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In less than ten minutes Suki packs all of her possessions into a small satchel, we are now ready to leave this horrid district. I pull a lightweight guard uniform out of my bag and hand it to her. I turn around as she changes into it. The fabric is stretched tight over her protruding belly, but it will do for now.

"Put on your mask. It's common for royalty to be followed by at least one guard." I say, handing her a stiff metal mask. Suki puts it over her face, looking virtually unrecognizable.

There was one more part to my plan, although I wasn't quite sure if going through with it would be the best idea. My eyes shifted over to the almost dead oil lamp, its flames eagerly flavored the last drops of fuel. The original plan was to burn down this hut of a house to distract the guards and make them believe that Suki perished in the fire. However, the fire would spread to the other houses crammed together, killing most of the refugees in the process. I shook my head, we will have to go with out a distraction. May luck be on our side.

The sun is setting as Suki and I begin to leave the district for good. She follows closely behind me as we make our way through the maze of rickety houses. Every few breaths the taste of dust creeps upon my tongue. I cover my mouth with a sleeve and continue to trek down the hot, winding trail. Dust covers my boots, staining them a dirty shade of grey. The thin substance seems to be everywhere, I conclude that it must be extremely unhealthy to live here. Suki needs to leave this dump not only for her freedom, but for the health of her baby who will one day be my nephew.

The Airship is in view, being only a few blocks away. Before we can get closer, a guard strolls out from an adjoining alley way. My breath catches in my throat. Suki and I freeze, then slowly creep back into the dim shadows. He spots us. In defeat I take a few steps forward and stand my ground. The man is covered head to toe in the clone-like armor. Being over stout yet muscular he appears extremely threatening. I clear my throat, about to talk, but he cuts me off before I can say anything.

"What are you doing out? It's past curfew." He says in a gruff voice. "Earth-Kingdom scum." With that, the guard lifts up his mask and spits on the ground. He is none other than the Boiling Rock's old warden. The warden is elderly in age, but due to lack of soldiers he is still in service.

I lift up my hood, revealing my true identity. To him I am known as Fire Lord Zuko's wife. Although, that is not necessarily a good title to have being that I am of a 'hated' race in the fire nation. "Let me through." I pause and think of something to say that will rattle him. "For Zuko, I am assessing the guards' performance. I'll die if I have to stay here overnight. "

The previous warden glares at me, momentarily forgetting about Suki. "It'd be better if you died. Fire nation royalty are suppose to be of Fire Nation descent. If you die, the firelord can marry a more eligible woman. Like my niece, Mai. She has better blood than you, but all she accomplished was a job as a lowly prison guard " His eyes bore down into me, he is so close that I can smell the sour stench of his warm breath. "You there." He jabs a finger in Suki's direction. "All staff is to report to the central office."

"She is with me-"

The warden cuts me off. "No exceptions. NOW!" He latches onto Suki's arm and drags her toward a large stone building which stands out among the thousands of small huts. Suki looks back at me and I give her an encouraging expression while mouthing "Meet me in the warehouse." Suki nods her head then turns around, following the warden to the large stone building.

I begin to walk toward the warehouse next to where the airship is parked but freeze as I hear the sound of rowdy Dogwolves being released. My heart skips a beat. It has been an old practice in uptight cities for the guards to release these creatures to kill whoever is not following the curfew. The howls grow closer. I break into a mad run toward the warehouse, in less than ten seconds I reach the door and pull it open. It's locked. Normally I would be able to use water bending against the mutts, but the killing of one of these 'population tamers' results in an instant execution. Stupid rules.

I turn around to face the Dogwolves. They are only a few feet away, charging straight for me. Before I can think of a plan of action, the pack stops. An explosion is heard from the building Suki had just entered following with the sound of a crowd running. The Dogwolves turn around and chase after the sound of the explosion. Despite my better judgement, I follow them. I have a feeling that Suki is the one behind the chaos.