"Well, I can't bend wood..." It was one of the only things she couldn't manipulate here, really. That and metal. Korra frowned, trying to think of some alternative.

She jumped as she heard the cock of a gun and looked up suddenly to see one of the escaped soldiers from the sinking ship taking aim at them. Korra reacted immediately, swiping hard at the thin air between them and the soldier and sending a concentrated gust that knocked him clean off the dock.

"Either way, I say we ought to get there first before we make any decisions." This wasn't the place to stand and talk.