All her life, Ursa has been put on display. The perfect doll of a daughter, born to two influential members of the Fire Nation. She had no siblings to divide attention among. Every single one of her accomplishments, big or small, were widespread by her parents. The other families of the Fire Nation would all watch, scrutinizing and admiring and sizing her up to their own children.
So when she stumbles across this, this thing that nobody knows, she holds on to it. She can sink into it, and nobody can take it away from her, expect anything of her. It is completely hers and she keeps it that way. She isn't a secretive person by nature but she makes an exception, just this once.
Night after night, she goes back. No one ever finds out, no one even suspects.
Fire flows from her fingertips easily, gracefully and that is the only time she ever feels free.
