As they continued flying, Azula caught sight of a messenger hawk flying towards them, "Zuko, there!" she shouted while pointing at the Hawk.
Zuko turned to look at her direction and saw that a Hawk was flying towards them and soon it landed onto Zuko's arm, he slowly took the letter out and saw that it was opened already and addressed to Bumi but it was sent to him.
But before he started to read it, "Azula! Come here!" he called and soon his redeemed sister was beside, "Whats up?"
"This.." his deep voice said as he held the letter up.
Azula was a little confused, "This is an opened letter address to the King of Omashu...?"
"Its a letter from our mother..." Zuko said calmly but Azula could feel force of the sentence on her and answered, "Well.. read it..."
"Can't you see I'm currently too busy from keeping us in the right direction?"
Azula looked at him and understood, "Right.. I'll just take this to the back and read it out loud" she said.
"Thank you for understanding" Zuko answer sweetly in a sacarstic way before he went back to steering Appa.
Azula than slowly climbed back into the saddle and thought of what her brother mean that the letter from their mother, she than took it out and started to read it. She was getting more and more eye widen as she read the letter till the end.
"Zuko.." she said quietly, immediately Zuko knew theres something important since Azula will always call him 'Zu-zu' unless theres something important will she call him by name.
"What is it?" Zuko asked.
"Mother is going to Omashu..." Azula answered and Zuko's was feel with shock yet surprise at the same time, he quickly switch places with Jan Lee and went over to read the letter.
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A day or so had passed from the time the Fire Lord of the Fire Nation had read the letter, at the moment in the majestic Kingdom of Ba Sing Se, somewhere in the Middle class section of the Kingdom, a lady in her early-forties although she looked slightly younger than her age, with amber eyes, and long black hair, was working on the flowers outside the shop with a smile on her face.
"Wow.. it has been a long day.." the lady comment as she wipe the few sweat droplets that had formed off her forehead.
"Ursa! Come in here please, I've got one last job for you and you can continue your journey to Omashu" a voice shouted from inside the shop and the lady named, 'Ursa' went in.
Ursa went in and saw her boss and said, "Sir, is there anything you need?"
"Yes, I need this pot of flowers delievered to the Jasmin Dragon immediately"
"But Sir, I thought that the Jasmine Dragon has been closed for the time being" Ursa reasoned.
"Well, I don't know.. why don't you bring it there and see if theres anyone. If not you can bring it back here and I'll still give you, your pay" the man said.
Ursa nodded and picked up the small pot of flowers and started to walk towards the upper ring where the Jasmine Dragon was located. She reach within half an hour and saw that the place was not locked up in fact the shop was close but there someone inside. Ursa walked in and saw there was a teenage girl with long black hair clearing up the place and she went in.
"Good afternoon there, did you by any chance order some flowers?" Ursa asked politly.
The girl looked up and saw her, "Oh yes, I wanted to give the place a more lively look as Iroh had left for something currently"
Ursa was a little surprised that Iroh was the owner of a tea shop in Ba Sing Se, not to mention the best. 'But than his passion and love for tea had to take him somewhere right?' she thought.
"So.. little girl, whats your name?" she asked
"Jin, I live in the lower class but Iroh said that if I wanted I could come here anytime I want and he gave me the key and all" the girl explained.
"Oh.. I see.. I'm Ursa, its a pleasure to meet you"
"Oh, same. Please come in and have a seat, I'll go and make some tea"
"No, its alright.. I must get going" Ursa answered and Jin passed her the money for the flower, thanks her for delivering it and Ursa lefted back to the flower shop.
It took her another half-an-hour and she reached the shop she was working at and went in to see her boss seating at the counter as he counted her pay out, "I'm back sir" she greeted.
"Ah, Ursa.. come here" he said and hands her a bag of gold coins, "This are for your work, I hope that you'll be careful and good luck for your journey"
Ursa took the bag and said, "Thank you sir, I'll leave now.. goodbye.." and with one last motherly smile she left to her house.
She went in and change before she started packing her things, she looked at a small potrait of a boy and said "I wonder how you and your sister are doing.. how I wish I could see you again my son..." she said to a small potrait of Zuko before she took her stuff, bought a ostrich horse and started for the Kingdom of Omashu.
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Zuko and Azula were soon nearing Omashu as they flew through the canyan and mountain, they had rest the day before and flew for two days straight just so they could come back and see their mother. Right now, Zuko was steering Appa while the two sat at the back.
"So.. Azula.. you're going to see your mother again..." Ryo said
"Well.. generally.. she will always see me as a monster.. it's Zu-zu she wants..." Azula stated with a hint of sadness behind.
"But how do you think she react after she had seen you've changed back?"
"I don't know..."
"Guys.. we're here..!" Zuko shouted and pointed to the huge Kingdom.
