XXX: Path
The mayor of Yu Dao immediately called upon his people to start fortifying their city, and quickly had Sokka take charge of putting up their defenses with Toph as his right hand woman to help him out.
"Alright Toph, I need the Earthbenders to put up walls around the city and further defenses. Do you think that you can also crate a moat around the city and also raise the city higher? We need Yu Dao to be inaccessible!" Sokka stated.
Toph cracked her knuckles and set to work, ordering others around. With the help of the other Earthbenders, they were able to fulfill Sokka's requests, and before the wall, they bent the earth to form pillars and shelters for the Firebending residents to take cover when invaders started to attack.
As the Earthbenders kept working, Sokka wrote a reply to Zuko, to tell him that the city of Yu Dao had undergone fortifications and sent out a hawk. He then returned to the city and checked up on any of the nonbenders to see how their defensive skills shaped up.
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Back on the ship heading over to the Fire Nation, the Children of Raava were contemplating where they should set their loyalties.
"I don't think that we should support Zuko with a full heart." Narrik stated.
"How can you say that? He's a brother and the Fire Lord!" Jade questioned.
"Being the Fire Lord has nothing to do with us. Zuko and his friends have stated that as the Children of Raava we belong to no nation. We are to act as a second Avatar, and help maintain balance. I agree with both Narrik and Jade, I don't think that we should support Zuko's army, but he is a brother, and so I don't want to be completely against him either." The eldest member stated, he was a Fire Nation citizen.
"How do you propose that?" Jade asked.
"I think that we should support Yu Dao. We need to protect the people there from the crossfire, and because the Airbender philosophy is completely against violence, I think that we do whatever we can to keep one army from hurting the other." The eldest told them.
"So, we're to put ourselves between two armies?" A Waterbender questioned.
"If you're concerned about your own safety, then you've joined the wrong club." Zhu Lin told her.
"Are we decided then?" The eldest asked.
"I've decided! I like your idea!" Jade announced, her eyes flashed Dragon State gold.
"I'll second that." Zhu Lin added, and Narrik raised his hand in favor too.
"Waterbenders, do you think that you can take us back to Yu Dao?" The eldest asked.
"Ha we can make boats of ice and bend the ocean to our will." Narrik replied, and so it was decided, and the Children of Raava went above deck, ready to head back to Yu Dao; but they didn't get off the boat before getting spotted by Zuko. The Fire Lord approached them and asked: "What's going on, what are you doing?"
Zhu Lin looked him in the eyes and told him: "We won't be fighting at your side for Yu Dao."
That was all she said. Zuko had no arguments with her, he merely asked: "Are you sure that you know what you're doing?"
"Yes, Fire Lord." Zhu Lin replied. The Waterbenders descended, made the boats of ice, assisted their brothers and sisters down, and they commanded the ocean to bring them back towards Yu Dao.
Zuko told Katara and Aang that the Children of Raava had left to take their own paths now.
When they docked, Zuko hurried off to meet up with his general and prepare for the trip back to Yu Dao.
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