CHAPTER EIGHT
After the Wedding
The wedding of the new Grand Vizier and his new bride had been the grandest spectacle the
citizens of The Fire Nation had ever seen. There was an endless parade procession, food fit for
royalty that everyone could eat, games and who knows what else. But no matter how grand the
celebration life soon comes back to reality. The Fire Nation could not afford to be careless in its
conquest of the other nations. The reins had to be grabbed and tightened. The wedding had been
performed almost a month ago, the celebrations were over and it was time to go back to work.
As for the Princess and her new husband life could not have been better. It was soon discovered
that Princess Azula was pregnant, if it was boy who was born it would be named after her father.
If it was a girl Azula hoped it would look just like her; and have her driven and merciless
personality. That would be the perfect child, one who had focus and determination and endless
raw talent.
Azula could not honestly say she genuinely loved Zhao, but the marriage was perfect for her
status. He was a celebrated war hero, after all who could be a better husband then that? And
although he was old, he was nearly fifty; he was still very handsome and he had a perfectly fit
body. With Zhao back the Fire Nation had never had better morale. Everyone was sure that the
war was nearly over and that they would be victorious. As Azula and Zhao reflected on their good
fortune they could not help but believe that they deserved everything they had gotten. After all fate
favors the bold, and only the winners get to make history. They would be remembered above all
leaders of the Fire Nation.