Nanook,
I am back. Nanook, while away, I thought of you. While away, though, I experienced magnificence in every dimension: I experienced life! Yet, I experienced certain things I should not have experienced—I traveled the world and saw things not meant for me to see. But I saw them anyway, Nanook, and I wish to share some of them with you. I want you to know what I have seen.
Nanook, I began my journey from home, in Republic City. It bothered me, the city, with its noisy and rushed lifestyle. I sought quietness and remoteness. Nanook, I traveled deep into the Earth Kingdom: I began in the Cave of Two Lovers.
I really wanted to connect with my father's parents. I simply cannot fathom the hundred year war and what it did to them. I cannot imagine the pressure imposed upon Aang; I cannot fathom the stress placed on Katara to keep her future husband alive; and I cannot imagine the maturity necessary for the success of the kids that they were, of the childlike qualities they still possessed.
Aang, Katara, Sokka, Iroh, and Toph, especially, just shock me, Nanook. Can you imagine being a blind girl fighting the Fire Nation? being a non-bender fighting well-trained killers? or facing lightning with water? Nanook, my ancestry is rich, and I set out to discover every detail. I needed to fully comprehend the horrors, the triumphs, and the journey of my heritage.
Through my next entries, Nanook, you will follow my grandparents and their friends through their journey to defeat Ozai. I will travel from the Earth Kingdom through to the Fire Kingdom, from the South Pole to the North. I will provide you, Nanook, with all that is necessary to understanding my, and by extension, your, roots. Nanook, what you are going to hear is nothing exciting; instead, it is trying. It may be hard to understand what my grandparents experienced, but with the knowledge, you will understand my soul.
Jinora
