A/N: Ozara wants to make her father notice her.
Submission for:
Gender-Swap Boot Camp: "It was right here!"
"It was right here!" Ozara said looking about the empty courtyard. She had finally done something extraordinary, something she was sure not even Irah could do but after she had run to bring her father to see, the thing just magically disappeared.
"You brought me outside to show me air?" Azulon asked, trying to keep his voice level. It would not bode well to release his anger on his younger daughter now. He was to be in a meeting in a few minutes and did not want to start it angry.
"No, Father," Ozara said, "There was-"
"No, you can't have," Azulon said, "because you are smarter than this to waste my time with trivial things. You should be practicing your forms." He then walked back to the small walkway before stepping back inside the palace.
Ozara stood there, watching the closed door for a few moments more. No matter what she did, it would never be enough.
When Fire Lord Azulon had been blessed with two daughters and no sons, instead of being bitter, he worked with what the gods had given him, training his daughters as if they were males, ensuring they had both military and political knowledge and were ready to take the throne when the time came.
But it was apparent to all that Azulon favoured his first-born, Irah. Irah was a skilled bender, very intelligent and a great strategist. She was already allowed to join his meetings in the war-room at the young age of twelve, and he listened to her counsel along with his other advisors. Ozara couldn't even speak out of turn at the dinner table until she proved herself.
Ozara walked quietly back inside. She would show her father that she was worthy to be heard, she was someone to take notice of.