my anger, and not to draw my power from it, Zac will learn something like that too."

"That's why he volunteered to come," Kali agreed. "Just, please. Be careful."

He nodded. "I will. I'll tell Aang before we take off... Oh, and, just to make sure the other's don't think anything of this... You should try concentrating your fire into a dense point and letting it explode with more intensity."

Kali raised an eyebrow at him, not understanding.

"Oh!" she realized. "You mean, with my magic?"

"Yeah. Give it a try."

Kali shrugged, figuring it was worth a shot. She summoned her Keyblade and turned toward the cliff edge a few feet away. She felt newfound energy surge through her and she thrust hey key forward.

"Fira!" she shouted. A small but bright ball of light came from the key's tip, shot out at a high velocity, and then exploded into a brilliant cloud of heat.

"Nice!" Zuko complimented her.

Kali beamed and turned to face him, spinning her key in her hands.

"Thanks for the tip," she said with a wink before the two of them returned to the campfire.