Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


The throne room was darker than expected considering the wall of fire. An ironic symbol really, with a waterbender on the throne. She wondered if she should make it a wall of ice instead? Or perhaps a swift river or turbulent ocean wave would better intimidate her subjects. The only thing she could do with a wall of fire was snuff it.

Though that would certainly send a message.

"I thought the Fire Lord made the fire," she whispered, nodding at the flames.

"They do," Iroh acknowledged conspiratorially.

"Then how-?" But General Iroh was already walking towards the council members.