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Making her way back to the palace and into her room. Not the room designated for the ruler of the Kingdom but her own room from when she was still just a princess. There were many that questioned why she chose to stay in that room instead move into the proper room that fitting of her status. However Toph would tell them that she liked her original room and had set up just the way she liked. Though really there was hidden pathway that would allow for her get in and out of the palace quickly should she need to. This something her brother told that their father had installed into both his children's room. Though she was not really run away it was used to get into the city where she learned something rather interesting and that angry her significantly.
Changing out of the street clothes she was wearing and back into what she normally wore as ruler of this kingdom. She might not have all the power that typical ruler has because of her age and what has previous gone on with her brother. He did give up some his power to focus on raising her in place of their parents but she did not think that someone that close them would sit there a lie to them for all this time. Not only her entire lifetime but seemingly that of her brother and possibly even their father's as well.
"Lady Toph are you done with your nap?" a servant asked.
Like her brother she did not want to be called by number or title alone but since some people insisted she allow them to call her this instead.
"Yeah it was rather refreshing though there is something I want to speak with Long Feng about. Tell him to meet me in throne room" Toph told them.
"As you wish" the servant replied
Long Feng entered the throne room to find Toph sitting on the throne her head perking up upon hearing him enter the room.
"I learned something interesting today. Are you interesting in learning what that just so happened to be, Grand Secretariat?" Toph spoke to them
To which Long Feng noticed as Toph was not one for titles. She did not want to be referred to by one alone herself thus normally did not try do that to others. The only time she seem to do so was when it was warrant or when she was pissed off. This clearly seem like it was the latter of the two.
"What might that be, Your Majesty?" he replied back
This was somewhat of game that developed between the two of them as since Toph desired to be more hands on ruler then her brother. Thus her and Long Feng would get into heated arguments over various things which to those not use to life at the palace would look weird. A kid yelling an grown man but Toph was well informed about number of things as while she was princess she was also somewhat of an unofficial aid to Kuei while he was still alive.
"I learned that we were at war and apparently have been since possibly before my father was even born. Tell me why has the Grand Secretariat decided to keep such a thing from us. You would think telling us that there was a war going on would be something we are informed of immediately" She said.
Long Feng then went on into rather detailed respond that seem like something that had been prepared before hand. A well crafted story that seem like something he spent a lot of time thinking over and had many various things that could have been believable given how they were present.
Toph merely cocked her head to the side and asked "Why are you lying to me"
"Whatever do you mean. I have present you with my reasoning for the Grand Secretariat never informing the royal family of the war. Did not you hear them as your…..hearing is" Long Feng started to say before trailing off.
"Of course but you must also be aware that I am capable of telling when someone is lying to me. Knowing that I am think about why are you standing so far away from me. In fact you have always stood a good distance away from me since I could remember" she said standing up off the throne.
"My entire life you have been lying to me and my brother. Somehow managing to avoid getting caught by me this entire time despite always being so close. Though it seem that you have finally slipped up as I decide to focus in on you and can tell that you are lying because of that" she said.
"You were suppose to be helping me and my family but this entire time you been keeping such huge thing from us. What else have you been… Huh!? Lake Laogai? What about as I had a….. " Toph said before she just stop mid sentence.
Long Feng just smiled as this was the extent of the abuse of the trust that was placed in him by the royal family. He had not only hid the fact that there was a hundred year with the Fire Nation going on but had even brainwashed members of the royal family as well.
Toph stood there as she was unable to move on her own at the moment because she was under the control of Long Feng. It was at a time like this that he like how things had changed as this little girl should not have the power she does over him. Even if she was a member of the royal family, he should have taken over after her brother had died in that accident. However instead they place her on the throne merely because she was his little sister of the King by his second wife, Poppy.
Though now that she was placed under his control it was time for her to spill what she had heard recently as that what he used her for when it came to why he brainwashed her in the first place. The hearing of this girl was indeed amazing as she never forgot a voice and recall everyone that she heard. Thus if she heard anything she would recall if not everything she heard then at least would recall who they were and could point them out if she had ever heard them again. It worked even better when she knew the name of the person as well.
There were many people that Long Feng even got under his control or managed to gather dirt on because of Toph's hearing and his brainwashing of her. She turned out to be the perfect spy for him as none of his enemies or rival would ever guess that she could come under his command. So that when he come up with an idea for something that could prove to be useful.
"Tell me who revealed the fact that we are at war to you" he ordered as he could not recall if he had done this before but was doing it now
"I have learned of from the Avatar and his group" Toph reply to the order.
Long Feng was steaming as that group of kids was constantly getting in his way and refusing to just stay away. It was the reason he was not allowing them to meet with Toph in the first place though that when an idea came to him. Though he kept many things hidden from her there was not really anything that Toph could keep hidden from him. So he learned how Toph like hanging around the Avatar so decided if she liked it so much then she could keep doing it. They were not aware of who she was thus she could show and be more useful in keeping an eye on them then the Joo Dees were capable of.
This also would keep her out of the palace so that he could get away with more than he would have otherwise. Even though he had Toph under his control he could not abuse that thus had settle for doing things behind her back. However, if she was not even around and would not even question why as she herself wants to spend more time with the Avatar. Why not give her want she wants but also get what he wants from this as well.
