V20.2
Epilogue
I hadn't necessarily lied about having the cutter ready. Except that it wasn't so much a cutter as a "small raft with barely a mast and sail". Either way, it was slowly getting us out of Water Tribe waters and out into the ocean. We didn't know where we would end up, but anything would be better than where we'd just left.
Zuko laid with his arm around my waist, his head buried in my hair. I grasped one of his hands and laced my fingers through his. Rest, my prince. And I will spend the rest of my life showing you how much I care.
The Fire Nation
It was a temple-like chamber that the girl knelt in, with a throne on a dais, wreathed in fire. Some sort of huge, ornately carved red statue occupied the back wall. On the floor was a map of the Earth Kingdom continent, but that wasn't what she was there for. All around her were ornate pillars. Though she didn't feel constricted, forced to be here. She was comfortable in her place.
She knelt in front of the Fire Lord. He was sitting on the throne, the fire having blocked him. She situated her armor and made sure her hair was perfect before she looked up to him
His voice was deep yet smooth, commanding and forceful. "Iroh is a traitor, and your brother Zuko is a failure. They are traveling with a woman who holds enough power to destroy the Fire Nation." His gaze was steady, his topaz eyes full of some kind of fury. "I have a task for you."
She let loose an evil, cat-like grin. "And I have the perfect team in mind to help."