After the meeting with Kyung, Zuko needed to clear his mind with several pitchers of cheap swill. Cheap swill lately has become his dirty little secret. Once and awhile, he would sneak out of palace to enjoy his little vice. It wasn't so much for the taste of the ale, but being around real people. Lately, people in the palace have been driving him ( Read more... )

Zuko decided to dress in his best ceremonial robes with his double swords strapped to his back. This is not going to most pleasant meeting schedule for today. Mostly likely this meeting will decide if the Fire Nation will go to war once again, but not with the Earth Kingdom or Northern and Southern Water tribes. This newly formed enemy was part of ( Read more... )

Momo sniffs the air.  He's hungry, and he doesn't know where Aang is right now.  There are some silly people with flowing robes and sticks in their hair, but they smell awful.  With a curious chirp, the lemur jumps from the window and scampers down the hall of the Fire Nation palace ( Read more... )

Aang, a hot tray in hand, peeked into his girlfriend’s room. It was rather dark, long shadows spilling over the edges of the chairs and bed; she must have kept the curtains closed last night. He slipped in quietly, humming a tune he didn’t quite know, but knew all too well.

Setting the tray on the nearby table, he moved closer to the bed. Katara was ( Read more... )

Katara paced nervously in her room. It had already been several hours and Aang was not back yet. What could be so important that he hadn't come and gotten her, or even allowed her to sit in, like in previous meetings with Zuko She looked pulled the curtain back. and looked outside. She hadn't gotten a chance to really enjoy the Fire Nation at night ( Read more... )

Toph didn't want to admit it, but she was excited. It had been a long time since she had seen Iroh, and she had missed him. He was a dear friend, and he had delicious tea. 
Every few minutes, she'd ask someone near her where they were. This time she asked Suki.

"Where are we now?"

Aang sighed as he tightened the straps on Appa's saddle.  He wasn't looking forward to the long ride back to the Fire Nation--not when he and Katara had only just gotten to the village they were in.  Sometimes he wondered what it was like to settle down, but he knew his feet wouldn't let him stay anywhere for too long ( Read more... )