Aang and his friends visited the village to replenish their supplies for their journey and, while there, met a fisherman willing to go fishing against his wife's proclamations of an upcoming storm that might threaten his life. When the fisherman's assistant backed out of the trip, Sokka took over the job in hopes of earning a large income. The fisherman recognized Aang as the Avatar and accused him of abandoning the world for one hundred years, claiming his absence was responsible for all the warfare and suffering that occurred during that time. This emotionally affected Aang, who fled the town to better deal with his guilt and shame. Katara followed him to a cave, seeking to ease his tension and strife.