"Have you learned it already?"
Kahn looked in surprise at Jinora's spirit floating in midair, then nodded with a smile.
"Not bad. You've got talent."
Although Spirit Projection was a basic part of Spiritbending, learning it in just one day showed that Jinora truly had talent.
Of course, she still couldn't compare to a genius like him, who had accidentally projected his spirit after getting carried away with meditation.
Though that did count as an embarrassing chapter in his past.
Jinora was delighted by Kahn's praise and did a somersault in the air. The feeling of being so utterly unfettered thrilled her as well.
"That's so nice. I want to learn that too."
Korra watched enviously as Jinora flew around overhead. To her, this was far more interesting than Airbending.
Kahn smiled.
"I can teach you, but..."
"But you haven't mastered Airbending yet, Korra."
Tenzin said sternly:
"I'm not against you learning other forms of Bending. Jinora is studying both Airbending and Spiritbending too. But at least until you can use Airbending, you should focus more on practicing it."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know."
Korra waved a hand limply, her attitude thoroughly perfunctory.
It wasn't that she hadn't been studying seriously. On the contrary, it was precisely because she had practiced hard these past few days without seeing the slightest result that she had become somewhat dispirited.
She had even begun to feel a faint resistance toward Airbending.
"I'm going to practice."
Korra tossed out those words and turned to leave. Watching her go, Tenzin shook his head helplessly.
It wasn't just Korra. Tenzin was also somewhat discouraged by the stalled progress of their lessons. He had seen the changes in Korra's mood over the past few days, but was at a loss for what to do.
In fact, he