Pure shock and horror.<br/><br/>When she recovered from being thrown back, Talya jumped to her feet. But the attacker had already fled and aftermath was devastating.<br/><br/>Nothing could have mentally prepared Talya for what had just happened. The Avatar’s death, no, his murder, replayed in her mind over and over again, refusing to believe it. All she could do was stand there motionless, speechless. She didn’t even want to move from her spot. Everything around her was faded, her vision focused only on Ro Pan, the man who had showed her so much, and in so little time, and nothing more.<br/><br/>Perhaps something like this should have been expected with everything that has happened in the p few years. But that did not change what was running through her mind at this time. Her fists were clenched tightly. There was nothing she could say, and she hated herself for not being able to step in and do something. She felt weak, useless. She felt as if everything Ro Pan had taught her had gone in vain.<br/><br/>“No…” Talya managed to speak in a weak tone and finally felt her knees buckle and she fell to the ground. Hot tears stung her face as she held back a sob, feeling the anger within her starting to rise.<br/><br/>Had she been the same person she was before she met Ro Pan, she would have run away. She didn’t have the strength she had now back then.  The Avatar had changed her life, and it was because of him that she had been able to change a few lives herself. However, she could feel herself starting to take a few steps backwards. What was she going to tell the others, she thought. What was going to happen now?<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Never Forget…</span><br/><br/>Those were Ro Pan’s last words to everyone. Did… did she have the strength to carry out his will?<br/><br/>No, Talya, she thought. Enough. Slowly, she stood, resolve taking over her sorrow. She was the Avatar’s ally, his friend, and it was for that reason she must not mourn. This was the start of a new beginning. As his friend, she must carry out his will.<br/><br/>“Neither will I…” Talya said under her breath, her tone weak and shaky, as she joined the others. “I won’t forget either.”