[ Hei stays crosslegged behind her, rubbing her back with an open palm. The other keeps the ice at the dip of her spine. He knows all about pushing; it's how you make it in the field. How you stay on top, ten steps ahead of everyone and six feet above the ground. But he's self-aware enough to understand his own limits and shortcomings, to acknowledge how they correlate with the success or failure of his objectives. Korra is as driven as he is, but she doesn't always know when to call it quits. Partly, he thinks, because of her history. Mistakes and breaks are things she can't afford, because she's always had responsibility to be something close to god-like on her shoulders. ]

[ Quietly, he says, ]

Willpower is great while it lasts. But by its nature, it's a limited commodity. If you want your bending back, you need to consider trying something new.

[ Unless she wants to risk burnout. Or a more debilitating physical injury. ]