After Sokka and Zuko left, Rayna had managed to calm herself down. She wasn't having continuous flashbacks, and she had managed to get some sleep. She was back in her normal routine of cooking for everyone, went on walks, would do practice fights (against Haru, Toph, Katara, or Aang), and even trained Aang a little bit (she showed him ways to counterattack the fire bending moves he'd recently learned).

Meanwhile, with Zuko gone, The Duke was trying to be Rayna's little Romeo. He would grab her flowers, offer to help her with cooking, complimented her, cheer her on while she was in a practice fight, bring her water during training sessions, and followed her around like a little duckling. At night, he'd asked Rayna if she would sleep next to him, since he missed Pipsqueak. Rayna wasn't bothered by The Duke's attachment to her; she found it quite cute and sweet. She didn't really have any intention to marry The Duke (since she was twice his age), but she told him that she would wait for him.

Despite being back in her normal routine and being showered with affection, she still was a little depressed. It wasn't only about her family anymore; it was also about Zuko now. She wasn't proud of how she reacted during their conversation, especially when she slapped him. Her father told her that boys should never hit girls, and her mother added that girls should never hit boys. Morro told her not to strike someone unless they strike you first. With just one action, she'd gone against her parents and her guardian's wishes. True, he wasn't listening to her and accusing her of being someone she was not. However, he didn't deserve to be slapped; she should've just walked away instead of hitting him.

I will apologize to him once he gets back, she told herself. It's my responsibility and duty as a friend to apologize for my mistakes.

For Zuko and Sokka, without delay, chaos ensued at the Boiling Rock. First, Zuko was discovered and arrested on the spot. Second, Chit Sang got involved in their plan. Third, and finally, Sokka, Zuko, and Suki abandoned their first chance to escape and stayed on the island in hope that Sokka's dad would arrive. They were taking a huge risk; if Hakoda wasn't there, then they had lost their only chance of escaping. Thankfully, Hakoda had arrived on the island. Sokka was so focused on his dad, that he didn't notice the last person who left the gondola and followed behind Hakoda.

Sokka watched on as the warden laid down the law and rules for the prison, while also mentioning the prison's history for being inescapable. Although Hakoda was trying to stand his ground, the warden pushed him down onto the ground for defying his orders to look him in the eye. However, Hakoda tricked the warden and tripped him. Sokka couldn't help but snicker.

"Who laughed?!" the warden angrily shouted.

Sokka immediately sunk down in fear as the warden looked around for the person who had snickered. Sokka thought he snickered quietly, but now he was going to get the beating of his life and not be able to escape. However, it wasn't Sokka's snicker that the warden heard.

A small laugh broke the intense silence. Sokka looked up to see the man standing next to Hakoda laughing. He looked like he was in his early 20s, he had dark curly brown hair, soft blue eyes, and light colored skin. He was fairly tall and was lean and muscular. He sported a smirk on his face that looked awfully familiar to Sokka.

The warden marched over to the prisoner, "Oh…oh I know who you are," he said menacingly, "You're our little celebrity, aren't you? You hold the Fire Nation record for the prisoner with the most escapes as well as the most prison transfers,"

"What can I say? I'm a pretty big deal," the prisoner smirked.

"Oh yes, yes indeed you are," the warden responded, "You've been playing this little game of yours for 10 years. Countless wardens have even quit their positions because of what a headache you were," he growled, "But let me make one thing clear. You are in my territory now, and I will make you into a mind-numbing obedient prisoner by all and any means necessary,"

"Looking forward to it, buddy," the prisoner patronized.

The warden glared at him, "I've got my eye on you, Aram of Zai. I'll be watching your every move like a hawk," he growled.

Sokka and Zuko's eyes went wide. Aram of Zai, they thought. Is he…is he Rayna's long lost brother?! It couldn't be, could it? He looked nothing like Rayna! Then again, Aram wasn't a common name to begin with, and he was also from Zai.

Aram smirked at the warden, "Don't worry, warden. I'll be sure to put on a little show for you, just for your own entertainment in this hell hole,"

As Aram was being dragged away by the guards, Sokka was racking his brain trying to figure out if this was Rayna's brother. He kept telling himself that they looked nothing alike. However, he thought back to Aram's smirk and how his exact expression seemed so familiar to him. Then it hit him; Aram's smirk looked exactly the same as Rayna's signature smirk. Now that he thought even more about it, even Aram and Rayna's laughs sounded similar. He also recalled one of Rayna's guardians telling him that Aram was 7 years older than Rayna, which would fit perfectly for his age.

"Sokka," Zuko said, "That guy, Aram. Do you think that…?"

"Yes," Sokka immediately responded, "That has to be Rayna's brother,"

"Wait," Suki interrupted, "Since when does Rayna have a brother? And how do you know it's him? They don't even look alike," she asked.

"Rayna never mentioned her brother since he's been missing for 10 years," Sokka said, "Her brother's name was Aram, he was 7 years older than her, and he and Rayna grew up in Zai. How many people do you know named Aram? And ones that are from Zai, for that matter?" he said.

"Now that I think about it," Zuko mentioned, "They make the same expression when they smirk,"

"Yeah, well, I was going to say that," Sokka said.

"Even their laughs sound similar!" Zuko interrupted.

"Again, I was going to say that," Sokka said, "Stop stealing my lines!"

"Okay, even if this is Rayna's brother, what are we supposed to do? We don't know what type of guy he is!" Suki said.

"Besides, how exactly are we going to convince him that we know Rayna?" Zuko added, "He probably thinks she's dead,"

"Look, I know this is a risk, and I also know that I've made both of you take a lot of risks, but we owe it to Rayna. If this really is Aram, then Rayna will have her brother back— he's the only family she has left," Sokka said, "Besides, Zuko, you're looking for a way to make up with Rayna, right? I'm pretty sure bringing back her brother would score you some points," he added.

Zuko blushed from embarrassment at Sokka's comment, but he knew that Sokka had an excellent point, "Okay, fine. I'm in," he said.

Suki paused for a bit, still unsure of what she should do. She looked over and saw Sokka giving her the puppy eyes, so she sighed, "I'll help too," she said, "Just tell us what to do,"

"Okay, here's the plan—," Sokka said.