Title: Chapters
Author: Red Hawk K'sani
Word Count: 118
Warnings: Sadness
Characters: Iroh
He holds his hand to the old scroll with the depiction of the blessed face so long gone. It is nearing twilight, and he is on a high hill where he might see the grand entirety of Ba Sing Se, the impenetrable city. The mood is perfect—the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, new and fresh chapter in the novel of his life.
As he carries out the last note of his sorrowful song through choked tears, he knows that Lu Ten is really gone.
Even in the endings of stories, some things are always meant to be remembered. Iroh knows this as much as he knows that he will never forget Lu Ten.