I'm sorry. [Korra bites her lip, keeping back all her other questions. Whatever happened here, it obviously wasn't good. Maybe there'll be another chance to ask...later.

She scoots just a little closer, hand reaching out slightly, like she wants to give him comfort, but she isn't sure if she's allowed to. Some spirits don't seem to like contact all that much, and he is wreathed in flame.]

I don't know what else happened here--CERES likes to keep us in the dark about this kind of thing--but you'll let us know if we can...help you and the others, right? If CERES messed things up here, there must be a way to make things right again.