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Setsuko didn't reply. "I think I've shaken all I can out of this one," She said finally, "I'm going down to the lake to wash it. Coming?"

"Yeah, I'm coming," Rue said, folding her now somewhat cleaner blanket over her arm.

Setsuko knelt down in front of the lake and soaked the blanket in the fresh water, moving it around gently to get all the dirt out without ripping it further. When she extracted it, the blanket was certainly sopping wet, but also much cleaner.

Rue followed Setsuko's example. She tested out how using a few rocks would work, rubbing the blanket in between them to scrape off so caked in dirt. It actually worked pretty well.

"Well, two down, three to go," Setsuko said, noticing that Rue's was clean too. "Let's hang these on a tree branch near the cabin to dry." As she said 'dry', she noticed it was no longer raining. That was good.

"Sounds good," Rue said, her brown eyes quickly spotting a tree. SH ebegan to walk back to the cabin, the blanket soaking her sleeve.

Setsuko followed her back. Soon they had cleaned off all the blankets, and even the old silverware they had found. "Whew!" Setsuko excalimed. "Well, I guess all we have to do now if dust the cabin and fix the roof." She wiped some sweat off her forehead. "But at least everything else is cleaned off."

Rue nodded. "Where are we going t get the wood to fix it though?" she asked.

"Well, let's dust first. After that, we'll worry about the wood." And with that, she entered the old cabin. She grabbed her staff...it would help. Purposely leaving the door open, she swung her staff. A great current of air blew through the cabin and out the door, expelling all the dust. It was the most powerful Airbending she had ever managed. Unfortunately, she felt herself growing woozy. The world became a blur, and then utter nothingness.

Rue kneeled by the now limp and unconsious Setsuko worriedly. At least she was only unconsious. Maybe it was too much Airbending, or maybe she was allergic to dust or something. She manage dto lift her onto a beat up sifa that sagged, but was still intact.

Setsuko stirred, opening her eyes just barely. She could somewhat see a person standing over her. "M...Mother?" She murmured, her vision too foggy to tell and her memory failing.

"No, I'm not your mom," Rue said. "I'm Rue, remember?" she asked.

"Rue?" Setsuko mumbled, confused for a moment. "Oh yeah, Rue. How are you?" She tried to smile.

"How are you?" Rue asked, concerned. "Your the one who fainted,"

Setsuko's hard to recognize smile faded quickly. "I...told you, I pass out...after...too much...bending," Her voice was still a bit slurred, but it was improving as she gained consciousness. She sat up slowly, slumping over a little.