She frowned as they approached the Fire Palace. "I know you didn't want to come back."

"No, I didn't, not while…" he sighed. "Not while things are so volatile here. You're pregnant with my child, and I want to keep you safe and hidden."

She leaned her head on his shoulder. "Your wife told you she wants a divorce. We don't need to pretend this child is hers as long as we are able to marry before I give birth."

He caressed her still flat stomach. "I have so much to protect. I wish you had agreed to stay at my country home."

"You know just as well as I do that wouldn't work. I'm your mistress and it's required that I come with you to the palace. Plus if somehow I was able to stay, you would have to have sex with another woman, and that would hurt me."

"I would never-"

"And when Ozai has his dinners? Yes, you'd have to. I'm here, so stop worrying." She kissed his cheek. "I want to be here. I have too much to protect too. I will do anything I can to help you, my love."

He wrapped his arms around her and held her. They both had read the letter that had been hand delivered by a trusted man, then they had carefully burned it. His wife was ensuring that they had many of the guards on their side to help protect Zuko. She was letting the son of a powerful man have her body in exchange for his help. It was odd to him that this was the first time he and his wife had worked together on anything.


Ozai leaned back on the plush couch in his room and smiled. Reports had kept coming in for the past couple of days, his councilmen were all arriving as ordered. He would have them all under his thumb again.

He was naked, well as "playing" with his mistresses. One was riding his cock as the other was giving him a foot massage —both were naked.

Shinu was shown in and smiled at Ozai as he found a seat. "Having fun?"

"Yes. You didn't bring your own woman?"

"No, but I can send for one to come to me." He looked at the guard and indicated he should have someone fetched for him from the harem.

The guard hid a smirk and bowed low. "The Madam anticipated your desires and sent one to wait in case she was called for." He opened the door, and a naked woman was shown right in.

Shinu smiled and beckoned her over to him and pulled down his pants. "Suck my cock." She knelt and did as ordered.

As he fisted her hair and held her to his cock he turned to Ozai. "Your council is all returning."

"Even you left," Ozai said accusingly.

"I didn't want to deal with your hot temper all on my own. I lived this long by knowing when to bide my time. I respect you and your anger too much to have stayed." He moaned and looked down at the woman sucking him off. "Trust me. I would rather be here with the full use of the harem. Village and shop girls don't have the same talents. I missed getting head like this."

"So you admit you ran?"

"I will admit to serving you better if I'm alive; I'm no fool."

Ozai hissed through his teeth as his mistress started riding him harder. "Fuck yeah."

He then composed himself and looked at Shinu. "There is one day left for them to arrive. From the reports, they will all be here in time."

"Yes. And I'm curious. What will your next move be?"

"You can redeem yourself for leaving by helping me work through it all. My ideas are all… Forceful."

Shinu thought for a moment. "I'm curious what they are now."

"Killing the last councilor to arrive to make a point that they must react quickly to my orders. Too many of them made full use of the time I thoughtfully gave them. That was one idea."

"Not a bad one, but a difficult one if you want to show your desire to maintain order. That is, if they all arrive within the allotted time," Shinu commented. "Still, I like the spite in that idea."

Shinu looked down and moaned as the woman worked his cock. She wasn't trying to rush through sucking him off and making him cum. He enjoyed the slow sensual pace as he was setting. It was drawing out his pleasure and making it last. He thrust his cock once deep down her throat. "I like this one," he praised. "She's exceptionally talented with her mouth."

Ozai chuckled and said, "the whore looks like she's enjoying it too."

"Of course she is; I have a huge cock," he bragged, smirking.

Changing the subject, he asked, "any other ideas, Fire Lord?"

"Tons. They all involve killing at least one of them. I was thinking of having fights to the death for them to prove their strength to me."

"Too many of them are old. You'd have a lot of second sons becoming heirs."

"Many of them stayed."

Shinu shrugged, "not for any altruistic reason. They were here to show their family hadn't completely abandoned you. It was a false show of support."

"Then what is your idea!?" Ozai asked, annoyed.

With a wicked grin, he answered, "lockdown. Let them know the moment they leave the palace that they are dead men. Then control them with a short rope. Have your dinners and many council meetings. Use them to watch and observe who's really on your side. And if they aren't…."

Ozai smiled, "then I get to kill them –brilliant." He slapped the breast of his mistress riding him. "Time to get me to cum."

Shinu noticed his own woman took that as a command, too, and worked his cock perfectly, getting him to grunt out a powerful orgasm. When she looked up at him, he said, "tell the Madam you are to be at my beck and call. You're my new toy."

"I will appear any time you send for me. The Madam will be pleased to ensure that."

When she left, she dressed outside of the room and made her way to the harem. When she got there, she locked eyes with the Madam and pretended to brush a hair from her face –it was a signal. Late that night, she slipped into the Madam's room and related everything that she had heard. She had drawn out the blowjob on purpose; she wanted to hear the whole conversation.


As they pulled into the harbor on the huge Fire Nation ship, Katara groaned. "Well, we're back to the sex palace."

Zuko chuckled and wrapped his arms around her. "Well, since it seems sex is a requirement, I look forward to tonight."

She playfully rolled her eyes. "As if we wouldn't have sex anyway. You're insatiable."

"I can't help myself around you, Katara. You inspire me."

"Charmer."

Zuko shook his head, "No, not a charmer. I'm just horny for you constantly. It's that body of yours. It's just too damn hot for my own good."

She got a faraway look in her eyes. "Last time I came here on a ship, I had been captured and locked up. I had no idea what was waiting for me. Then I was taken to the harem."

He held her tighter. "And it was horrible, and now, now you have so much love. So many of us are devoted to you. You were brought as a slave, and yet you conquered a nation."

She smiled tenderly at him. "I fight for the man I love. I didn't do any of this for myself. Well, you, you're for me. Every other move has been to help you achieve what you are made for. Your overwhelming love inspires me to fight for what you deserve. I want the best of everything for you."

"And I promised you protection, and you promised me sex. To think that's where we started."

Katara smirked, "to be fair, we both kept our promises."

"Little did I know I promised to protect someone who kept going toe to toe with Ozai. Damn, you scared the hell out of me so many times."

She blushed, "I wasn't always smart about how I handled him."

"Yes, but you always won." I was so impressed the first time I met you. You stood up to him without flinching and that wasn't an experience I ever had in my life. So many were terrified to go up against my father."

"We both stand up to him. And now we need our courage more than ever. It's time to stop him."

The shout went up from the ship's helm; they had docked.