A/N: Set 70-odd years after canon.


"Water tribe peasant requesting audience, my lord."

I blink; it's rare that people from other nations drop in on the fire lord, and it's even rarer that my incredibly stuffy guards actually let anyone in.

The girl that they usher before me certainly offers no clue in her appearance; she looks like any other Water Tribe kid, hair pulled back in loops and expression terrified.

"Well, child?"

"I'm… Kya," she mumbles quickly. "Daughter of Kuruk son of Suki andSokkasonofHakodasonofKannadaughterof – of – "

I wait while she trails off, wondering where this is all going.

"I – Lady Toph said I've gotta learn firebending..."