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RonaldM40196867: Probably Yangchen. On the surface regarded as one of the greatest of all time, but still made some mistakes that Kuruk had to sort out.

Thunder: Izumi is naive, but her goal is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, which were unnecessary Fire Nation warmongering. Hence, a devotion to neutrality at all costs even when war might even be somewhat justified. Mind you, being justified doesn't make a war good.

Zigzagdoublezee: Given Kuvira at least has something vaguely resembling nuance given to her character and Ozai doesn't, it's Ozai. And yes, Amon would probably try to target the Fire Nation next.

Sharpe: You're welcome! And that comic sounds quite interesting.

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Korra

In the centre of the major city that served as the home of the Southern Water Tribe, a grand meeting hall had been built to house discussions over the most important aspects of Water Tribe government policy. At its centre was a huge circular meeting chamber with a domed ceiling, decorated in the manner of traditional water tribe dwellings from ages past. In the centre of this chamber a raised platform had been erected, and on it stood Avatar Korra and her father.

They were surrounded by the assembled masses of the water tribe, men and women and children who had all been told to come here to discuss a matter of urgent importance.

Tonraq turned to his daughter and saw the look of concern in her face.

"You'll be fine!" He told her. "Just get up and make your case, pretend you're only speaking to me if you must."

A man and a woman climbed into the scaffold and walked over to them.

"Hello Tonraq," the woman said. "We've had a look at what you've sent us."

"Who are these?" Korra asked.

"This is Yuka," Tonraq gestured to the woman. "She'll be arguing against your proposal."

"Nothing personal, I assure you, Avatar," Yuka nodded at her. "It's just how we do things here."

"And this is Nukilik. He'll be defending you. The point is to have a thorough debate on the issue in front of everyone, and then everyone will vote."

"Pleased to meet you," Nukilik nodded.

"Right then!" Tonraq looked around. "Shall we get this thing going then?"

He walked over to the edge of the platform.

"Men and women of the South!" He addressed them. "I have called us all together to discuss a matter of great urgency. My daughter, Avatar Korra, has approached us on behalf of the government of the United Republic of Nations with a plea for help."

He looked over at her expectantly. For a moment, Korra panicked, before remembering what she was supposed to say.

"The Republic needs your help!" She called. There was some mumbling in the crowd. "The new dictator of the Earth Empire is threatening its independence! She has placed her own citizens in concentration camps and now threatens others with the same fate. The Water Tribes are bound by treaty to protect the United Republic's sovereignty and independence, and so we ask you to honour that treaty."

Nukilik joined her.

"We should accept!" He called. "Of all the peoples of the world, there are none that know about defending the rights of smaller nations as much as we do. We fought for our own rights four years ago against the tyrant Unalaq. We know the United Republic's struggle, and so we should aid them."

"Ah yes, but what was the United Republic doing as we fought for our freedom?" The woman asked. "Sure, the Avatar helped us, and we are grateful. The rest of the country, though? All they did was try to profit from our suffering, that's if they even lifted a finger at all! Why should we risk our lives to save a nation who plainly does not care for us?"

And there it was, immediately. Korra had thought of that herself. The thorny issue of the Republic's actions during the Water Tribe's War for Independence could still cause resentment that could seriously mess up Raiko's plans.

Still, she had to speak up.

"I tried to help you!" She tried. "General Iroh, he tried to send the fleet, but Raiko-"

"What did Raiko do?" The woman asked. "Go on, tell the crowd."

"He stopped us."

"He stopped you." The woman repeated for emphasis. "So when our backs were against the wall and we were the most desperate for aid, the current President of the United Republic looked at us and said no. And now he comes crawling back asking us to do for him what he refused to do for us?"

Korra looked at Nukilik for assistance. The man looked like he was thinking for a moment.

"Yes, Raiko's a hypocrite," he said. "But the hypocrisy of one man should not condemn millions! And I'd rather deal with a hypocrite than a tyrant."

He looked at Korra as he spoke.

"Kuvira will be far worse for the world if she wins than Raiko will," he said. "If he loses an election he'll be gone in favour of someone more reasonable. Kuvira has no oversight, no scruples, and no compunction about doing whatever it takes to achieve absolute power."

"All of that is true," Yuka replied. "But irrelevant. Kuvira may be ambitious, but her ambition is confined to her continent. Why risk escalating the conflict and bringing it here?"

"Why risk giving her the idea that she can attack and annex other nations and everyone else will just stand by?" Nukilik replied. "Tomorrow will be the United Republic, who's to say that the day after it isn't us?"

"Not if we don't give her an excuse!"

"We don't need to give her an excuse!" Nukilik replied. "Have you heard how she attacked her own family because their diplomat spoke out of turn to her? It sounds like she has become paranoid, looking out for enemies round every corner, and finding them where there are none. Why should we be spared when one minor diplomatic misstep might cause her to attack us?"

"Even so, the Earth Kingdom- Empire- is a land-based power," Yuka told him. "Their navy consists of eight worn out battleships and a few cruisers, and who knows what state they're in after the anarchy. They are no threat to us!"

"You realise we don't have much of a navy either?" Nukilik pointed out. "The North took their fleet home when we gained our independence. We don't really have the money to do more than the bare minimum."

"Then how can we intervene at all?" The woman clapped her hands and pointed at him. "If we physically can't, then we should stay out of it!"

At that moment, Nukilik realised he had been trapped, tricked into undermining his own argument. He clapped his hand to his forehead in frustration. Korra's heart sank. That slip up might have just cost them the debate.

Still, Nukilik tried to save it.

"The United Republic has a fleet!" He said. "The Fire Nation has a fleet! Even the north has a fleet, much as it pains me to admit it. We will have allies who will be able to help us in that regard!"

"And what if they refuse to help?" Yuka asked. "The might of the Fire Nation's grand fleet will do nothing to help us if it's just sat in port watching!"

Nukilik opened his mouth to say something else, but whatever it was, Korra did not hear it. For her vision was suddenly filled with purple and a searing pain slammed through her head. She heard a scream, and wasn't sure whether it was her doing it or someone else. She just saw her father rushing towards her, looking alarmed, before she sank to the floor and knew no more.