Sunrise

It was during dinner preparations when Zuko and Mai arrived with Izumi and Lu Ten. Ursa greeted them lovingly. "Please, come with me." She led them upstairs to the main bedroom.

Amaya greeted them as they entered. "Hi, Brother Dragon. Hi, Mai."

"Amaya, it's very nice to see you here," Zuko said.

"She won't leave her sister's side," Pai said affectionately.

Zuko went to Katara first, to no one's surprise. "We came as soon as we got your message. Thank you."

Katara made it less than it was. "Go on, meet your niece."

Mai was already at Azula's side with Lu Ten. "Son, this is...who?"

"Roka, after Mother's ancestor," Azula said. She looked up at Zuko. "Wow, Zuzu, I didn't know you could smile that big." Zuko blushed a bit.

"Kids," Mai said, "this is your cousin Roka."

"Woka," Lu Ten lisped. "Zura!"

"Roka," Izumi echoed.

"Yeah," Mai said, seeing the question, "they've been talking a lot."

"We've got a lot to talk about now," Toph said.

"What about you, Azula?" Zuko asked. "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, dum-dum. You don't have to worry about me."

Ursa smiled gently. "I know you've read all the books on raising children, baby. But these little ones-"

"I know: they have their own minds."

"Yes," Ursa said with a small laugh. "But you're never alone."

Roka began to wail. "Maybe she wants her daddy," Katara said. That was all Masanori needed to hear. He took his daughter and began to sing quietly. It worked.

"I am your daddy, Roka," the young man said, "now and forever."

"Oh, Zuko?" Katara began. "I sent messages to your uncle and to Kiyoshi Island."

"Everyone's going to know pretty soon," Toph said.

Amaya started crying out of nowhere. Ursa knelt down and held her. "What's wrong, honey?"

"I can't take care of three babies, Mommy! I'm just little!"

"Oh, sweetie. It's okay. Just love them as much as you can."

Amaya calmed down a bit. "Sister Dragon? Will Roka be a firebender too?"

Azula smiled a small smile. "There's a good chance of that."

Masanori turned to Zuko and Mai. "But before that, we'll keep our promise." He looked down to Izumi and Lu Ten. "We promised you little ones a playmate, and we mean it."

"Azula, you did it." Mai's words spoke volumes beyond their brevity.

"On purpose." Azula was trying to joke, making it less than it was.

"Dinner's ready!" Suri was a small woman, but her shout carried for a ways.

Azula climbed out of bed. "I can walk. I'll go with the rest of you." Her tone left no room for argument.

"Sister Dragon? Can I hold Roka? Please?"

"Maybe after dinner, Amaya." Azula leaned in to her sister's ear. "I might need you to hold me going down," she whispered.

"You're silly, Sister Dragon."

Everyone was gathered around the large table in the dining room. Suri stood with a cup held high. "To the Royal Family," she said. "Three generations seated at one table. Our families united by blood. May nothing separate us." Everyone drank to that.