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Lu Ten was certainly not, as Jet soon realized, just an average Firenation teenager. Just the way he walked and talked, his whole manner seemed formal. Jet wondered if the boy he followed was of noble blood. But he had also showed surprisingly controlled reflexes when Jet had tried to attack him before. Could he be a soldier? It was strange.
"So…you…I guess, when you were alive…" Jet began trying to find some way to ask him.
"I was the crown prince if the Firenation. Son of Iroh, Dragon of the West."
"Oh." The crown prince. Of all people he had to journey with, it had to be the crown prince of the Firenation. Spirits, what had he done to deserve this? Oh yeah, well maybe they weren't too happy with the "flood the village and kill all the people" stunt.
"Then you're a firebender, aren't you?" Jet said, with a sharp edge to his voice. Lu Ten seemed not to notice and his tone and replied,
"Was. There's no bending in the spirit world. Were you an earth bender?"
"No."
"I guess that would explain why you fought the way you did." Jet stopped walking and looked at him indignantly.
"What are you saying, that benders are superior to the rest of us?" Jet shook his head and said to himself "Classic Firenation thinking."
"That's not what I mean." Lu Ten sighed "Never mind. We're almost there."
They continued for only a few more moments before they reached a small spring. Trees surrounded the oasis, and the mist shrunk away from them. Within the clearing, there was a roughly pitched tent next to a roaring fire. By the fire sat a man, like Lu Ten, unmistakable as Firenation. He looked up when he heard them coming, and his face set in a frown.
"I see you found him." Zhao said.
"Yes." Jet could sense the tension between the two.
"We'll stay here for the night and get moving first thing in the morning." Lu Ten stated.
Zhao stood and narrowed his eyes at the boy. He said sharply,
"I don't take orders from you."
At this, Lu Ten's eyes glinted darkly and he said with a smirk,
"But you take orders from the spirits. And I speak for the spirits. It would be wise of you to listen, Nami."
"Don't call me that! You insolent boy!" Lu Ten couldn't help but bait him.
"The spirits encouraged me to use your first name, Nami. They said it might help us to 'get along'".
Clearly, Lu Ten did not seem to see much possibility in getting along with Zhao, and was quite enjoying having a jab at him.
"So," He said brightly, as though nothing had happened. "Who wants a cup of tea?"
Translation: Nami- Of great renown