...Now he recognizes Beila, who wafts herself to her feet and stares him down.

"I - I covered the sinkhole," he says.

"With boards that could be easily nudged aside if someone didn't feel like finding somewhere else to pour their refuse," says Beila conversationally. "Instead of hiring an earthbender for a - how long was it, ten minutes?" She glances at Dao. "Maybe not even that."