I hope I can be a better leader for my people now that the war is over. A change of pace will be difficult to adapt to and I can't help but feel uncertain about our future. I know one thing though...

Even if it looks bleak ahead, we'll manage to pull through.

We've just landed at the shore and already my men are asking for orders. Figures...

I'll write more when I have a chance later.

I'm going to stop paddling for a little while to write in my journal, I know Sokka wouldn't want it any other way. He is my boy after all!

Today was a rough day. I had left the Fire Nation Palace after my kids had left for Ba Sing Se earlier in the day due to one final meeting that they had had scheduled for the day. Thankfully, it was short enough ( Read more... )

I came across Katara and the Avat- Aang just a few moments ago when I was just released from a meeting. And I've got one thing to say.

I'll hold him to his promise, especially since he's an honorary member of the Water Tribe. But I won't hesitate to knock the boy half-way across the continent if he doesn't keep his word, Avatar or not.

With that ( Read more... )

My reaction was shock when I saw a bracelet on my daughter's wrist and when she told me who had made it for her. But I didn't say anything aloud. I don't think that the Avatar (or Katara for that matter) realizes the commitment in the simple act of making jewelry. Despite the fact that it's less common in the Southern Water Tribe, it's a symbol of ( Read more... )

White hamsters squeak when you stuff them down sleeping bags, killing the surprise completely. But all was well. I had thought through this part of the plan early on and I made a...detour if you will to my original blueprints. Just a slight difference, nothing major. I based it on the fact that the tricksters would try to catch them and shoo them ( Read more... )

Apparently, Bato and some of the other men thought it was funny to stuff seaweed and fresh fish down my boots early this morning while I was still sleeping. Come to think of it, I was woken up by loud laughing outside of my tent but I didn't think too much of it. But I should have recognized the smell before putting them on, mainly because this is ( Read more... )

Sokka and his endless ideas always find a way to make me smile. This notion about all of us keeping journals is definitely no exception.

It feels...odd to really take off my helmet for the first time in years and I can't help but wonder what's going to happen now that everything's said and done. I know that I have to go back to the Southern Water ( Read more... )