Hello everybody. I had some extra time left and so I have written a new chapter for this little story. I hope it's a good one so far.

Azula finds out the identity of the Fire Sage. But this leaves her only with more questions, because it's a person she would have never expected. I wish all of you a lot of fun with this new chapter.

Baffled

The Sage stood up leaving the blue flame burning within Azulas hands. The Princess shared baffled looks between the flame she controlled in her hands and the Sage, who has put his hands on the hood of his cape. With a slow move he lifted the cover. The face of a late teenage boy appeared with a bald shaved head and a blue arrow tattoo. Aang watched Azula observantly. She was completely confused. Aang wasn't like she was. He wasn't the kind of person, who wants to hurt someone or humiliate someone, so why did he came down here and helped her to find hope? It didn't make sense for her. It seemed, that he also had seen her questions.

"I felt your fire dying. I couldn't let it die. It's still in danger, but I'll try to help."

He gave her a warm smile. She still didn't understand.

"But why? I'm your enemy! I tried to kill you!"

Azula was even more confused, as Aangs face started to show signs of grief and sadness.

"You're wrong, Azula. You're not my enemy. And you've not only tried to kill me, you have killed me. The fact, that I came back to life was a miracle."

"No, you're wrong! I am your enemy! The fact, that I killed you, proves me right!"

She jumped up but the long time, she had to stay in her bindings gave her less strength and control, she needed to keep standing. Aang was at her side again and guided her back to her bed. Almost Everything in her was protesting against this mortifying weakness, but she could feel it. She could feel his inner fire burning for the first time, as he helped her to take seat on her bed.

"No Azula. You're wrong, definitely. You're not my enemy. You never was. You have taken the role of being an enemy, but I'm sure you never was my enemy."

She started to shiver at his words and she didn't know why. To her surprise he hugged her to stop her from shivering, using his firebreath to keep her warm. And this warmth comforts her, like the candle did first. But his fire was much brighter and warmer and for the first time she got a hint, what might happened if this fire would get out of control. What might happened, if he really would start to think she might be a threat or worse, an enemy. But she wasn't convinced, yet.

"But where is the difference?"

Her tears were falling again as he faced her desperate look. She didn't see it. It didn't matter for her, so why did he came up with it?

"The difference lies within the reasons, why you pick up a role. The reasons defying if the role of an enemy also let you become the enemy or not. And in your case, I'm sure that your reasons for playing this role didn't have turned you into my enemy. All you have to do is, to find out these reasons and accept them for yourself. Then you have a chance to see it for yourself."

Her look was even more confused. But somehow his words gave her hope. It was a silver lining. Something that was able to fuel her inner fire again.

"You're Azula, Princess of the Fire Nation. You're one of the strongest and smartest persons I have ever met. You'll figure it out, I'm sure. And I'll continue to help you, if you want me to."

He stood up and gave her a hopeful smile. Azulas face showed a flicker of sadness. He was about to go but he had brought her warmth and hope again and she didn't want to be left alone without these new discovered warming fire. Someone cared for her and even if she didn't understand why and especially why Aang she was afraid to loose this fire.

"They'll bind me again."

Anger flashed over his face for a sudden moment but then he shook his head with a serious look.

"No, they won't."

She felt a rush of anger rising in her.

"Liar!"

With a quick punch she blasted a hot fireball only inches beside his cheek at the wall. She released a surprised gasp, cause Aang hasn't even jerked a bit. He had trusted her and her abilities. He had trusted her, that she wouldn't hurt him. He made a sigh and rubbed his forehead.

"No, they won't, unless you try to hurt them."

She looked at him with surprise. She still couldn't believe it, that he has stayed cool at her blast. He gave her one of his warm smiles again.

"It's good to know, that you're willing to fight again."

But this smile was slowly replaced by a worried look.

"But keep in mind that the staff might not react so cool like I did."

This reaction has caught her off guard. But she nodded at him and so he finally reached the door.

"This is a bad idea, you know? A big mistake in fact. It's stupid to trust me and to leave me here with the capability to bend."

Her voice made him stop. He turned back to her and frowned.

"I know." But after a short break he watched her with a determined look. "But I was wrong with my judgment more than once in my life, so I hope, I'll be wrong this time too."

"Compassion is, what makes you weak, Avatar."

It was a threatening sound in her voice but also deep hidden some sort of sadness and resignation. Aang didn't miss that. A mischievous smile came to his lips.

"Do you really think, I'm weak, Azula?"

She was caught off guard again. She rolled his words in her mind for a while until she shook her head.

"No."

Aang was about to go when her words made him stop a last time.

"But I think you still don't know, how strong you really are. And this can be even worse."

He tended his head to one side and nodded at her.

"In that case both of us will have a lot to think about. Until next time, Azula."

He covered his face with his hood again and left the cell after he has given the staff a signal. Azula stayed behind in her cell. She lighted a fire in her hand and watched the blue flames dancing. He had brought her her fire back. Her ability to bend again. He had trusted her, when no one else did. She could use this chance to escape as soon as possible. But then she feared, she wouldn't solve the riddle, why he cared for her. Why he tried to help her. To say he did this because he's stupid and weak made it too easy. It wasn't this easy. So she had to search for answers. He had mentioned the role, she has played during the war and that the reasons were the key. What was his role in this? This question caught her interest even more. Maybe he wasn't also an enemy, like her father had told her. Due to the things, he had done for her now, he didn't seem to play the role of her enemy. It seems to her, that he never wanted to play the role, but he was forced to play it during war. But which role he wanted to play? And what did this role let him become? Azula knew, that she had to think about a lot of questions, she might dare to ask him, when he would show up next. And she hoped, this visit would come soon.