Su had taken her family to a different section of the building to sleep. Everyone was tired and there'd be plenty of people to help in the meantime, rest now was what they needed. She and Baatar took a side, using cushions as their mattress, Wing and Wei took a corner, leaning on each other. Opal had a camp bed as well as Huan. Baatar Jr was still with Kuvira but Su trusted Korra to stay with him.
She could understand to a point his anger at her, their family wouldn't be the same, even in the past 3 years of their absence she wanted him back, this was a step in that direction but he was changed, by Kuvira and now by her death.
With Kuvira, he had become confident in himself, pushing his ideas out better though in this case; into a 25 story Mecha suit with a spirit powered super canon. Not the sort of thing she nor Baatar sr would have liked him to plan. Ever. But with Kuvira gone, the next few years at the least would be filled with his grief, depression and above all that, his sentence since he helped just as much as Kuvira. Of course, She could pull a few strings herself, with the help of the Avatar he could have house arrest as minimal, losing Kuvira seemed to be the current punishment. Korra had threatened to make sure they never saw each other again, sort of ironic now it was true. She didn't want this for him. Alive and imprisoned would have been bearable.
She was glad to an extent she didn't kill Kuvira at Zaofu. Seeing Him grieve…she didn't want that hate. Junior wouldn't forgive her. Ever. Tearing their family apart and she'd be classed as a murderer. She hadn't realised how bad it would look till now; Su Beifong, matriarch of the metal clan, killer of the Great Uniter. The Press would have a field day and she'd be looked down upon. If not by her family or Junior then the world leaders and the supporters of Kuvira. Killing a woman in high military in a sneak attack would have been seen as a coward's kill.
"Relax a little." Baatar said softly in her ear. His arms curing around her waist, pulling her closer into his frame. She sighed, letting herself go loser, watching as their children were fast asleep. Hardly the surprise.
"Tomorrow's going to be a long day, If I can guess, Junior will want to move back to Zaofu, Kuvira with him. He'd want to have her buried there." Su wasn't sure what her tone was but she couldn't fault Junior for wanting her home with him. Of course, Kuvira wouldn't go into Zaofu's cemetery. I the burial was to be huge then it'd make sense for her to be buried in her own area. Of course Junior had that control now.
"I know, Su, but that'll be what's best for everyone, we need to sort out Zaofu since the domes were de constructed, Kuvira's done a lot of damage to the architecture. With Junior doing the burial arrangements, I think it's best to have Opal and Huan here, they can help here while we sort out Zaofu." Baatar sighed, "The burial will need to be done quickly, to prevent the extremists activating. I'll talk with Junior tomorrow on the way back. They're repairing the tracks."
Su sighed again with a nod, listening to his words and let her eyes closed. She wasn't sure when she fell asleep but through the swirls of colours and sounds in her dreams. Some had flashes of Kuvira, the spirit weapon, the purple blasts, the sounds of the Mecha suit's feet. None were nightmares but she woke up multiple times before deciding to get up quietly when it was dawn.
She headed down the almost silent building, pausing when she saw Korra snoring lightly against the door into the room where Kuvira and Junior was. Knowing she'd be unwelcomed in there, she carried on passed and down a few flights of stairs to a large room where President Raiko was talking with Lin and a few Police officers.
"I've decided Opal and Huan can stay here to help while the rest of us head back to Zaofu," Su announced, startling Lin who jumped a little. "There's a lot of work to there as well. Opal's part of the Air nation but Huan's good with people. I know Baatar Jr will want Kuvira so we'll-"
"Suyin." Raiko interrupted. "We appreciate the help but I think the burial of Kuvira should be in Republic city. Most of the press eyes will be focused here so the-"
"No," Lin interrupted, "Avatar Korra decided it was up to Baatar Junior to decide Kuvira's burial. Out of everything that's just happened, Korra's word over views yours."
Su could see the strings Lin was pulling. "In Zaofu, it won't have to be private, we'll already be publicising it with radios, I know you'll have the press and world leaders there as well. It'd seem more personal to have her buried there as well, everyone knows Kuvira was raised there so o have her buried anywhere else is…insensitive, to say." Su added, folding her arms. "I may not agree with Kuvira, or her beliefs but for the best, she has to be in Zaofu."
"She does have a point." Said a voice from the corner. Su barley glanced to Tenzin, keeping her eyes fixed on Raiko who had a slight glare at her now. "Let Su and her family deal with Kuvira, that's their responsibility while Republic City is ours. There's only so long we can keep the residents away. The longer they wait, the worse it could get. Lin's police force are earth benders, I have my air benders. We can start the clean up today with no distractions concerning Kuvira."
"Fine!" President Raiko said after a long moment, throwing his arms up. "Just get it done." He said before walking out.
"Are you sure leaving two of your children here is a good idea, Su?" Lin asked,
"It's probably what's best, Baatar will need to redesign the domes for Zaofu again, Wing and Wei will be needed for that reconstruction, I'll over see that as well. But Junior will need to sort out Kuvira. I'll support him in that." Su explained. "Is the train working again?"
"The tracks have been mended; trains are just about to get working. Raiko's decided to clean up the city with small repairs and wants to expand the city. There's going to be a perimeter around the spirit portal and the vine section around it." Tenzin spoke up. "I don't think I'd be wise to allow public to wander into the spirit world, it's a dangerous place full of unseen dangers."
Su nodded, it made perfect sense. "I better get going then, earliest is the best."
"Okay, we have a few former Zaofu guards ready with enough resources to go back, your meteorites for example."
"Thank you." Su smiled, glad for the help. Feeling the conversations now would be irrelivent, She headed back up to see Korra stirring.
"Su?" She mumbled, rubbing her face.
"Korra." Su sighed, "Good to see you're awake, how you feeling."
"Tired." Korra yawned, "Strange dream though but I think it's expected." She pulled herself to her feet.
"Did you talk with him?" Su asked, glancing to the door.
"A little." Korra admitted. "He wants to get to Zaofu quickly. He's picked out a place already where he wants her to be buried though it'll need to be built since it's out the city itself. He's exhausted."
Su nodded and gently opened the door and peered in. Baatar was slumped a on his seat, his hand holding tightly onto Kuvira's.
"I'll get a box or something to transport her in. "Korra mumbled, heading away. Su walked quietly in and placed her hand on his shoulder. He jerked a little in waking, barely glancing at her hand, as if he already knew.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." Su said softly. Baatar just hummed slightly, acknowledging her. "Korra's getting something to transport her to the train, we're heading back to Zaofu."
"Good." Baatar rose to his feet, placing Kuvira's hand back onto her stomach with the other one.
"Sweetie," Su said, her hand on his arm. "I will support you. Our family will. And I'm so sorry with my behaviour last time we were all at Zaofu. I know what I was going to do was…the worse I could do to you. I was driven by my hate but now I see… I just wanted my family back together. If I had been the one then I don't think I could forgive myself."
He nodded, letting out a soft sigh.
"I know to an extent you two did good, the earth nation is stable because of you two and I know not everything was done under Kuvira's word. I don't blame you with how you treated us. I know I make mistakes and how I handled you two was one of them."
"All Kuvira wanted was to unite an empire that would support each other. Before that desire, all she wanted to be accepted into the family as a Beifong, the way she dreamt of ever since she was 8 years old. If you had adopted her or I had married her then it would have been her dream come true." Baatar said quietly, making Su flinch a little at that raw truth. "I need your support but I don't want your interference, Mother."
"That sounds very reasonable, Baatar."
"No, Call me Junior like you always have, only Kuvira called me by my name."
She didn't answer or react to that outwardly, looking down. "As soon as you're ready we can go." She said, knowing he wasn't going to elaborate on another topic before making a quiet exit from the room, back towards her husband.