Korra stayed in her quarters for the remainder of the trip. Asami had come by later that evening with some food hoping to talk things over. There was no answer to her knocks or querying. She tried opening the door, but it was locked. Asami left the tray of food outside the door and returned to the helm. She came back the next morning taking the tray from the previous night, Korra wasn't foolish enough to starve herself at least. She left another plate of food in its place, this couldn't last for very much longer at least, they would be at Capital City before noon and Korra wouldn't stay locked away for that at least.

Asami flicked on the radio "This is Asami Sato from Republic City. Requesting permission to dock."

There was a brief moment of static before a voice responded. "Permission granted Miss Sato. Please proceed to airship dock number three. Do you have any passengers besides yourself?" "I have one mechanic onboard and Avatar Korra will be joining me on my visit." There was a brief pause in the communication, she heard their microphone being turned off then back on a minute later. "We are honored by the Avatar's presence Miss Sato, a delegation will arrive shortly to escort you to Firelord Izumi. Enjoy your stay."

Asami guided the airship down to it's designated spot, landed and shut off the engines. She flicked a switch and picked up the internal microphone "We've touched down Lee, feel free to visit the city, just remember to get back to the ship at night." "Will do Miss Sato, you don't have to worry about me, just make sure you and Avatar Korra enjoy your trip."

She set the microphone down then turned and made her way back towards Korra's quarters to let her know that they had arrived. To her surprise however, the Avatar was already waiting for her in the common room.

Korra turned towards Asami as she entered the room and took a deep breath. "I've thought about what you said yesterday. I'm still sorting through it all and I'm not sure what to say just yet. Would it be all right if we pretended that yesterday didn't happen? I just need...time."

Asami was surprised, she hadn't been expecting this kind of response after the way that Korra had run off yesterday. She stepped forward taking one of her hands with both of hers "I'm willing to wait for you, you know that. But please don't wait forever." She put on a smile at the end. "Now come on, let's go meet the Fire Lord, and don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to explore the city when we get to business."

Korra nodded "All right then, I'm curious though. What kind of deal are you working out anyways? I figured you'd be focused on rebuilding Republic City." Asami frowned at that "I'm not actually sure, the message didn't give any information, it just said it would be very profitable. I thought it was a hoax until one of the ambassadors from the Fire Nation came to the Estate and repeated the invitation. And Republic City will be fine, my vice president is handling all that. They can get along without me for the time being. This could be far more important anyways." Asami gestured towards the doorway "Come on , let's see what the Fire Nation has in store for us."

As they disembarked the ship, Korra took a look at the group waiting for them He was wearing a uniform somewhat similar to what the old Fire Nation soldiers had worn but didn't seen like a high rank though. As she approached, he bowed at the waist "Avatar Korra, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Capital City. The Fire Nation is honored by your presence. And lest I forget my manners, it is a pleasure to meet you Miss Sato, we've heard much about your role in working with the Avatar over the years. I am Commander Yao of the Royal Palace guards. Are you ready to visit the palace now?"

Asami smiled in response "Please lead the way commander." As they moved through the city, Korra found herself stopping as she approached a sculpture in the middle of a square. It looked like steel but had been scorched and burned all over. As she looked at it, she realized it was a small scale representation of the Capital City. "Excuse me commander, but what is this?"

The commander turned to see what she was looking at. "This piece is known as the Last Agni Kai. Lord Zuko ordered it's construction after he ascended to the throne. It's meant to depict the side effects of the fight between him and Azula during the last approach of Sozin's comet. The flames they threw at each other set the city ablaze. A few people died from the resulting fires and many others were injured. When Zuko learned what had happened, he ordered Agni Kai's outlawed and changed the law to be harsher on those who place cities in danger by being reckless with their bending."

Korra considered the carvings a moment longer then continued walking again"Will we meet Zuko here? I haven't seen him in years." The commander shook his head "No, Lord Zuko moved away from the Capital City after he stepped down from the throne. He lives on Ember Island I believe." The commander pointed as they passed through a gate. "This is the edge of the Royal Palace's estates. That path will lead you to the palace entrance. Avatar Korra, Miss Sato, it's been my pleasure."

As Asami and Korra approached the doors, a servant came to meet them. "If you will follow me, I'll show you to the meeting room." When they entered, they saw Firelord Izumi conferring with a cloaked figure on the far side of a conference table. She turned and bowed somewhat, less then the guard, but still notable "Avatar Korra, Miss Sato. Allow me to welcome you to the Fire Nation. It has been far too long since we've had the pleasure of the Avatar's presence. Please be seated, we have much to discuss."

She took a seat at the head of the table, Asami and Korra seated themselves next to each other. The hooded figure turned, threw her hood back and sat down herself without any greeting or comments. Korra turned to see Asami looking back at her, both equally confused. What was Ginger doing at this meeting?