This was it for Bolin. He had enough of the threats from Eska. He was going to break up with her if it killed him. Bolin had respect for himself.

Today he would do what he wanted. Instead of getting up early to serve the needs of Eska and Desna, he was going to sleep in and have a nice filling breakfast. Afterwards, Bolin took a nice walk down the main street to meet his fate.

As he neared the twins, it was obvious they had been waiting for him. Eska's eyes were like fire.

Bolin ducked his head, "Maybe being a popsicle won't be so bad…"

"You are late," Eska ground out.

"Um…so?" he nervously spoke.

She grabbed his collar, "What did you say?"

Bolin cleared his throat, "Uh, nothing."

She let go of him and scoffed, "That is correct."

"You know what? No. That isn't correct! I don't want to be your slave anymore. You two are horrible people."

Desna laughed, "How are we horrible? We are treating you as the uncultured scum that you are."

Bolin's eyes widened, "How…how could even say that?"

Eska ignored him, "It seems he is no longer any use to us, Desna."

"A promise is a promise," he smirked.

Suddenly, ice surrounded Bolin's legs. He acted quickly and moved the earth up to shatter the ice. The twins moved toward him. The only thing he could do was flee.

Bolin aimlessly ambled the streets not knowing what to do anymore. When a hand touched his shoulder, he jumped and turned. It was only Mako. He was quick to hide his upset expression, but he already knew that his brother had seen it.

Korra jogged up from behind, "Hey, Bo. We were wondering where you went to. We saw the twins without you."

Bolin managed a smile, "Uh, yeah. I finally got out of that situation…kind of."

Mako's eyes were cold and serious, but his girlfriend interrupted him before he could say anything.

"Well, I should head over to see Unalaq. He wanted to teach me a bit of spiritbending before the trials started."

Bolin was confused, "Why are you going to see him? You're parents are in trouble. Shouldn't you be dealing with that."

"There's nothing I can do. Besides, no one can prove they did anything wrong."

The earthbender frowned, "I wouldn't say that."

Korra's eyes widened, "Are you accusing my parents?!"

Bolin moved back, "No, no. That's not what I meant! Just forget I said anything."

Mako put a hand on his brother's shoulder, "You know something, don't you?"

"No…I mean, I just don't think you guys should trust Unalaq."

Korra stepped forward, "What are you saying, Bolin? That's my uncle!"

He just looked down at the snow, "I'm sorry…"

Mako gripped Bolin's shoulder tighter, "…Bo?"

Bolin backed away, "Well, I'm gonna go now. Got stuff to do, you know?"

He walked away quickly and turned down the first alley. Unknown to him, warriors were waiting there for him. They easily overpowered him and carried him off without a sound.