Let the Nations be Warned

All guests and inhabitants of the Royal Palace were summonned for a special meeting. General Iroh makes an important announcement.

"Last night, one intruder tried to murder Fire Lord Zuko during his sleep. The intruder, who later identified himself as Jet, slayed the two guards who were on duty guarding the Fire Lord's room. Being warned by their screams, Fire Lord Zuko prepared himself for battle and captured the intruder for interrogation just in case he knows about any further attempts on the Fire Lord's life. As far as we managed to get from him, he grabbed a Fire Nation soldier uniform, killed a soldier from one of the ships that brought the suitors, stowed away in one of said ships and invaded the Fire Nation all by himself to kill Fire Lord Zuko. He claims to have done it out of mistrust because he doesn't believe the Fire Lord really intends to end the war. In order to check his story the Fire Lord decided to summon all the soldiers who were on duty in the ships so we can identify the dead soldier and prepare a funeral like the one prepared in honor of the guards who died defending the Fire Lord (Azula whispers to her friends that they should be disgraced for being defeated so easily) Fire Lord Zuko will now make a special announcement."

"Let this be a warning to anyone stupid enough to make another attempt on my life. The only reason I won't consider it a violation of the truce is the fact it seems to be the act of a man who didn't like the fact the Water Tribe and the Earth Kingdom agreed to this truce. If I get evidence of this or any other attempt on my life being supported by any of these Nations I'll call the ceasefire off and restart the war. Let the Nations be warned and" Zuko notices something wrong. "Wasn't there only THREE Kyoshi Warriors?"

Sokka was wearing a Kyoshi Warrior uniform for training when the summonning was made and he didn't have time to change clothes.

"I was having a warrior training." He explains.

Everybody (minus an embarrassed Sokka and an angry Fire Lord Zuko) laughs. Following his Uncle's advice, Zuko talks to the other suitors, starting for Suki.

"Miss Suki, Kyoshi Island managed to stay out of the war all those years since Fire Lord Sozin started it." Zuko says. "Why, if I may ask, is anyone from there interested in the arranged marriage?"

"We stayed isolated from the rest of the world for too much time." Suki explains. "We needed to get in touch with the society and make sure we won't be destroyed by the Fire Nation." She just didn't tell how she plans to end the war. "And what about you, Majesty? Why did you decide to start a peace offer?"

"When I was first allowed in the War Room a general spoke for sacrificing a whole division of rookie soldiers and I spoke against it." Zuko says. "Because of that I was required to fight an Agni Kai for my honor. At first I believed I would fight the general but my father said that because I spoke against the general in the war room my father was the one I disrespected so he was the one I had to fight. Because my Father died as a result of this Agni Kai I became the new Fire Lord. Not wanting any more people of my nation to die I decided to bring this war to a peaceful end."

While Zuko was courting the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors the Water Princesses were meeting each other.

"Princess Yue, how are things at the Northern Water Tribe?" Katara asks.

"We managed to defend ourselves from the Fire Nation and keep our traditions." Yue answers. "Are you really a Waterbender, Princess Katara?"

"You don't have to call me a Princess." Katara answers. "The Southern Water Tribe is so small that despite my Father being the Chief I don't consider myself one, Princess Yue. But how do you know I'm a Waterbender?"

"Are you kidding, Katara?" Yue asks. "Everybody in the Northern Water Tribe knows one of the reasons your Father went there was to find you a Waterbending master. Too bad all the masters were so stuck to old traditions despite the war. And you don't have to call me a Princess, either. What do you fell about having to marry the Fire Lord?"

"At first I didn't like the idea and only agreed to it because I would be helping Aang to find a Firebending teacher but now he idea of marrying him doesn't seem that bad." Katara explains.

"But what about the man you left behind? Don't you love him?" Yue asks.

"Why do you think there's..." Katara notices Yue looking at her betrothal necklace. "Oh, that? It was my Grandmother's necklace. She gave it to me. The only boy around my age back home is my own Brother."

"I envy you, Katara." Yue says. "Your Father doesn't force you too much into old traditions as I am being forced by mine. I don't love Fire Lord Zuko but in my case it's either marrying him or being forced to marry another man I don't love either. I don't have a way out of it."

"You can move to the Southern Water Tribe like my Gran-Gran did. This necklace was given to her by a man she didn't love and she moved away from the Northern Water Tribe to avoid marrying him." Katara says.

"I'll think about it. Thank you, Katara." Yue says.

"Keep your sister away from the Princess. She's a bad influence." Hahn tells Sokka.

"What do you mean a bad influence, Hahn?" Sokka asks.

"All that talk about rebellion." Hahn explains. "Your sister doesn't understand her place as a woman and is making Princess Yue forget it as well."

"Don't talk about my sister like that." Sokka angrily says. "I also used to think women as inferior but the Kyoshi Warriors taught me a lesson."

"Yeah." Hahn replies. "That you're not a true warrior and that the only reason the Fire Nation didn't take over the Southern Water Tribe is because it's not worth the effort. If you think otherwise you've wearing that Kyoshi dress for too long."

That was the last straw. Sokka and Hahn started a fight that lasted until Katara and Yue stopped them. Each group went its own way after that. Hahn was thinking about how useful the presence of a Southern Water Tribe agressive warrior who shows mistrust towards Fire Lord Zuko might be useful for his plans. Meanwhile, Iroh found a Firebending instructor for Aang.

"Avatar Aang." Iroh says. "I would like to introduce you to your new Firebending master. He's waiting for you right after this door."

"Thank you, General Iroh." Iroh says.

Aang enters the room. Who do you think the instructor found by Iroh is? Please R&R.