Chapter 2
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Lady Bei Fong rubbed the back of her head where it had banged into the back of the earthen chair, and sat up straighter along with her husband.
Lord Bei Fong was the first to speak. "Toph, whatever is there to talk about. You are back and you are safe. We can have your guards posted back to you in a matter of—"
"—That is exactly what we have to talk about," Toph interjected, "I want you to let me go."
The ferocity in his daughter's voice made him flinch and the Lady Bei Fong spoke up, "Whatever do you mean Toph?"
"I mean no guards, no security, no more over protectiveness. I want to be allowed the freedom to move around without guards."
This time they both flinched back and Lady Bei Fong began to speak again, "We can't possibly—"
"Oh, yes you can, or I'll make you do it."
The venom in her daughter's voice made the Lady go silent once again, but Lord Bei Fong spoke now, furious at his daughter for talking in that manner. "How dare you, young lady. How could you possibly force us, you can't even see."
Toph smiled devilishly, "That's where your wrong, I can see better than all of you. I see through earth bending. I can feel the vibrations in the earth and they form pictures. For instance, the guards at the left back entrance have brought a battering ram, they should make their first hit right about now." Just as she finished speaking, a hollow thud came from the stone slab covering said entrance and a few small flakes of stone fell to the floor.
There was a shocked silence that was broken by the Lord Bei Fong. "W-why didn't you tell us this sooner. The entire reason that we have kept you secret is because we believed you couldn't see, and therefore that you were defenseless."
"I didn't think that you would believe me," Toph muttered, shocked that she had gotten through to her parents so easily.
The lord looked to his lady, who nodded, and then back to his daughter. "Very well Toph, we will announce to the city that you are our daughter and allow you free roam."
"No," she said forcefully, startling her parents, "Please do not announce me, I don't want everyone bowing and scraping all around me, I never liked that. The only thing I ask for is some money to help me with my goal."
Lady Bei Fong blinked in surprise and then smiled acceptingly and asked, "And what is this goal?"
Toph smiled proudly, "I'm going to start an earth bending school."
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Once again this chap is a short, but this is just building up. I promise the next chapter will be longer.
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