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Roads in the Fire Nation were not a major mode of movement. Oh, they had them, but they tended to be relatively small. The massive black road that Iroh and Mai have been following for days now is unlike anything she's ever seen. It's so straight and so flat. There are clear areas where the landscape itself has been ripped into to make way for it rather than trying to go around.
But it's also bee mostly featureless. Strange twisted metal things lie abandoned all along it. Though those seemed to cut off abruptly a few days before. And the near-nightly pops which signaled an attack by something disappeared with them.
It was a good thing Iroh had managed to recover their horses. Not that Mai would say anything, but getting her hands on a comb again had been a huge blessing. And having something to change into when her last tunic had finally given up and fallen apart yesterday was nice.
Even if it was a disgustingly pink shirt with garish buttons down the front. And even if it was tighter than she'd like.
The sun is setting and it's about time to start looking for a defensible place to set up camp. Except that something on the horizon ahead of them is flickering. And it's either really far away and really bright, or it's a firefly.
Except that it isn't moving, so it's probably not a firefly. "What's that?" Mai asks with a frown.
The idea of a city isn't completely foreign to her, not even the massive cities of this world. But the idea of one that has electricity? That lights up at night? Doesn't even occur to her.
But it's also bee mostly featureless. Strange twisted metal things lie abandoned all along it. Though those seemed to cut off abruptly a few days before. And the near-nightly pops which signaled an attack by something disappeared with them.
It was a good thing Iroh had managed to recover their horses. Not that Mai would say anything, but getting her hands on a comb again had been a huge blessing. And having something to change into when her last tunic had finally given up and fallen apart yesterday was nice.
Even if it was a disgustingly pink shirt with garish buttons down the front. And even if it was tighter than she'd like.
The sun is setting and it's about time to start looking for a defensible place to set up camp. Except that something on the horizon ahead of them is flickering. And it's either really far away and really bright, or it's a firefly.
Except that it isn't moving, so it's probably not a firefly. "What's that?" Mai asks with a frown.
The idea of a city isn't completely foreign to her, not even the massive cities of this world. But the idea of one that has electricity? That lights up at night? Doesn't even occur to her.