Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
"How can I thank you?"
"Don't thank me. Because of me, you're scarred."
"These?" The boy dismissed his scars. "I'm not a bender so by law I would've had to make the pilgrimage. If even one citizen holds Lyahiko's disfavor it means disaster for us all!"
"And scars please Lyahiko?"
"Courage pleases Lyahiko. Could you hold fire and not fear its touch?"
She thought of Zuko, recalling his impassioned story of dragons and understanding the heart of fire. She remembered Azula, and the heat of blue fire.
"I-"
Shouts rang out behind her. She turned just as the world exploded.
Author's Note: Updates on a short hiatus while I'm on vacation.
