Izumi ran her tongue over her dry lips. She could still taste a bit of iron where her lower lip had been bleeding. She wasn’t quite sure if her wardens had forgotten to bring her water this morning or if they were purposefully withholding it again. They’d done both in the twenty-four hours since Iroh … Continue reading →

The Fire Nation’s first “Institution for Troubled Benders” opened with little fanfare. The press was all over it, of course, especially the moments when President Raiko and Firelord Iroh both personally escorted Lady Izumi all the way from Republic City. Nanami was with them every step of the way, of course. The papers never made … Continue reading →

Raiko raised his arms like welcoming an old friend when Iroh entered the room. It was about the opposite sentiment that Iroh felt towards him in return. Always the neutral party, Nanami followed behind Iroh, a clipboard and pen tucked firmly under her arm. “General!” Raiko said with a wide smile. Iroh narrowed his eyes … Continue reading →

Shyu could tell Mica had something important to say to him. It read in everything from the way she kept her gaze fixated on him to the way she half-walked, half-pushed through the crowd to get to him. Navigating through the traffic of students waiting to be picked up from school was never a simple … Continue reading →

Iroh called a press conference for late Monday morning. It was hardly difficult getting the newspapers to come and listen to him. In fact, his first order of business that day had been answering messages that they were already leaving for him. Now he stood at a podium with enough flashes from light bulbs to … Continue reading →

Iroh’s palms were sweating as he approached the United Republic prison. He’d worn gloves frequently in his days as a general, and they had always managed to hide things like this. They hid shaking fingers well, too. He could have used that now. Maybe one of his actions as Firelord should have been to change … Continue reading →

They left the tribe two days later. Had circumstances been different, Mica would have rather enjoyed the mini vacation to its fullest. But as it was, her stomach was still in knots over everything and all she wanted was to get back to civilization where she belonged. She bowed thanks to Chief Lilly, as Shyu … Continue reading →

Rina sat in class, rubbing her knuckles, hoping the action would stop her from outright wringing her hands in view of her classmates. How had everything gone downhill so quickly? Over the course of mere days, Lady Izumi’s bloodbending had been revealed, the former Firelord herself had been arrested, and something (she had no clue … Continue reading →

Shyu was asleep as soon as he hit the pillow. Mica didn’t blame him. Though it did leave her in the awkward position of having no one to talk to. Worse yet, Zarah was stubbornly insisting that they stick around the entire weekend, which was just plain annoying. So what if there were mobs of … Continue reading →