Inspiration: Siege of the North
Date Written: 12/21/06
Viewpoint: Katara
Pairing: None.
Hope
They stood back to back, surrounded.
"It's no use," a voice mocked. "You're hopelessly outnumbered."
Zuko's voice was cold and low. "I don't think so."
There were bursts of flame as he punched, kicked, threw out all his power. She added to this fury: snaps and whips and cries of hurt echoed off the canyon walls.
"Get out of here!" he cried as her concentration was broken and the water fell.
She complied, casting a glance back at the boy, the firebender, whose strategies had so complimented hers.
There was hope after all.