[It may go without saying, but that doesn't mean Korra will forget.
Her limbs have had some time to recover while they've talked. It's not much, but when his weight shifts, she kicks up her legs. Most airbending is done with the hands, but there are many firebending techniques that utilize the feet, and she quickly adapts one of them to hurl a blast of air at him. If it succeeds at upsetting his balance, she plans to roll onto her feet and get out of his immediate reach. She's not going to try and attack him -- she's not dumb -- but this encounter will end on her terms, even if it kills her.
[ Pinning her in the dark, hyperware, Hei feels her kick out. The air-blast takes him by surprise. He chooses to avoid being hit, throwing himself to one side, avoiding the whoosh of wind. But he doesn't stop. Because if there's one thing Korra needs to learn, it's when to accept a deadlock. Even before she's moved to rise, he strikes out, lightning-fast and without holding back. One hand shoots out to grab her throat, slamming her down before she can get up, legs twisting to trap hers. ]
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Her limbs have had some time to recover while they've talked. It's not much, but when his weight shifts, she kicks up her legs. Most airbending is done with the hands, but there are many firebending techniques that utilize the feet, and she quickly adapts one of them to hurl a blast of air at him. If it succeeds at upsetting his balance, she plans to roll onto her feet and get out of his immediate reach. She's not going to try and attack him -- she's not dumb -- but this encounter will end on her terms, even if it kills her.
Again.]
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[ An anaconda's stranglehold. ]