Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
Despite the heat, Katara felt cold. Curled beneath the silk sheets, she listened to the lightning crackling outside. It made her sick.
"Li Yu."
"Yes My Lord?"
"I…were you here, during the battle?"
Li Yu chucked. "Which one?"
That answer disturbed Katara. Clearly Zuko had downplayed the seriousness of the uprisings. "The one for the throne. The one between Zuko and…"
"Princess Azula?" Li Yu supplied after an uncomfortably long silence.
Katara nodded.
"No, but I heard about it. They say it was you that defeated the Princess."
"Yes." A whisper. "Li Yu…what happened to her?"
"The Princess? She's here."
