MellowYellow
Pulsar
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
It had been a few years since Ozai's threat had been extinguished, and much of that time had been spent trying to restore some semblance of balance to the world. It was a lot to ask of a teenager, but it was Aang's celestial duty and he did it gladly. For the most part, he was doing a good job.
It was no easy task, trying to do diplomacy and working to undo a hundred years of damage started through Sozin's war. Even with Zuko's help he always had to think on his feet, working to learn mountains of history and politics. But he was doing well, and had even come up with a great plan to help unify the nations. Some kind of great 'melting pot' city, where people of all creeds could be accepted.
A pipe dream for now, of course, but Aang thought it had real potential.
Still, it wasn't all cookies and rainbows. The loss of his people weighed heavily on him, and he couldn't every forget that if he died, that would be the end of the airbenders. Katara consoled him, assuring him that they would have a few children and that some of them were bound to be airbenders.
He wanted to believe her. Katara usually was good at reassuring him, but in this case... it was hard not to be a little doubtful.
And now to compound issues, he had to deal with this 'invitation' from Azula of all people. Zuko might have loathed his sister, but she was family at the end of the day, and he had made sure to get her stationed in a humane prison. And for the most part she had been a model prisoner, raising no fuss during her incarceration. So why now? Why request him out of the blue like this?
Part of him didn't want to know. Wanted to just ignore the invite and leave Azula to serve her sentence. But he couldn't. Not with Azula being... herself. She could have had some scheme cooked up, some horrible trap laid out. If he didn't do this, there was no telling what would befall him.
So that was why, on what was meant to be a sunny and cheery day, he found himself walking down a stone hallway alongside a burly and heavily armoured guard. "You oughta be careful of this one Avatar Aang," the guard remarked. "She hasn't caused trouble in a while, but she's still dangerous. We got a soul-stone ring on her finger to suppress her firebending, but there's no telling what tricks she might have."
"I'll be fine," Aang assured him. The Avatar was dressed well, as he so often was. The top half of his orange robe was draped over his right shoulder, leaving the left exposed. His trousers were black and baggy, leading to a pair of heavy leather boots. Though years had passed, Aang was still trim and fleet in proportions.
He waited by the door as the guard unlocked Azula's furnished cell, and strode in carefully once it was open.
It was no easy task, trying to do diplomacy and working to undo a hundred years of damage started through Sozin's war. Even with Zuko's help he always had to think on his feet, working to learn mountains of history and politics. But he was doing well, and had even come up with a great plan to help unify the nations. Some kind of great 'melting pot' city, where people of all creeds could be accepted.
A pipe dream for now, of course, but Aang thought it had real potential.
Still, it wasn't all cookies and rainbows. The loss of his people weighed heavily on him, and he couldn't every forget that if he died, that would be the end of the airbenders. Katara consoled him, assuring him that they would have a few children and that some of them were bound to be airbenders.
He wanted to believe her. Katara usually was good at reassuring him, but in this case... it was hard not to be a little doubtful.
And now to compound issues, he had to deal with this 'invitation' from Azula of all people. Zuko might have loathed his sister, but she was family at the end of the day, and he had made sure to get her stationed in a humane prison. And for the most part she had been a model prisoner, raising no fuss during her incarceration. So why now? Why request him out of the blue like this?
Part of him didn't want to know. Wanted to just ignore the invite and leave Azula to serve her sentence. But he couldn't. Not with Azula being... herself. She could have had some scheme cooked up, some horrible trap laid out. If he didn't do this, there was no telling what would befall him.
So that was why, on what was meant to be a sunny and cheery day, he found himself walking down a stone hallway alongside a burly and heavily armoured guard. "You oughta be careful of this one Avatar Aang," the guard remarked. "She hasn't caused trouble in a while, but she's still dangerous. We got a soul-stone ring on her finger to suppress her firebending, but there's no telling what tricks she might have."
"I'll be fine," Aang assured him. The Avatar was dressed well, as he so often was. The top half of his orange robe was draped over his right shoulder, leaving the left exposed. His trousers were black and baggy, leading to a pair of heavy leather boots. Though years had passed, Aang was still trim and fleet in proportions.
He waited by the door as the guard unlocked Azula's furnished cell, and strode in carefully once it was open.