Chapter 6

Ursa had to tell the Royal Family about herself, Fire Lady Illah, General Iroh even the small Lu Ten would judge her she knew it, she was nothing more than a commoner after all. Fire Lord Azulon and Oazi already knew what she was and who she really was, so she saw no reason to lie.

" Well I am from Hira'a a small fire nation village in the country side, my mother was a herbalist and taught me all her skills so I know allot about herbal medication." Ursa began awkwardly

She paused as she sipped her tea knowing it was better not to mention how she knew poisonous plants that could kill as it would be seen as her plotting to kill.

" My father is a magistrate he solves people's problems, arguments over land, some time there are small trails, he also does the weddings in my village.." She explained nervously

"Ah so you come from a family with a small bit of power. " Illah interrupted impressed impressed

Ursa looked down blushing humbly

" In a way yes, but we are also simple farmers too, we raised, killed and we ate our own live stock."

She smiled a bit thinking of her home live and how good it had been.

" My family gave me allot of freedom outside of that though, while I wasn't receiving my eduction I spent my free time acting."

It was something she loved to do, something she knew she wouldn't be allowed to do anymore in this marriage and it made her feel sad.

" Well I guess a woman needs her hobbies and interests I guess . " Illah mocked laughing

Ursa looked off and then looked to Oazi with an upset look, she hated someone making a mockery of her passion. She wanted to leave the table, she wanted nothing to do with this family at all.

She wanted to ask about Prince Oazi but she couldn't ask him not here anyway. She knew what she was to be become in the Royal Family too, it made her angry that she be nothing more then a woman to make Oazi look good, to be nothing more then a wife and mother, she couldn't be herself in this Palace.

Iroh stood now holding his quiet son and smiled at her and at his brother, but Iroh then bowed to his mother and father.

"I believe I shall take the young couple to see my wife now father and I do want to have a little talk to by brother about marriage." Iroh explained gently

Azulon waves to them dismiss them yet he said a few more things before they could leave.

"Before you go though, I want Oazi and Lady Ursa to be at wedding rehearsal tonight at 7pm. Also Lady Ursa as your parents shall be arriving tomorrow morning for your wedding with Prince Oazi"

Ursa was glad her parents were coming to see her wedding but knew how painful it would be for them both.

Oazi stood and helped Ursa up Iroh walked out and Oazi followed as he made sure Ursa walked by his side by holding her hand. They walked the halls and when Iroh knew they were a good distance away from the dinning room he breathed.

" I'm sorry for our parents, epically my mother Lady Ursa. They weren't that nice to my wife when I begged to marry her but they did warm up."

Oazi laughed now cruelly and coldly.

"Please you know why mother is looking down her nose at Ursa, it because her hate for me is so strong that she hates a woman she just met." Oazi replied coldly yet spitefully

Ursa looked a bit surprised by this but accepted it too, she did wonder why Fire Lady Illah hated her youngest son so much.

Iroh led them to his room and opened the door but stood outside holding his son.

"Rara I brought Lady Ursa why don't you have a nice chat. " Iroh suggested kindly

Ursa looked in on the room and saw Rara laying in bed with a weak smile and Iroh encouraged her to go in, so she did and she watched as Iroh walked off and took Oazi with him.

Ursa sat in a chair next to the ill looking woman, she still felt a bit awkward interacting with anyone in this family after breakfast.

" Ursa is it? Don't worry about formality with me, speak freely with me as I want is to become friends with you as we are going to be sisters soon." Rara weakly explained

Ursa smiled letting out a nervous breath and smiled relived.

"Thank you.. I needed to talk freely after that awkward breakfast. " Ursa relied relived

" Let me guess, mother gave you a hard time? " Rara responded lightly

Ursa nodded as Rara laughed

" Imagine how she felt when she learnt her precious Iroh married me while on a war mission with father. "

Ursa looked intrigued and took the frail woman's hands.

" Please tell me that story, it sounds interesting."

….

The Fire Nation had been to many villages in the Earth Kingdom turning them into Fire Nation territories, I had heard they were getting close to my kingdom and my kingly father fought hard to try save our kingdom but he was defeated and killed. Fire Lord Azulon saw me a sickly weak princess and wanted to kill me for one reason or the other. Yet Iroh begged father not to hurt me, Iroh taken one look at me a Earth Kingdom princess and had falling in love and begged his father to marry us.

Since Iroh is the beloved oldest son of Azulon I too was married to a man I barely knew or loved, yet Iroh was kind to me as a husband never touched me unless I wanted it and took time to build a proper relationship with me. Once we arrived here his mother looked down on me with hatred as I had stole Iroh heart and I was the enemy. Yet it was Azylon who saw my use as my union would show both the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom how our two kingdom could be united and our marriage has showing that.

I feel I love with Iroh over time, we eventually had Lu ten but I got alot sicker after his birth.

…

Ursa heard the story and she has learnt that Rara had been in a somewhat similar situation to herself, accept Rara marriage wasn't arranged.

" So you know what it like to marry a stranger.." Ursa muttered stunned

Ursa gripped her hands together as she closed her eyes.

" I never thought I'd been in this situation, but because of who my grandfather was I am here to be married off to a Prince I don't know. I want to know more about Oazi, he acts kind to me but what more is there to him? I hate how I am to lose what makes myself me when I become a Princess. " Ursa admitted upset

" That's not true, in private you can be yourself, if Oazi cares for you he'll let you have you that."

In a way she looked down at looked to Rara with a nervous look.

" What is Fire Prince Oazi really like?" Ursa asked with some urgency.

Rara looked thoughtfully and smiled a little.

" Over all from what I can tell from my interactions with him, he can be a a nice man, yet he is the black sheep of the family so he can get angry over that.."

Ursa looked relived yet Rara looked off thoughtfully and then looked to Ursa.

" Yet why don't you go see for yourself what he is like? " Rara encouraged

Rara told her where her husband and Oazi held their talks and encouraged her to listen in on Oazi, so that what Ursa did. She didn't like the idea of ease dropping yet Rara said it was a good way up hear what Oazi acted like when he wasn't trying to impress her, was he hiding things, was there something Rara couldn't hell get about him?