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Chapter 14-Eira's Day Out
It wasn't easy sleeping after that. It wasn't really easy doing much after that. For some reason, being threatened by a man who controls a secret police and ends up killing someone after brainwashing them put a damper on daily activities. Also the fact that they were being watched by Dai Li agents wasn't a very fun thought.
Eira poured herself a cup of tea, trying to make a normal milk tea instead of the herbal stuff they normally had. It wasn't very easy as she needed to filter the tea leaves and they didn't have any mugs (Eira doubted anyone did) so it was awkward and complicated but it was what she was willing to go through for a small moment of peace..
It was quite early. The sun was still pretty low in the sky. Birds chittered and sang as they flew between trees. They jumped between branches every couple of seconds energetically and as Eira drank her tea she wondered how anything could be energetic in the morning.
Aang, Sokka and Katara were in the bathroom, getting ready for the day and Toph was still sleeping like a brick so that was pretty normal.
Eira sat down in a chair and stared blankly as she lost herself in thought. In her mind she had partially thought through how she would deal with certain things in the show but when she actually got to the moment it all felt too real. She was constantly reminded about how things could kill her and it wasn't pleasant to say the least. Long Feng threatening them was one of those moments. It just kept on occurring to her that they were dealing with a man who could easily have them killed or brainwashed, like Jet.
Eira's eyes widened and she hit herself in the forehead. Damnit! She thought. She had completely forgotten about Jet. He was probably already brainwashed and released back into Ba Sing Se, but they didn't have Appa as a way to see him again.
Because of that they had two options for Jet's survival. Either they didn't meet him again at all and he would be left alive, but brainwashed, in Ba Sing Se which wasn't a nice option, or they met up with him again, fixed his brainwashing and he ends up being killed under Lake Laogi. Also not a nice option.
Maybe I could look for him, Eira thought. That wasn't the worst plan ever. She could find him, get Katara to fix him and then try to work from that.
"Toph!" Katara's voice rang out through the house. Eira smiled. It was a pretty typical morning. Eira walked over to see what was going on and saw Katara looking disapprovingly at Toph's morning appearance.
Toph's black hair was sticking up in all directions as if she'd been electrocuted, she wasn't fully dressed and covered in dirt. It didn't even make sense though as they were in a house and not sleeping outside so there was no reason she would be coated in dirt.
"Mornin' Fairy Feet," she said.
"Morning, Toph," Eira echoed. "Nice to see you're ready for the day."
"I'm ready enough," she insisted. "It's not like we're going anywhere."
Katara looked like she was thinking. "Hmm… you know what we need?" she asked. "A girl's day out!"
"Is this where I should run," Eira asked, pointing her thumb at the door,
"It would be nice to go out, just us girls, and relax at a spa or something. You'll love it." Katara looked positively ecstatic at the idea.
"Do I have to?" Toph asked.
"It'll be fun!"
"Yep, I should've run," Eira deadpanned.
There would be no arguing with Katara. She managed to get Eira and Toph presentable and out of the house faster than what Eira thought was possible and before she knew it they were in front of another large fancy building.
"The Fancy Lady Day Spa?" Eira said sarcastically. "Sounds just like us fancy ladies."
"Just my kinda place," Toph added.
Despite their non-enthusiasm, Katara didn't look any less excited. She beamed, turning round to face them as two women in robes walked out with content smiles on their faces. It may just be that Joo Dee ruined smiles for her forever but Eira's first thought was that the spa was involved with the conspiracy too. Thank goodness she already knew it wasn't or she would've bolted… that was still plan B, though.
"Are you ready for some serious pampering?" Katara asked.
Toph looked resigned. "Sure, Katara, whatever you say. As long as they don't touch my feet."
"It's a spa," Eira said as they walked in. "Prepare for that to be ignored."
The entrance was very neat and looked like a typical spa, not that Eira really knew. She went once with her mum but that was years ago and it was no way as expensive looking as that.
"Hello," Katara said, walking up to the front desk. "We're here for, well, everything!"
The receptionist smiled politely. "Of course." She wrote something down on a sheet of paper before looking back at them. "Ming will show you through."
A pretty woman with short black hair and an oval face walked up to them and gestured to the door. "Just that way," she said.
"Thank you!" Katara, Eira and Toph, with various levels of excitement, walked through and it began. As Eira predicted, Toph's "no feet" rule was quickly broken as the women almost fainted at the sight of them. Walking barefoot all of the time left them coated in mud and as Eira and Katara received nice, quiet treatments, they were practically attacking Toph!
Eira and Katara watched with a blend of amusement and nervousness. As another assistant tried to help out, the room exploded into a cloud of dust and the woman was sent flying, hitting one of the walls and everyone quickly backed away.
It was a shame. The room was actually quite nice. The walls were white and clean with nice paintings dotted around. A potted plant was sat in the corner of the room and they were sat on soft reclined chairs. It was all at least somewhat ruined by the new coating of dirt settling around the room.
Eira waved her arms to try and clear the air, absently forgetting about airbending and becoming surprised when the room actually cleared. The dust was sent flying out of the room in a cloud before dispersing.
"Next one?" Eira suggested as she looked at the shocked faces and wide eyes of the staff. Toph and Katara nodded, smiling widely and shaking slightly before giggling loudly. Eira couldn't help but join in. Only Toph would manage to make a trip to the spa start with an explosion of dirt.
They went through several different things after that. The mud baths were a bit weird. Eira never truly understood the point of them but it was kind of relaxing. The funniest part was when staff came in carrying fresh towels and Toph earthbent the mud and cucumbers around her face into an impression of a sea slug thing with a vacuum-like mouth and popped out eyes. The woman screamed and ran away and even though Eira felt a little bad it was still really funny.
The sauna was also really nice. It felt great to just sit there, feeling like you were melting. Katara and Toph maintained it by throwing on another hot rock or Katara adding more water and creating ore steam. It was one of the nicer domestic uses of bending that reminded Eira that bending wasn't just combat.
Feeling refreshed as they walked out, Eira felt actually happy that she went. They all had the same content expressions as the two women they saw walking out at the start. Their faces were tinged with makeup and their hair was slightly styled, Eira remembered the slight look of shock the assistant had on her face when she told her that her hair was naturally like that. One of the more amusing points of the trip.
"Well, that wasn't so bad," Toph admitted. "I'm not usually into that stuff but I actually feel…girly."
"Yeah, that was really relaxing," Eira added.
"I'm glad. It's about time we all did something fun together," Katara said. They walked across a small little bridge over a creek of sorts and Eira looked over the edge to see little fish swimming around. It was all very beautiful.
Katara and Toph also stopped to look around and as they did a group of rich looking girls passed them. They were all wearing lots of jewellery and finery and they definitely fitted in in the Upper Ring. One of them was carrying a parasol, covering her face in a shadow to protect it from the mild sun.
"Wow, great makeup," she said in a falsely nice voice. Eira's eyebrows knitted together in disapproval.
"Thanks," Toph said, her face actually lighting up. It sent Eira's heart plummeting down as she knew what would come next.
"For a clown!" The group of girls laughed loudly like a pack of dolphins and Eira felt her face heating up. Toph's face fell and Katara put her arm around her shoulder and tried to walk her away from the group.
"Don't listen to them," she whispered. "Let's just keep walking." Eira turned to face the girls and she smiled sweetly in an imitation of the girl with the parasol.
"And you look like a wolf-bat who tried adding earrings in the hope it would distract from its horrible face and personality so you have no right to judge anyone, especially not my friend!" Eira mocked.
The girl looked outraged, which Eira felt was a bit of an over-reaction considering the fact that she was fine insulting a twelve year-old girl.
"How dare you-!"
"Eira!" Katara said in a hushed voice. "Let's just go."
"No, no, that was a good one," Toph said, walking up to the group of girls, laughing. "You know what else is a good one?" She asked, slamming her foot down onto the bridge and earthbending a circle out of the bridge, sending the girls falling into the creek.
Katara covered her face to keep herself from laughing. "Now that was funny," she said cheerfully. She swept her arms in a circular motion and the girls were sent shooting downstream in a large wave.
Katara and Eira watched happily as the girls disappeared from sight but as they turned around they saw that Toph was walking away. They quickly jogged to catch up with her.
"Toph, those girls don't know what they're talking about," Katara said reassuringly.
"It's okay," Toph said quietly. "One of the good things about being blind is I don't have to waste my time worrying about appearance. I don't care what I look like. I'm not looking for anyone's approval." She stopped walking to wipe a tear from her eye.
"That's one of the best things about you, Toph," Eira said. "You're a really strong person and so confident." Eira looked around at the scenery. It was amazing to think of all Toph could do, to think that she could feel all of what Eira could see. "You turned what people would call a weakness into your greatest strength and because of it you're a better person than most people. You only care about the substance of a person." Eira paused. "A part of me wishes that everyone could be blind, at least for a while. It makes you appreciate things."
A small smile rose on Toph's face.
Katara put her arm on Toph's shoulder. "You're the strongest person I know, Toph. And I know it doesn't matter but… you're really pretty."
Toph turned to Katara and Eira. "I am?"
"Yeah, you are," Eira confirmed confidently. They all continued walking.
"I'd return the compliment, but I've not idea what you guys look like." Eira and Katara laughed. "Thank you." Toph punched Eira and Katara in the shoulders.
"Ow!" Katara and Eira rubbed their shoulders, but still smiled.
It was a nice quiet walk back to the house. The atmosphere was calm and as they approached the door they all felt peaceful. However, as Eira entered, she remembered what she was thinking about that morning. About Jet.
"Hey, guys?" she began. Toph and Katara turned to face her.
"Yes, Eira?" Katara said, looking slightly concerned at Eira's tone. Realising that, Eira fixed her expression into a smile again.
"Well, I heard there was a tea shop open and apparently it has the best tea in Ba Sing Se. I also saw some good little restaurants as well so I was thinking that I could go and visit them and try and bring some back," Eira explained. It wasn't really a lie. She had heard of the tea shop and they did see some places on their tour. It just happened that she would be looking for Jet along the way.
Eira hoped that he was still in that area. She didn't recognise where they found him in the show.
Katara looked slightly anxious as she looked out of the window. "Are you sure about it, though? I mean," Katara lowered her voice. "What about the Dai Li?"
Eira shook her head in false confidence. "I'm not going anything suspicious. It's just popping out to a tea shop." Eira laughed. "It's not like I could manage to get myself arrested for that, right?"
"Well, I guess it should be fine then."
"Great!" Eira jogged over to her room and collected her bag and glider. She said a quick goodbye to Katara and Toph and walked out of the house.
The sun was getting lower in the sky as Eira walked to the Upper Ring train station. It was casting a warm orange glow over everything and the clouds were tinged pink and white, creating a lovely, picturesque scene.
The station was surprisingly almost as busy as it had been when they first landed in Ba Sing Se even though it was much later and they were in the Upper Ring. Eira did feel like she stood out a lot but that was nothing new. She was almost getting used to the odd stares.
Eira sat down on the benches and leaned against the side of the train car as it rocked slightly as they sped across the tracks. It must be quite a boring or at least strange job to just push a train all day. Eira smiled, amused. Earthbending was an interesting substitute for an engine or electricity.
As Eira got off the train into the Lower Ring, she suddenly realised how she didn't have a clue where she was going. Looking clearly confused, she tried finding someone to ask. Eira walked slowly around and began asking random people.
"Excuse me, I heard there was a really good tea shop around here, do you know where that would be?" she asked. The woman she asked was quite short, quite a bit shorter than Eira, with dark hair in a low ponytail and heavy dark eyes with bags under them. She did look very tired and even though it wasn't much, Eira felt slightly guilty for bothering her.
Despite her clear tiredness, she smiled warmly at Eira. "Oh, yes. The Pao Family Tea House, it's just down that street and to the left." The woman paused. "To be honest it wasn't much before but they employed this new man called Mushi. Now he actually knows how to make tea. I reckon he'll be offered his own shop soon, somewhere in the Middle or maybe even Upper Ring."
"Thank you," Eira said gratefully.
"Yeah, and there was a small disturbance there a day or two ago. A poor boy came in a started attacking the staff, screaming nonsense at them." The woman clicked her tongue and shook her head. "He was taken away and he clearly needed some sort of help."
Eira's face fell, concerned. She really didn't even have the slightest clue about where Jet would be. The woman turned to leave but after a brief moment of hesitation, Eira stopped her.
"Wait, sorry," she said quickly, retracting her hand from the woman's shoulder. "About the boy," Eira started. "Would you happen to know where he lived? I think he was a refugee."
The woman huffed in disapproval. "These people nowadays. Always sneaking into Ba Sing Se when we barely have enough space as it is," she grumbled in an undertone. "Typical refugees live in small community houses but I don't know enough about anything to tell you which one the boy lived in."
"Ah, right. Sorry. I was just wondering," Eira said, trailing off in embarrassment. The woman raised an eyebrow.
"Do you know the boy?" she asked sharply.
"Kinda," Eira said lamely. "I ran into him ages ago and I heard he was in Ba Sing Se. What that boy did sounded like what he'd do…" Eira quickly looked up from her feet and threw on a grateful smile. "Either way, thanks!"
Eira walked off briskly in the direction the woman had pointed her in and as she looked up at the shop and restaurant signs, looking out for The Pao Family Tea House, she stopped at a rather simple sign with those exact words. To be honest, Eira thought it would be a bit harder to find. She peeked inside and was taken aback at how busy it was and from what she guessed even higher up people in Ba Sing Se were there judging by the contrast of clothing quality.
Eira walked in awkwardly and waited in the queue. She realised people were staring at her but she tried to ignore it. She turned her eyes away from people and onto the room of the tea house. Eira noted that the wooden tables and floor had signs of damage that looked like knife, or in that case, sword marks.
As Eira moved forward and the queue got shorter she tried to think of what the others would like. As she was getting closer and closer to ordering in a panic her mind settled on jasmine despite having absolutely no idea what it would be like.
As the person in front of her left, she absently began to speak before focusing on the person in front of her.
"So, could I have, um, a pot of jasmine tea, please?" she said. She looked forward and was face-to-face with prince Zuko. He looked a lot weaker than what she remembered. His hair was certainly a lot longer and his face paler, making his scar even more prominent on his face. His golden eyes widened in shock but he was clearly trying to give the appearance of not recognising her.
Eira too was shocked. It hadn't really occurred to her that she'd see Zuko and/or Iroh. She'd only been thinking about the fact Jet was there, not really why he was there.
"So, um… a pot of jasmine tea?" she repeated, rather meekly and without saying anything Zuko sped off into the back.
Eira stood still. She didn't know what to do. She kind of needed the tea to excuse her trip to the others so… yeah… This lead Eira to stand awkwardly for about five minutes, waiting for something to happen.
The people behind her were starting to get a bit agitated so she was about to leave but thankfully a man, not Iroh or Zuko simply walked out of the back, looking a little confused as he held a small pot.
"Here's your tea," he said politely. Eira accepted it and paid him. In other cases she might've sat down and had a cup but that wasn't really an option. As she walked out, she hit herself in the forehead with an open palm, chastising herself.
She kept on forgetting the timeframe. Zuko wasn't "reformed" yet. He wouldn't exactly welcome her and now he knew that Aang was in Ba Sing Se too! Zuko only changed after he found Appa and set him free, but… Appa wasn't there. He was with them. Damn. Did that mean Zuko wouldn't be reformed properly? What if that meant he would never join them or teach Aang firebending?!
Eira tried to take deep breaths to calm herself, realising that she looked stupidly panicked. Eira quickly looked back at the tea house. She didn't see Zuko or Iroh in there. Were they still talking in the back?
Eira quickly walked away from the tea shop in the opposite direction. This whole trip was ridiculous. If they didn't meet Jet, he wouldn't die. Sure, he'd be brainwashed but after they manage to tell the Earth King about the Dai Li and Long Feng, they'd probably manage to help with that. She was just being silly and trying to solve things without thinking, as always. Why was she so-
"Hey!" Eira walked straight into someone and they both fell to the ground. The tea pot went flying and shattered on the ground. Her staff went flying from her hands and fell to the floor, clattering against the stone.
"Just great," Eira grumbled before looking to the person she'd run into. "I'm really sor-" EIra stopped in her tracks. In front of her was a boy about her age with tanned skin and very dark hair that stuck out in all sorts of directions but in a kind of purposeful way. His eyes were narrow and he had a sharp nose and, sadly, it was all very familiar.
"Jet?!" Eira exclaimed, jumping up onto her feet in shock. Jet looked up and his mouth widened into a smile.
"Eira! Wow, I didn't think that I'd see you again." He got up casually, brushing himself off and looked as if he didn't have a care in the world. "Cool running into you here, right?" he joked, laughing.
Eira looked down at her feet before forcing herself to look at his face. "Yeah," she said in a small voice. "Too bad it was literal, though. I'm really sorry I was… thinking."
Jet gave a small frown. "Thinking about what? You look pretty serious."
"It doesn't matter," Eira said quickly. "So, uh, where's Smellerbee, Longshot, the Duke, and all?" she asked, trying to sound casual despite being terrified. Her mind had become completely blank.
"Oh, we split up. They wanted to go off on their own, ya' know."
"But I heard that you came here with them," Eira said.
He rubbed the back of his neck, slightly awkward. "Yeah, we split up after we came here. Longshot and Smellerbee wanted to do their own thing and there's no point in stopping them."
"Right." Eira stared at Jet in contemplation. "I'm staying here in Ba Sing Se with Aang, Sokka and Katara," she explained. "We're in the Upper Ring and I was wondering if you wanted to visit."
Jet smiled cheekily. "I didn't realise you liked me that much, Eira. Last I remember we were arguing about my old treehouses and, you know, that old guy we robbed." He lowered to voice at the last bit, looking a bit ashamed.
"What? No," Eira said, what he was saying was starting to sink in. "We argued because… because…" Eira waved her hands helplessly trying to find the right words and failing miserably. "It was because you tried to wipe out a village."
Jet stepped back, his expression shocked before laughing nervously. "Good joke. Why on earth would I ever do that? When we last met I showed you around our group and when we had to steal from a guy for some money you and the others shouted at us and stormed off!"
"That's wrong, Jet. You got Aang and Katara to use their waterbending so you could break a dam and flood a village," Eira said coolly. This wasn't going how she wanted it to. Jet's expression hardened as he saw that she wasn't joking.
"Why would I do that? You're story's ridiculous!"
"Because the village was full of people from the Fire Nation," Eira hissed, lowering her voice.
"Yeah, just stop lying. We weren't in the Fire Nation, we were in the Earth Kingdom and why would an Earth Kingdom village be full of Fire Nation?" Jet smiled smugly, as if sure that he'd proven Eira wrong and seen through her "lie".
Eira clenched her fists. "I can't say," she said sharply, detesting what Long Feng had warned them about. She was almost certainly being watched by the Dai Li.
Jet laughed. "Yeah, I thought so. Nice to see ya'," he said, turning around and waving good-bye. Eira reached out and grabbed his shoulder.
"No, Jet! Please. You should come with me. You haven't seen the others," Eira said desperately. She was already too far to not at least try and help him out.
Jet glowered at her. All of his cheerfulness and initial happiness at seeing her was completely gone from his face.
"No, thanks. I have other things to do."
"But Jet, the others would really like to see you. I'm sorry I'm not sounding right at the moment I'm just… tired." Eira tried to smile convincingly. "I was just a little confused, seeing you without the others and I guess I'm a bit stir-crazy. I've been here more a couple of days. Aang wants to see the Earth King and until his request gets sent through we don't have anything to do."
Jet's expression relaxed a bit.
"We also have a new person with us. Her name is Toph and she's Aang's earthbending teacher. I'm sure you'd like her."
Jet looked down at the shattered tea pot and didn't react for at least a minute before speaking.
"Sure, fine. I'll see the others." He smirked. "So where are you staying. I'd guess the Avatar would be the guest of honour, right?"
Eira laughed. "Yeah, we're staying in the Upper Ring."
Jet's eyes widened. "Beats this place then."
Eira sighed quietly in relief. And she wasn't technically doing anything bad either. She hadn't mentioned the war at all and she'd stopped talking about what Jet had done. Perfect, hopefully.
Eira reached down to pick up her staff and she looked sadly at the shattered tea pot.
"Shame about the tea though. I was going to bring that for everyone."
"Can't you get some more?" Jet asked. Eira shook her head determinedly.
"No. I wouldn't want to trouble them," she explained. "I also don't have any more money with me."
Jet and Eira began to walk to the station, trying to keep up small talk. It was a bit difficult to talk and try and fill Jet in on what they had been doing without mentioning the war. He remembered their last meeting differently than what had happened due to his brainwashing and it wasn't a good idea to try and fix him in public.
She just hoped that the others wouldn't freak out when they saw him. From what she remembered Katara flat out attacked him at first sight. That wouldn't be very good.
"So is Ba Sing Se a nice place to live?" Eira asked as they sat on the train to the Upper Ring. She looked out of the window to see the sun setting quickly behind the walls. It must be a shame to live in the shadow of one of them.
Jet laughed. "You tell me. Newcomers in the Lower Rings aren't exactly the Avatar. I live in a small little place sharing a room with about five people. Not exactly luxury." He leant back against the side of the train. "The guys I live with are also acting weird around me as well. They're so uptight."
"Yeah," Eira agreed without really hearing him. She was busy staring out of the window with paranoia. Out of all of her "great" plans this wasn't really the smartest. Too late.
"I was told to go out and get some work but no one really wants to hire me. It's unfair," he complained.
"Yeah," Eira muttered again. "It must be quite strange living here in Ba Sing Se after living with all of your friends in that tree house thing."
Jet smiled as he remembered. "Yeah but…" His face scrunched up, straining. "We left. Huh, strange. I don't really remember why. Probably found out by the local guards or something."
Eira paused, thinking carefully about what she was going to say.
"Have you… forgotten a lot, lately?" she asked quietly.
"Well, not sure. It's kinda hard to think about what you don't know or remember. I hope Katara, Aang, and Sokka aren't too mad at me though. Then again, you're alright with me."
"Yeah. Warning, though. You may need to avoid Katara's waterbending," Eira said jokingly. "Something tells me that would be her first reaction."
"I may then be standing behind you," Jet said.
When the train stopped and they were at the Upper Ring it was night. The sun had set and the stars were shining in the sky. The moon was bright and as Eira looked at it she felt a strange feeling. It would be strange if she had failed and Yue had become the moon spirit. She would've known a person who had become the moon. She wondered what Yue was doing.
"Wow, they weren't kidding about this place!" Jet whistled as he looked around the area. You could see the moonlight reflecting off the golden rims of the buildings and the orange lanterns hung around the city were very beautiful. "This is nice."
As Jet looked around, his face soured slightly. "Quite a contrast to the other rings," he said cooly.
"I guess. It isn't really the best but that's just what happens in big cities," Eira said. She began to walk in the direction of the house they'd been assigned but Jet was starting to worry her. Every time he saw an even more extravagant house his face fell further. His hands twitched by his side.
"Jet," Eira said, concerned. "Are you alright."
Jet shook his head sharply. "This place is disgusting. They place I live is jam-packed and it's not like they're been well fed or paid. We may be refugees but with all of the space they have up here, you'd think they'd be able to share it around a bit more." He stopped. "Refugees? Wha-… What was I talking about?"
Eira felt paralysed as the blood rushed out of her face.
"Wait, weren't you going to say something about that?" he asked. "Yeah, you were about to say something when you crashed into me. Something about the Fire Nation."
"Jet, you really shouldn't-" EIra started but Jet wasn't stopping.
"Is that why all those people are there in the Lower Ring? Refugees, because of the Fire Nation?"
Eira forced a laugh, as if what he was saying was comical. "What? No, that's silly. I was just talking randomly. People from the Fire Nation were in that village because… because they were, uh, visiting. I think they were relatives of the people who lived there or something. Now, come on. We honestly should've been back sooner."
Eira walked a few more steps forward.
"You… You also said I tried to wipe out the village. Blow out the damn. Because of the Fire Nation," Jet added.
"No, no, no. I was just talking nonsense, you said it yourself." Eira was sounding a bit desperate and that was clearly not helping. She looked around. This was too dangerous. If Jet was starting to remember because of her.
"The others. They were with me, in a group. We were the freedom… fighters…" Jet muttered and at those words he gasped. He shivered and as he looked around his eyes widened in horror.
"The Dai Li! Lake Laogi! They took me there! What did they do to me!" EIra ran over to Jet and clamped her hand around his mouth, trying to muffle his voice.
"No, Jet! You can't say that. It's not true, you can't believe it," she hissed, looking around panicking. "It doesn't matter what you remember, you just need to stay calm and follow me."
Jet 's wide eyes relaxed somewhat and he nodded. Eira took his hand and they both ran through the Upper Ring. Eira used her airbending to speed them up and they were darting across the area. Just as they were about to turn the corner and reach the house, Eira tripped over thin air and they both fell hard to the ground.
Eira's skin scrapped the stone ground and all of her things went flying. She looked back at what she tripped over and saw a large spire of earth slowly sinking back to into the ground.
No! The ground collapsed underneath her and everything went black. …so…close…
Gosh Eira. Not even 1 chapter. Ha ha, I'm not very nice to you am I?
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