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Chapter 8
Azula and I ran through the halls and my laughter joined hers. Every time a servant came near we hid in the shadows surprising our giggles. I couldn't believe I was having so much fun with Azula.
"Katara hide!" Azula pushed me into the corner and she smiled at me wickedly, "General Zhao is coming this way…. Watch this!" Just before he passed us Azula stuck out her foot and caused the man to fall flat on his face.
I grabbed Azula and pulled her down the next hall. The monkey man was screaming as he chased us around. After a maze of twists and turns we lost him. Azula grabbed me and said the dungeons are down this way.
She led me down old cement stairs. It got darker and colder the further down. I kept my body close to Azula enjoying the heat. I started to hear screams of agony and muffles cries of pain. I grabbed Azula's arm and she pulled me close.
"Almost there." I nodded as she stopped in front of a large metal door. Azula pulled a key out of her top bun and unlocked the door. I was shoved inside with Azula following right behind me.
The sight was shocking. The room was covered in filth and in the middle of the floor a little boy was chained up. He had cuts and burns up and down his body. I could tell he was thin from the outline of bones under his skin. He moaned and looked up at us.
Azula smiled, "This is Avatar Aang. Don't let his appearance foul you. He is a master air bender, and earth bender. He has done some powerful water bending but only when he was in the avatar state. No one has yet to see him fire bend. I turned back to the boy and his eyes met mine.
They were full of defeat and self loathing. I looked down and scooted back into Azula. She wrapped her arms around me and whispered in my ear. "I have plans for you, you know? I am going to have you trained. You will master water bending, and other fighting techniques. I hope you will become strong enough to become my sparring partner… Later on in my life I want you to be my personal body guard. If you do this, if you train hard with me and stay loyal, I will let you see you and Yue see the water tribe peasant and the earth bending girl. The water tribe boy I believe is your brother." I turned around in her arms and grabbed her waist.
"My brother is here!" She smiled and held her finger to my lips. "Shh, don't worry. I am having them fed two good sized meals a day and they are not chained down. They are being treated well and have cells next to each other to keep each other company. So far, Katara your loyalty to the fire nation has brought you this."
I nodded and stepped back, "May I see them now?" Azula shook her head, "If you want, but right about now Yue should be getting close to Zuko's room. I could always take you to see them tomorrow." Azula smiled wickedly waiting to see my reaction. I ran out the door and up the dungeon stairs, I was racing towards Zuko's room.
I told Yue I would protect her, and I had to be sure no hard would come to her. Zuko has been acting heartless and out of anger lately. I couldn't let his anger be taken out on Yue. I only hopped I would get there before Yue so I could plead with Zuko to be gently and show mercy.
Now matter how much heartbreak I had from Zuko, I needed to speak to him about my princess. Like me, she is still a virgin. Unlike me, I know she would break instantly if any harm were to come to her. She doesn't have the same spirit I do.
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