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Mai bowed. "Fire Lord Kat-"

"Stop that!"

"As you command my Lo-"

"Mai, it's me, Katara! Just Katara!"

"Is that an order?"

"…Yes?"

A frown.

"I mean, yes. It's an order. I guess-"

"You ramble worse than Zuko."

"Sorry! I don't have any experience with this sort of thing! Why me anyway?"

"Would you've preferred Azula?"

"What?! No! Why not you? You're his betrothed!"

"I'm not royalty."

"Neither am I!"

A smirk. "No? Didn't the Water Tribes name you-"

"Yes, yes."

"And an Ambassador to the Earth Kingdom as well."

"In title only!"

"Katara, in the Fire Nation, that's everything."