They can hear footsteps echoing above them; thick, clunking thrums that remind Azula so much of the Fire Nation military. Remind her so much of the man who keeps coming to her cell and taking, taking, taking her soul.
Lin knows what the noise is. It's just the officers, in a bit of a tizzy, it seems, but harmless. It fades to the background as her friend pales.
Lin grips the bars, pulling them open just enough to slide through. Sitting in front of the quiet woman with the beautiful name, she holds her hand out with a smile.
