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Chapter 6
Kaiya looked round the circle, her mouth hanging wide open. Each face she looked at in turn was deadly serious, this was no joke.
"I..." Kaiya started. She looked down. What do you say in reply to that particular bombshell? "I'm really the avatar?" she asked
Pah nodded, "you chose the three avatar relics, there is no doubt."
"But I'm a girl" Kaiya insisted "I'm not even allowed to learn water bending!"
"There have been many women Avatars in the past, Avatar Kyoshi of the earth kingdom, Avatar Shinko of the fire nation and Avatar Naru was of the water tribe..." Pah said.
"yes, but she was of the southern water tribe" Kaiya sighed "there have been no past women Avatars of the northern water tribe"
"Maybe it's about time we had one."Pah countered.
"Avatar Naru had the support of her entire tribe against the masters up here; I've just been banished by MY tribe. She was 15 when she told, though her tribe helped her by keeping it secret until she was 16. I'm 10, I don't see anyone here bending over backwards to help me keep it secret until I'm 16."
"...And how do you know about Avatar Naru finding out her status early? It was a secret, remember?" Pah leaned forward and raised an eyebrow, waiting to see how she would get out of this one.
"I... Uh... read it in a book once?" Kaiya said sheepishly.
Pah just looked at her.
"Fine, I just know, O.k.?" she sighed exasperatedly and leaned back "Just like I know that Avatar Jough's favourite food was flour noodles and Avatar Roku loved to play Pai sho. Same way I know Avatar Kyoshi had big feet and Avatar Aang invented the Air scooter technique. I just know ok?!"
Now the priests looked among themselves, trading startled looks. The only one that didn't look unnerved was Pah, he was looking at her in a knowing way that somehow annoyed her more.
"Now do you believe us?" he asked gently.
Kaiya looked down and nodded softly, there was really no other explanation for the things she knew, the things she could do.
"Will you allow us to help you?" Pah continued.
Kaiya nodded again.
"You have to learn each of the elements in the order of the avatar cycle, first earth, then fire and last air. We will set you up with plans for each element; we will even set you up with earth kingdom clothes for the first part of your journey. We recommend that you go to the earth temple in Omashu, they have excellent master earth benders there. Next it would be good to go to the fire nation mixed academy; we will set you up with a place. And last it would be best to go to the southern air temple. All the temples are mixed now and the northern and eastern temples are not quite back on their feet yet. We will have to tell the masters of that particular temple of your identity, there is no other way to get into an air nomad temple."
Kaiya sat up, head reeling. Was this how people's fates were decided? It seemed really fast to her, in a few short minutes her life for the next four years was decided. Just like that.
"Uh... ok..." Kaiya said.
"We need to set you up with some means of travel..." Pah paused, thinking.
"I have means of travel." Kaiya said "I can get to the earth kingdom easy," she paused "I'll need a map though" she added as an afterthought.
Pah looked at her "We didn't know you owned a boat." He said after awhile.
"I don't" Kaiya explained "I'll take Suli"
"Who is Suli?" Pah wanted to know.
"She's my water dragon" Kaiya explained "I found her when I was 6 years old."
This time Kaiya was pleased to see an impressed look flit across the High priest's face.
"You have a water dragon?" Pah asked, mouth agape.
"Yes, Suli was orphaned when she was small, I took care of her." Kaiya shrugged "She's a great friend."
"Well then, I suppose you should take your water dragon to the earth kingdom," Pah seemed to have recovered from his initial shock, he stood and walked to the door, the other priests close behind. "You should get ready; you need to leave as soon as possible." Pah swept out, leaving Kaiya alone with her thoughts.