Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
Moonlight spilled into the dark room, casting the strategically positioned chair in an eerie halo. The lone figure looked up, gold eyes watching her over steepled fingers.
Her spine snapped taunt, the breath knocked from her lungs as forcefully as if he'd hit her. Fear crept through her body, chilling her blood, as she stared at the man lounging before her.
He smiled cruelly, unfolding his leg from it's resting place across his knee. She remained frozen as he stood, lazily stretching muscles that didn't belong to him.
"What, exactly, did you hope to accomplish with your little ruse, Katara?"
