[He figured she understood and continued to go. She could have just pretended not to read the letter and left him wondering if Korra had ever gotten it. She could have pretended Korra had and sent her instead to tell him to leave Korra alone. She could have honestly not read it and left it sitting there, unopened, not to be read until Korra came back despite how long it might be. She could have done so much that would have left him alone at the turtleduck pond, day after day, wondering why Korra never came.
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And she didn't.
That meant a lot.]