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Fractured Minds
Chapter 20: Travel Plans
The Fire Nation, Caldera City; Royal Palace/Day 58
He was just bringing a fresh cup of tea to his lips when he heard a muffled thump in the other room. Wistfully he set his cup down and cautiously peered through the doorway. As soon as he saw the body sprawled over the shattered remains of his pai sho table, he rushed to check if the person was alive.
His mind filled with memories of his first encounter with Raven as he bent down to lift the unconscious, and strangely dressed, man off the ground. He carried the man a short distance and lay him down on his couch. He did a precursory inspection for injuries and frowned at the severe burns along the man's arms and chest, those kind of burns only happened with lightning bending. At least he's not glowing.
The man was lucky that he'd crashed into his sitting room as the tea guru had plenty of salve for lightning burns; he'd stocked up on it, knowing that his niece wouldn't rest until she could bend lighting couldn't bend lightning after Lu Ten's passing and felt deep in his bones that, his niece would have trouble getting to a balanced state to bend lightning. If she's anything like me, the journey back will be painful.
Before his melancholy thoughts could further distract him from the task at hand, the man shifted further into the cushions and a part of the cloak he wore fluttered to the floor. His eyes registered the movement and when his focus shifted to the cloth, he spotted the black and purple communicator on the man's belt. The moment he saw it, he breathed a little easier as it meant that whoever the man was, he might be a friend of Raven's.
It had been a couple of hours since his visitor had crashed into his pai sho table and there was still no sign that the man would wake. The tea guru had already treated the man's wounds, repaired his cloak using dark gray thread, and drank a pot of tea. He was reluctant to leave the man until he could be sure of his affiliation with Raven or lack there of.
He'd just decided that more tea was a good idea when the man shot bolt up-right and started frantically scanning the room. The instant that the man's crimson red eyes fell on the tea guru, he vanished. The tea guru spun around and held a fire dagger to the man's throat. "My name is Iroh and I'm not an enemy."
The man stared into Iroh's eyes for an eternity but still refused to back down. He took a chance and back away as he extinguished the dagger. He easily read the confusion on the man's face. Then he took an even bigger risk. "I'm a friend of Raven's. She gave me a T-comm."
Those intense red eyes narrowed to slits and then the man held up the communicator. The man gestured at the communicator and back to himself before gesturing to Iroh. The man wanted to see his.
"I don't have it-" He dove to the side to avoid a front kick from the man. He was then forced to make a fire dagger and slash at the man's hand as it clamped down on his arm. The man let go and spun around his outstretched arm to kick him in his side. "She the half-demon spawn of Trigon."
The instant he managed to spit the words out, the man jumped out of range of his fire dagger and started typing something into the communicator. A few minutes later and he heard a voice start speaking, "First of all, my teammate X took it upon them self to provide a voice for situations like this; I'm mute and get along fine but they were right that I'd need a way to communicate, if I'm the only one who got away. Secondly I apologize for attacking you but the Brotherhood is here and I was cut off from my team, so I can't trust anyone. Thirdly Raven wouldn't tell just anyone about her origins and that, is why I will trust that you don't mean me any harm other than when you were defending yourself. And lastly thank you for treating my wounds, Iroh. My name is Kyd Wykkyd, call me Kyd."
"Kyd-" The sound of splintering wood and heavy footsteps cut him off. Without a second of hesitation he spat bright orange-red flame in the same direction that he heard the heavy footsteps, grabbed his tentative ally's arm, and dragged him into a secret passage that lead to a warren of tunnels; the very same tunnels that he'd had built in the eventuality of his nephew's threat of imprisonment becoming a reality. "ordinarily I wouldn't ask this of someone with valid reasons to be distrustful of my intentions...but I need you to trust me or neither of us are getting out of here alive."
"I will but on one condition," He wasn't as unnerved as most would be when Kyd's glowing red eyes landed on him as they moved through the passage as if they were being chased by demons. "I refuse to leave Jinx and Gar to the tender mercies of the Brotherhood."
"And I wouldn't ask you too. There are still so many trapped in the palace, including the families of the servants and military personnel." The two kept running down the passage as the sounds of crackling wood grew louder and louder behind them. If I knew where you were, brother, I'd ring your neck for isolating me from the central palace.
The Throne Room/Day 60
Her initial reaction to the sentient fire beings as they appeared in the infirmary was irritation that quickly grew into full blown rage. 'I am going to kill whatever demon-ling or imp that dares try to attack us.' And for once, with exception of Affection, they all willingly began to merge with Red.
'They aren't demons...' A giant black hand of soul-self passed through Rage and forcibly removed their mistress and the other emotes from Red's soul-self. 'Their energy reads the same as Lily and Rook.'
"Wait." The moment Azula's eye landed on her, the sentient fire beings had closed the distance and the infirmary melted around them.
The next seven and a half minutes were the most pleasant, as much as inter-dimensional travel methods can be, of her life. It was just so warm and when the Fire Nation royal palace flickered into focus around them, she instantly began to miss the all encompassing warmth as it had kept the unrelenting cold of her soul-self at bay.
Despite her momentary distraction at the unexpected journey, as soon as they were tangible her soul-self deflected the deluge of acid that was aimed directly at them. As a result the acid splattered across the dozens of metal soldiers that were swarming Lily and Rook on the far side of the room.
As the first wave of soldiers began to melt, she saw the scorpion segment of Plasmus leap from a pool of acid that was near the kids. She willed the scorpion's shadow into her nightmare raven. A hiss shattered the air as the massive raven's talons pierced the scorpion's exoskeleton and with a terrifying screech the raven dove, still clutching the thrashing insect, toward the other pieces of Plasmus.
At the last second the raven released its cargo and slammed into the giant crab, talons extended as the purple skin devoured it. Moments later and the crab exploded in a spray of purple and green. The raven emerged, clutching Plasmus's sleeping host, and screamed its defiance before vanishing into the shadows.
She heard the whistle as the metal soldier brought its arm down but her muscles spasm with residual electricity and she braces for the hit. Then her ears pick up the crackle of Azula's chi. The metal soldier is flung back as the lightning bolt fries its circuitry.
"Lil, I though you said that they would only bring Raven. Who is she?" His question caused Azula's emotions to fluctuate and the shadows started to writhe.
"They should have but obviously she was with Raven when they grabbed her and she came along for the ride." Her rapid fire response and scolding tone, had Azula descending rapidly into full blown panic. Her soul-self was starting to from shapes and outlines.
"Firecracker," Her voice was a mere whisper as she placed her hand on Azula's right arm. "He is not here."
Azula's emotions were beginning to suffocate her with their intensity. She did the only thing she could, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos."
"Is she going to be okay...?" Lily trailed off as she saw a sphere of solid black surround the master firebender and then watched as the sphere slowly faded away; the master firebender was gone. "...uh what did you do?"
"Not for a long time and I sent her to a safe place." She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them to pin both Lily and Rook in place, "I'm assuming that you two summoned me for a reason?"
"The palace was invaded about two weeks ago by that nasty purple thing and those metal soldiers Lil and me got separated from mom and we had to fight our way out then we made it to the servant passages and helped plan the escape but then Uncle Iroh and this cool guy with red eyes appeared and we had to change our plans but then we got separated and that nasty purple thing that spits acid attacked us and Lil and I both agreed to send our fire guardians to get Iroh and the red eyed guy but they were stopped by this other guy whose brain glows purple so then we sent our guardians to find you. " He said in one breath that, had Raven not been exposed to the same with the Tots, would have confused anyone else.
"I see." She gestured for both of them to grab a hold of her cloak. "Ezta Nq Tarem Zi Guthe Mox Merat Qn Atze."
Lily and Rook watched in awe as two fire spirits appeared in front of Raven, and then started to twist and contort until they resembled Lily and Rook.
"Whoa." They chorus together.
"Whoa." Raven's fire spirits mimicked back.
At this Lily and Rook looked up at Raven. "Lily, Rook, I want you to tell my fire shades to do whatever your parents have repeatedly told you to never do. We need to keep these invaders distracted."
All four children eagerly nodded.
Palace Dungeons/Day 60
They're late. Her thoughts were the same as the surly general's, who had not stopped pacing since they'd arrived at the armory. He was just completing his fifth circuit of the armory when Rau, captain of the guard, hissed, "We never should have trusted that creature."
Unfortunately for the captain Jinx heard him and the only member of her team that was often seen or mistaken as a creature was Kyd. Her eyes narrowed at Rau as he continued to mutter under his breath. "He had obviously coerced general Iroh. He was probably in on the whole operation to destabilize the Fire Nation with the other woman that controlled the shadows."
Just as she was about to give Rau a string of bad luck, the captain rounded on her, getting dangerously close. "I thought you called for help. Where in Agni is it?"
Before she had a chance to unleash her hexes on the captain a giant shadow fell across the captain. There was a low growl and she watched as the captain's face drained of all color. At the same time her Cheshire grin spread across her face.
"We are not the enemy captain, but if you continue to doubt us, and insult my friends, we will be. And," She let the building energy of her hexes concentrate around her. Small arcs of pink sparks leapt off her clothes as her eyes glowed brightly. "you don't want to bet against me or mine."
Gar's Beast form growled again to emphasize her point. The captain involuntarily stumbled even further back from the two monsters in front of him. She matched him step for step. "Oh no I am far from done captain. Eleven days ago your fire lord's zeppelin crashed landed in Kyoshi bay and after the water logged survivors got their bearings, Zuko and Mai practically begged us to come back and rescue their kids; not you or the other civilians. I asked my team and they decided that we would rescue anyone still trapped here but our priority mission is the crowned princess and prince. And do you want to know who the most enthusiastic member of my team was for saving you?"
"The one I just insulted."
She nodded, "His name is Kyd Wykkyd and he's the only reason our escape plan hasn't been discovered by Psimon or the Slade Bot yet."
At that an errant hex bolt leapt from the finger she had pressed to his chest. A loud crack echoed throughout the room and in the ensuing silence, everyone heard Rau's whimper.
"You always were an ungrateful bastard Rau," Shong bravely stepped up to stand next to the hulking creature with sleek black fur and piercing green eyes. "You've more than earned that broken rib as you seem to have forgotten what's at stake. This Nation's very future rides on getting Lily and Roku out of the palace."
Rau stayed silent and looked away from Shong's judgmental stare. Then Shong addressed her and Gar, "I apologize for this idiot. He never did learn when to keep his mouth shut. Its probably why Princess Azula liked to make him dodge lightning."
"Not to mention extremely impatient." Everyone in the armory, except Gar, jumped at the sound of her voice; half the armory heard the pure malice that only Azula was capable of, and the other half heard the flatness of the fire lady, in essence her voice was terrifying. But to the hex caster and Gar it was reassuring to hear.
"Rae, I take it you're done cleaning house?" Her smile was so wide it hurt as Raven rolled her eyes.
"There's been a change of plans. I'm taking the injured directly to Kyoshi while Iroh and Kyd keep General Immortus's soldiers occupied. Gar, Jinx you'll stay here to help the imperial soldiers get the civilians out of the palace. Then Kyd will transport you, Shen, Rau, and Iroh to Kyoshi. Commander Zun," Raven gestured to the commander and watched as the woman hesitantly reach for the sealed scroll floating in front of her, "general Iroh's orders for the army."
Jinx, Gar, and Commander Zun nodded in acceptance but Shen was just about to open his mouth when Raven's eyes snapped to him. He saw a flash of black on the edge of his vision and his attention shifted to it, he saw nothing. When his eyes flicked back to Raven, she was gone along with the injured.
The Throne Room/Day 60; Two hours earlier...
'Plasmus has been successfully handed off to Robin and Starfire.' She sensed Intelligence's hesitation. 'Azula isn't doing well. The memory flare is still affecting her. Courage is helping her through the panic attack.'
'Good. Tell Courage to stay with her. I have a few things to do before I can get Azula somewhere less triggering.'
Just as her awareness of the throne room returned she saw her fire demons vanish as Lily and Rook focused their attention on her. "Alright you two, I'm going to need you to send your fire guardians to hunt down a thief."
"We require something that belonged to whoever it was." Lily said, after all they were still in a precarious situation and it wouldn't do to let their guard down.
A piece of paper floated in the air between her and Lily, a giant purple rune covered one side of the paper. "Its his energy signature."
"This will work but you have to turn around and can't look." Rook stared un-waveringly into her violet orbs until she did as he ordered. She was impressed with how well they knew what their fire guardians could and could not do.
'Though their fire guardians are certainly not normal at least for benders.' Her curiosity had been peeked after hearing Lily and Rook recount how Kuutak, Rook's fire guardian, hounded Lily's kidnappers. Initially Kuutak's energy surges had been what spurned her into action.
'It's almost as if their fire guardians were an ability that's being warped by their firebending and it created something else entirely. But how could-' There were rare moments when she was fond of her emotes, it was different with each one. She felt truly connected to Intelligence when the yellow clad emote got hit with an epiphany and either started rambling too fast for her to follow or went unnaturally quiet; even for Intelligence.
'There is no fucking way that it could be possible.' The bookshelves trembled as dark red runes spread along the spines of each book. 'How could I have been such an idiot to not see it, it was right there in front of me!'
A deafening rumble echoed throughout Intelligence's library. Raven had never seen Intelligence this worked up before and cautiously approached her, 'Maybe it will help to explain what's got you upset?'
Her question was like the air being let out of a balloon as the weight of Intelligence's rage drained out of the emote. The emote looked worn and as tired as her mistress felt.
'I need to review every encounter with them before I can present my findings to you.' She watched in shock as Intelligence turned her back and began searching through their memories. 'Please excuse me, mistress, but I have a lot of research and comparing to do.'
She was completely wrong-footed as she tried and failed to wrap her head around the fact that Intelligence had just dismissed her. So much so that it took her a moment to realize that Lily and Rook had been trying to get her attention.
"Hmm..." She shook her head and focused on the task at hand.
"Where did you go? It was like you weren't here or something." He sounded as confused as she felt.
"Its complicated but I was just thinking about getting you two back to your parents." She said and was happy to feel Lily's confusion rise in conjunction with her brother's.
"Take a deep breath you two," They did as she instructed and as her soul-self spread beneath the three of them, "also you'll want to keep yourselves warm with your fire chi. This is going to be cold."
Kyoshi Island; Fire Nation Refugee Camp/Day 60
"Zuko," He completed his circuit of the big tent where they held meetings and did not acknowledge her. "Zuko we can't send anyone else to the palace. There's no one left to send."
Her voice stopped him dead in his tracks. He couldn't believe that she was bringing that up, as if he didn't already know how thoughtless he'd been. There was something off about Raven and he would not apologize for the actions he took when Raven fell under suspicion for Obsidian and the Boiling Rock.
"What was I suppose to do? The evidence pointed to her direct involvement with the attack on Obsidian. Then my father escapes from prison. Those incidents coupled with what we know of Raven's abilities...it all seemed to fit." He was too tired to yell but his voice bled frustration and helplessness in equal measure.
"Your actions could have turned her into an enemy or worse, she could have sworn to destroy the Fire Nation. But I doubt that she would." She sighed and walked forward to pull him into her arms. "I love you in all your idiotic glory. But from the moment Raven flew into that court yard all you've let yourself see of Raven is how much she reminds you of Azula. Raven is not your sister, Zuko. Raven, if she'd been in the Fire Nation would have come to our aid."
"You're right. But that begs the question, where was she for the attack? Maybe she knew about it..." He yelped when Mai's hand smacked the back of his head and as Mai pulled away, he missed her warmth.
"Or maybe she prioritized Azula's treatment over the Fire Nation and its ruler, whom already rejected her offer of help once." Both Mai and Zuko spun around to face Raven. But neither Mai or Zuko paid much attention to the half-demon as they caught sight of Lily and Rook standing to either side of Raven.
The two children flew at their parents as soon as they spotted them. The reunited family did not even blink as Raven sunk into a pool of soul-self, leaving them to their reunion.
"Again!" Suki watched as half of her warriors danced around the dojo as they practiced with their bladed fans. The newest crop of warriors were improving quickly. A moment later she scowled as Ito and Vie dropped their fans and didn't move to retrieve them straight away. As she was about to yell at them, she noticed that they were looking at something behind her. When she glanced back and spotted Raven rising from the ground her scowl deepened. "Ito, Vie, you two are assigned morning patrol for three months. Warriors never get distracted on the battlefield, distractions lead to mistakes and mistakes lead to fatalities."
Immense pride swelled in her as the two youngest recruits didn't try to make excuses about their inattention or their punishment as they scooped up their fans and went right back to practice. It was only after she singled for Dai to take over that she turned to face the dragon lady. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Ty enter the main area and head directly for them.
As Ty came to a stop by her side, Raven spoke, "There's something I need to discuss with you and Ty Lee. Somewhere that the Fire Nation refugees won't stumble upon accidentally?"
Suki shared a look with Ty and nodded at the acrobat a second later. "I know a place. Do you need me to describe it or..?"
"No just imagine the area and I will do the rest." Raven's voice gave nothing away as blackness swept her and Ty from the dojo.
The half-demon deposited her passengers on the shore of a lake. The water was crystal clear and the surface was placid. It was very calming, it was perfect for what Azula needed after the royal palace.
"I don't have much time so I'll get straight to the point. Azula is with me and the last thing she needs is to be around Zuko and the refugees." She kept her eyes on the lake's surface as Suki and Ty Lee processed her words.
"Azula's with you...where?" Suki's open and honest curiosity while expected was still a novelty to her.
"I'm half-demon and my mind is a separate dimension all on its own. Azula is currently there, its where she feels safe." Her words are a whisper and she hopes that neither Suki or Ty Lee pick up on the slight hesitance in her tone. She isn't surprised when Ty Lee's trepidation makes itself known, her soul-self appears in the air as black dots that whirl around the three of them.
"What happened? Is Zula okay?" As she's about to assure the acrobat, Suki beats her to the punch. "I'm sure that Raven wouldn't let anything happen to Azula."
"Something unexpected and the suddenness of it had a negative affect on Azula. Physically she is fine but emotionally..."
"So you want me to let Azula stay here?" Suki's anger was a heavy bottomless pit that threatened to swallow the half-demon whole.
"I will be her guard. Suki, I know how much the very though of her being here makes you angry. But I'm willing to bet that if you insist on it, she'll let Ty Lee chi block her." The weight of Suki's anger lessened as her words reached the warrior. Though the dots zipped around the three of them even faster as Ty Lee started pacing on her hands. Suki took one look at Ty and said, "That won't be necessary. So long as she doesn't wander out of this valley, she can stay here."
"I'm going to head back and get some supplies for you two." Without another word Suki turned to leave but stopped when Ty grabbed her arm. Two watery gray eyes pleaded with her to stay. "We can do that later then."
"U-um how long will it take for you to get Zula out of your head?" The acrobat barely got the words out before she heard Raven chuckle. And when she looked up saw a warm smile directed at her, it was breath taking.
"You know, I have a friend a lot like you Ty Lee. I'm glad that Azula had you in her life, you were just what she needed."
Suki and Ty Lee watched as Raven hovered in the air and as she assumed the lotus position, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos."
Then a sphere of her soul-self formed in the air and faded to reveal Azula standing next to Raven. Azula blinked and her gold eyes fell on Ty Lee first then slid to Suki before flicking to Raven.
"I-"
"Zula I'm so sorry." The acrobat could feel the tears welling. She was struggling to not rush to the princess and engulf her in a hug.
"I'm not angry with you, its an impossible task." The firebender's eyes narrowed at Suki as the leader of the Kyoshi warriors had made a particular noise.
"Suki," There was amusement in those gold eyes as Suki gasped upon hearing Azula speak her name. "Yes I know your name." Suki watched in confused shock as Azula dropped to her knees and sat on her heels as she placed both hands flat on her lap before bowing to the warrior. "Please accept my humblest apologies for disrespecting Avatar Kyoshi name and her legacy; the Kyoshi warriors. My actions while disguised as a Kyoshi warrior were necessary to avoid bloodshed but never the less are still inexcusable."
"You can't be all that bad if Ty Lee could put up with you for that long." Suki's retort was scathing but the fondness for the acrobat took the edge off of her words. "You're not forgiven but that apology is a good start."
Azula had barely climbed to her feet before Ty Lee rushed her and both of them fell to the ground. "I missed you so much."
"I missed your hugs." Azula whispered, after a moment she added, "Suki had better be treating you well or..."
Ty Lee started giggling at that as she climbed off of Azula and pulled her off the ground. The firebender had missed the acrobat and wasn't angry about Ty Lee's actions on the Boiling Rock.
Suki was so focused on Azula and Ty Lee's reunion that she nearly jumped out of her skin when Raven addressed her, "People are still trapped in the palace. I have to go help them."
"Of course you do." Suki sighed tiredly and resigned herself to watching over Azula until Raven returned from the Fire Nation.
"Zuko will be a huge problem once he finds out we're hiding his sister here."
"He'll be too distracted with the return of his children and blaming me for the attack on the palace." Raven was so matter of fact about it that it took a moment for Suki to absorb what she had said.
"Speaking of attacks, Jinx said that you would be able to sense the one on the palace..." Suki trailed off as several little things about Raven's disappearance, Raven and Azula re-appearing, and the strange clothing Azula wore, clicked into place. "You took her to your dimension, didn't you?"
"Yes. And if you'd seen Crescent Isles you would have broken Azula out of there too. Taking her to my dimension was the safest option for everyone." Before Suki could respond further Raven vanished into thin air.
The Fire Nation, Caldera City; Royal Palace/Day 60
The burns on his side sent sharp lances of pain across his back as he skidded across the red tiles. As soon as he stopped he transported himself behind Psimon and lashed out with a kick. There was a grunt as Psimon hit the ground. He heard the heavy thud behind him and braced for the hit, that never came.
Instead he felt the temperature drop and when he looked behind him, he saw giant shadowy talons slicing the metal soldier in half. "Where's Iroh?"
He hastily pointed in the direction of half melted puddles of metal that trailed down the corridor.
"Go help him. Its time I dealt with the thief." He nodded and after snapping off a salute, Kyd disappeared.
Raven silently summoned her soul-self and shrouded herself and Psimon in it. She observed the man who had struck a bargain with her sire. "Its time I revoked the powers that your master gifted to you."
Psimon gave up the pretense of being injured and as he rose from the ground, brushing dust off his robes, he sneered, "You can try."
He sent a blast of pure psychic energy at her and it punched through her hastily erected shield like tissue paper. When the energy hit, it sent her flying back to crash through a wall.
"I bested your father, Pride. What make's you think that you can take what I've kept." His helmet started to pulse rapidly and he was starting to gasp for breath.
"I killed him and that voids any contracts he made. The more time you spend in my presence, the harder those powers will fight to return to me." She let a small shade of Rage take over and as a manic grin spread across her face, she saw Psimon tremble. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos."
Her soul-self shroud collapsed and two fire soldiers flickered into the area, honing in on Psimon. Psimon re-doubled his efforts to escape but the fire soldiers weren't making it easy. When Psimon would avoid a stream of orange fire, a black fire ball would burst into sparks on a rapidly weakening purple shield. While Psimon was busy dodging the fire soldiers, her soul-self would pass through him and siphon more of his powers.
His powers were nearly gone and as her soul-self was siphoning the last of them, Psimon whispered an incantation, "Sotniz Noitem Htarza."
The effects were instant as sickly purple runes appeared her on body. She hit the ground hard and writhed as the traces of Psimon's energy from his attack on her mind joined with the powers she had collected to shred her soul-self.
"Fine," She snarled as she embraced the sting of defeat. The pain slowly ebbed as her emotes merged one after the other. "you can keep the powers you stole. Sxla Hln Ezox Nerem Gerln Sxla"
A bolt of black and purple launched itself at Psimon as the bolt passed through Psimon, it tore a pale gray sliver of Psimon's soul out. His mouth opened in a silent scream and then he collapsed like a puppet with it strings cut. At the same time a wave of exhaustion stole over her and she welcomed the darkness.
Far too soon she was shook awake and it was only because of her soul-self's familiarity with Iroh's emotions that allowed him to keep his hand. When her eyes opened she saw Kyd fidgeting nervously over Iroh's shoulder.
"I'm fine Kyd. I just haven't been sleeping well." He nodded despite not really believing her but he knew she could muscle through any injury during a mission.
"Good because we have company." Iroh pointed at two small figures at the end of the corridor.
"They're friendlies." She said as she climbed to her feet. "I believe I summoned you two for a reason."
At that the two figures bowed and sprinted out of sight. She sighed, "Iroh fill me in on the escape plan."
Kyoshi Island, Fire Nation Refugee Camp/Day 60; Two hours later...
"Fire lord Zuko!" The messenger burst into the main tent and hastily bowed. "Raven just appeared in the infirmary tent with several injured civilians and imperial soldiers. I've already sent for Master Katara and the healers."
The fire lord was already exiting the tent before the messenger had finished speaking, the messenger hurriedly rushed to catch the fire lord before he'd gone too far. "Lord Zuko, Raven did not remain in the tent."
"Of course not," He murmured under his breath but he shook his head and focused on helping his people, he would speak with Raven later.
"Lien," The messenger snapped to attention, "run ahead and make sure the infirmary has been properly prepped for a waterbender as well as enough bandages and medicine for the regular healers to stabilize the non-critical patients."
Yeah its been a minute since my last update because this chapter did not want to be written and I've recently been hit with inspiration and desire to work on my original stuff. My original stuff does take priority over fanfic. But I will finish this fic and any others I post. Anyways enjoy the chapter.