[She just raises an eyebrow at that and pulls the water out of her waterskin, letting it coat her hands. Then she approaches him and gently lays her hands on his chest. The water covering them begins to glow.

...

...

...what is with his chi paths? They're all... bent in on themselves. And when she extends her bending to tentatively pull on the chi itself, it feels just as bent. Twisted. Like it's heading into itself or spiraling the wrong way or... something. Can this really be it?

She frowns and searches deeper, trying to discern more, find anything pure and - normal - buried beneath those layers of confusion. But it doesn't matter how deep she goes - it's all the same. She can't work with this. Katara removes her hands, taking with her the cool, calming sensation of her bending as she lets the water flow back into the waterskin.]

Well, I can't heal you with my bending. Your chi is like nothing I've ever seen before, and I don't want to risk messing with it. I'll see if Nala can help - your ribs are the worst, right?

[That much, she cold tell.]