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"Ambassador Wu, thank you for waiting."

"Of course, Fire Lord."

She took the cushion across from him. Steaming tea sat untouched between them. She waited. Ambassador Wu met her steady gaze. Finally she broke the uncomfortable silence. "You requested this meeting Ambassador."

"I did."

"To what end?"

"The Earth Kingdom has…concerns over recent developments."

"Developments?"

"The disappearance of Fire Lord Zuko-"

"As we all do."

"Yes, however there are also concerns of his successor."

"Me?"

"The Earth King is…unsettled, by the…familiarity, between Fire Nation and Water Tribes."

"We're not-"

"And yet a waterbender now sits on the Fire Nation throne."