"Uncle, I'm going to go find us some food." Zuko said stepping out of the bushes.
"Yes, me too." Millennia said as she got up from where she was sitting.
"Go ahead. I'll be here wondering if this plant, the white jade, makes tea or if it gives you a rash." Iroh pondered looking at the plant.
"Well, don't do anything stupid." Millennia and Zuko said together and both went separate ways to find food.
When they both got back they looked at each other. Zuko had one small fish on the end of a long stick. Millennia had 3 peaches in her hand. They both chuckled.
"Maybe I should have gone fishing instead." Millennia said.
"And maybe I should have gone to find fruit." Zuko replied.
"Um… Guys?" Iroh said.
"What?" Zuko replied.
"Remember that plant I was talking about?" Iroh asked.
Millennia slapped her forehead and replied: "You didn't actually make it into tea and drink it."
"Uh… Yes I did, and I found out…" He turned around to show red blotches all over his face. "That it doesn't make tea."
Millennia dropped the 3 peaches and ran over to him.
"We got to get him to someone." Millennia said as she helped up Iroh.
"But where? The earth kingdom hates us and if we go back to the firenation we'll be handed over to Azula." Iroh said.
"Earth kingdom or firenation?" Zuko asked.
They pondered for just a minute and then they all said: "Eath kingdom it is." And they went on their way.
Millennia looked at Iroh. He was scratching like crazy. 'I don't normally do this but if it gets him to stop scratching until we get there I'll do it.' Millennia thought.
"Okay, I can heal some of that if you promise to stop scratching." She told Iroh.
"But, it's so itchy!" He said but allowed her to heal some of it.
Millennia took some water out of the air and put it on Iroh skin. She breathed deeply and made the water turn white. The red blotches turned back to skin color. Zuko looked surprised. She did this a couple of times just so he would stop scratching and then she stopped.
"Thank you Millennia." Iroh said.
"No, thank you." She said in relief.
They walked to a nursing center and went in. they looked for an open spot. They found one in the corner closest to the door. Iroh sat on the table and Zuko and Millennia sat on a bench across from him. Iroh started scratching again. Millennia slapped her forehead and shook her head. Then, a nurse came over and said: "Hello. I'm Jin and what do we have here?" Jin said looking over at Iroh.
"I made the white jade in tea and drank it." He said.
"We know not to touch the white jade not to mention make it into tea and drink it." She said.
She got some medicine and rubbed it on Iroh.
"So you guys have names?" Jin asked.
"Yes. Um... I'm uh… Lee. This is my girlfriend… um… Sadia and this is my uncle Mushi." Zuko said. When Jin looked toward him Iroh mouth "What?! Mushi!?" And when she turned around to face Iroh again Millennia Mouthed "Where did you ever come up with a name like Sadia!?"
"Yes, Lee is named after his father so we all call him junior."Iroh said winking at Millennia. She giggled and Zuko mouthed "What?!"
"Well, would you like to come to my house for dinner?" Jin asked letting Iroh put on his shirt.
"We can't." Zuko said.
"That's too bad. My mom always makes too much roast duck." Jin replied.
"What time do you wants us to come?" Iroh questioned.
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"It's great to someone enjoy my food." Jin's mother said.
"It was good." Iroh said patting his stomach.
"Here, I'll help you clean up." Millennia said.
"Thank you." The mother said. They got up and brought the plates into the kitchen.
Zuko went outside. He sat on the patio. Jin came out and sat down next to him.
"The fire nation has hurt you." Jin said. She put her hand close to his face and Zuko grabbed her hand. She took it away quickly.
"I know what you are going through. The fire nation hurt me too."Jin said. She lift her pants leg to reveal a burn. Zuko was in shock and then he looked at her. The door opened and out came Iroh, Millennia and the mother. They both stood up and Zuko walked to Millennia's side.
"Thank you for the duck. It was delicious." Iroh replied.
"Anytime. Thank Sadia for helping me with the dishes." She said.
"My pleasure." Millennia said and bowed.
"Thank you." Zuko said and bowed and then, they walked out of the yard.
Zuko looked to his right and stopped walking. It was an ostrichorse. Zuko looked back and saw Jin and her mother gone. He took the reins of the ostrichorse and got on it.
"Don't you think they helped us enough?" Iroh questioned.
"They can help us one more time." Zuko motioned for him to get on.
Millennia whistled for Buckbeak. He came flying towards her. She got on.
"Shall we?" She said and Zuko nodded. They trotted through the woods.
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