Quite. I can actually see an interesting dichotomy there. They work with waterbenders, but this is still the descendant of Sozin's fire Nation, and things don't just disappear. In fact it was probably the Fire Nation's plan to go on with conquest as they were orginally going to do, only they found the Earth Kingdom mostly united and under a much better general, and had to go on the defensive.
Now there an interesting dichotomy. Officially waterbenders are servants, useful ones, but clearly below the nobility and such. However, any real sailor worth his salt knows to listen to the person who knows if the ships going to blow. So you can tell officers who were appointive based on family or connection from those who earned it by how they regard the waterbenders.
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Now there an interesting dichotomy. Officially waterbenders are servants, useful ones, but clearly below the nobility and such. However, any real sailor worth his salt knows to listen to the person who knows if the ships going to blow. So you can tell officers who were appointive based on family or connection from those who earned it by how they regard the waterbenders.
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