I doubt you know enough to be able to craft a sturdy enough boat that would get you from here to there without any problems. Or you can just wait around until a boat of people arrives here, murder them all and steal their boat.

[ Which sounds easier, honestly. She tucks a lock of hair behind her ear and absently moves a piece, paying little attention to the board now. Her interest in this game was already gone, and Sokka was never going to pose a challenge to her.

If she had been paying more attention she would have realized she was definitely losing, but instead she's playing right into his hands. ]