[She doesn't answer him right away. Instead, she looks right at Katara.]

Katara...please...don't lose hope...we'll get you out of here and help your brother somehow. I promise.

[She then sucks in a sharp breath through her teeth and looks right at Sokka, eyes bright and piercing.]

None of them. [Her words shake, but they have enough oomph in them to ring true.] The only death that could hurt me the most is the death of the friend I got to know and depend on in this dreadful place. And by the looks of things, all you're doing is drawing out the pain.