The Earth Bender had been dozing off against the tree when the voice caught her attention and brought her back to reality. She sat up, immediately focusing her attention on the ground to find who was speaking. Without turning towards him, she let out a sigh of relief. Caught in the weird world between dreamland and the real world, she'd thought he was a great big talking shadow.

"Oh. Hi," she returned, catching her breath and willing her racing heart to slow down.