Title: Goodbye
Author: Dungeon Writer
Word Count: 204
Warning:
Characters invented by Isaia, so praise her, not me
Challenge: 58
Baggage
Avatar Ye-Lin watched the Fire Princess pack up her
belongings. "You remembered to take your bison-skin boots?" she
asked.
Ye-Lin had purchased those boots for her after the first
time they had gone mountain climbing. The princess had been so afraid
at first, but when she had seen the sun rise over the top of the
Isaia mountain range, she had begged to come again.
Hiashi smiled
and nodded. "Of course. I hope you won't forget to water the
plants," she answered.
When she had first arrived, Hiashi had
taken to setting things on fire. The healers had been kept busy
trying to soothe wounds. Ye-Lin had forced the spoiled princess to do
chores in the garden. Hard work had burned away the insolence and
left a worthy young woman behind.
"Don't worry. Let me go
back and get some of your bags," Ye-Lin said, trying to hide the
tears in her eyes. "They seem so heavy."
"I'll carry
these to the wagon," Hiashi said softly, trying to seem dignified
and stoic, though her eyes were shiny and swollen red.
Both
walked softly, carrying a broken heart and many wonderful memories as
their heavy baggage.
How little things would change in their next
lives.
Ye-Lin and Princess Hiashi are the creations of Isaia, a past life of Aang and Zuko respectively. The princess was sent to be protected by the Avatar and a bond formed. I guess those two are linked forever.