"Fire Lord Sozai! What an unsuspected surprise!" Aang greeted the Head of State.
"Avatar Aang. Good to see you again?" Sozai could see the worried look on the Avatar's face ... was he hiding something?
"May I ask what brings you here?"
"You may. You haven't come to the Fire Nation much, I just thought that I would come and find how your family were doing, I haven't seen your family in 5 years, not even on the Anniversary of the End of the 100 years war."
"Oh that." Aang noticed a 13 year old prince behind Sozai. "This must be Crown Prince Azulon of the Fire Nation. My, my, you've grown so much."
"Thank you Avatar Aang, and by the way it's just Prince of the Fire Nation, I've renounced my title of Crown."
"You are so much like your cousin. Shall we come into the Temple, my family will feed you, it must have been a long journey."
The Fire Lord and Prince followed the Avatar into the Air Temple. Zuko had personally paid for the restoration of all the Air Temples, when the war ended. Inside was the Master Waterbender Katara, who was just cooking something.
"I didn't know we were having guests." Katara came over and hugged the Fire Lord and Prince.
"I am truly sorry for our uninvited interruption-"
"Nonsense, I was just making dinner, would the Fire Lord and Fire Prince like to stay for it."
"That would be wonderful, thank you."
"I'll go call the others." Aang quickly slipped out of the kitchen.
"So what brings two such high and noble people into the Southern Air Temple?"
"You and your family, haven't visited the Fire Nation in a while, I was worried that maybe something happened and in any case, it's great to go and see old friends and family."
There was something in the blue eyes of the waterbender that was hiding something. Sozai smelt worry. For what? It was the same as the Avatar's. They were hiding something and there was a reason they were. The Fire Lord would have to find out what it was.
