Thread: Avatar [ Bear & Sugo ]

Zuko took the scroll begrudgingly, not really wanting to deal with whatever game his father, noted to him by the seal on the scroll, had come up with this time. He looks at the two guards, his most notable feature becoming prominent on his face as the sun glazed it gently causing his already squinted left eye squinting further from the sun, what had caused the already slight squint was the burn sitting around his eye and over to the side of his temple, very obviously caused by a powerful fire bender. He didnt seem to have to say anything, just looking at them made them back away, he seemed very powerful, even though he was staying at some Earth Kingdom tavern. He unrolled the scroll, taking a look at the contents inside, he browsed the contents for a moment as the crowd that had gathered seemed to grow tired and leave, leaving only a few who watched on for another moment before joining the others and leaving, leaving the already burnt girl whod just been delivered to him the only person in the courtyard other than himself while the guard carriages wrote away. He growled in anger his right hand which held the top of the scroll becoming enflamed, burning the scroll mostly to ash, he didnt realise it but hed just played a card he should have kept close to his chest, hed shown this new girl that he was a fire bender. The only piece of the scroll that remained intact enough to read as the shards and ash of the scroll fell to the ground in front of the girl was a large piece that obviously came from the bottom of the scroll, more noticeable because of the signature at the end. If she tries to run, kill her. The cursive said prominently, followed by a rather elegant and recognizable squiggle of the signature of the Fire Lord himself, Ozai. He controlled his breathing, his anger about what hed read starting to subside, steam seaming to show slightly from his nostrils as he flared them in his now shrinking state of anger. Other than the scar on his face the second thing that stood out about the fire bender whod played his cards was that he wasnt dressed like a fire bender, he wasnt dressed like a fire nation soldier, or a fire nation member for that matter, his clothing was very neutral, bearing no resemblance of any national allegiance he wore a simple black robe with black undergarments, it was early morning and he clearly wasnt properly dressed, hed come out of bed to receive what he was told was A parcel but had turned out to be this girl. The girl he thought to himself for the first time looking down at her, black hair, pale skin, just like a fire nation girl, but the letter said otherwise, it said she was a water bending performer, a traveller whod introduced herself into the palace and stab a blade in his fathers chest after she lured him into bed with her. She was that good? he thought She got my father into bed with her and into such a false sense of security that she managed to stab him? his thoughts continued Impressive. He looked over that pale skin seeing the minor burns on her cheeks clearly caused by fire bending torture, So the task masters didnt break her? he thought to himself, Then why on earth would I be able to break her he thought finally to himself ending with a tut. Mizuki he said, his first word showing how dominant his voice could sound, he had a deep tone of voice and a sound of authority as he said her name. Thats your name right? he said following up looking down at the burnt girl a few cuts becoming obvious to him now on her arms and around her neck, she truly had lasted through the task maters without breaking, maybe she did get that close to his father.. Impressive he thought to himself again, he was in awe at the girl in strange way, here she was knelt before him offered to him as a play toy If you can break her Zuko, you will be an Heir again, find the other rebels, and return home a hero the scroll had said, she would be easier than the Avatar thats for sure, but how much easier? That was the real question. He looked down at the ground seeing the only piece of paper that hadnt burnt to a crisp, the bottom of the sheet that held those words once more If she tries to run, kill her his eyes flicked up from the sheet on the floor to hers as he stepped forward and stomped the sheet into the ground rubbing his foot against it before reaching over, laying his hands on her like she was his property she was, she was the Fire Lords prisoner, and the Fire Lords slave, and the Fire Lord had given her to him as a toy to break, a toy to get information out of by any means necessary, another line of the scroll had said. He pulled her to her feet and then looked at her as she stood at her full height about half a foot shorter than he, he then turned his back on her, she was dangerous, the letter he had read had mentioned that about her that was for sure, but he wasnt fearful of this woman, showing fear was a weakness and a weakness that he didnt have, he wouldnt show her weakness and if she dared attack him, he would then show her strength, there was no significant bodies of what around here, she couldnt use any major bending, especially with her hands bound, unless she was.. that good.. Come, I was rudely awoken so early this morning I plan to go back to my rooms, you will be staying with me for a while he said quietly starting to walk away, leaving the woman behind him her hands bound by manacles, her feet free.