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Mai was right, of course. She was pushing too far, too fast. If she carried through with her order, the council would rebuke her, or worse. She needed to find another way to help her tribe without jeopardizing Zuko's people.

She needed to expose the truth about Ambassador Wu to King Kuei, without implementing the Fire Nation or Water Tribes. Koh had chosen his puppet well; the ambassador held unusual favor with the king. Even the Avatar had failed to convince Kuei his friend was a double agent.

Perhaps a message from the spirits would sway the once impressionable king.