Thread: AVATAR: An Icy Burn-Out (BennyQ/Sketchyequine)

Zinnis sleep was definitely interrupted by the child and his pet duck. At a few different occasions she contemplated just slaughtering the beast to eat later, but she just couldnt bring herself to injure the cute little thing let alone kill it. It wasnt the turtleducks fault that it had such an unfortunate caretaker. Even Ze seemed to glare at the waterbender in the night as his sleep too was disrupted. Animals in the fire nation were trained to behave in a much more regal manner, and if they didnt make the cut they became food for citizens or prisoners. There was very little slack in the rope concerning that manner. Luckily for the turtleduck, Zinnis heart was a bit more fond of critters than the average firebender who likely would have just roasted the thing and made a nice soup out of him. Even against the boys wishes, sleep eventually came for the both of them, and as soon as the sun started to peek over the horizon Zinni was awake. Being an early riser was in her nature, and even after an exhausting day and night prior the sunrise brought on a new list of things to do. They would begin their journey across earth nation today, but Zinni had to be sure she was completely prepared to do so before they headed out. At least with the waterbender asleep she would have some peace and quiet to work on her strategy. The earth nation was split, and there were still plenty of them who hated the fire nation and had not yet been pressured into submission. If they ran into a troop of hostile earthbenders unprepared they would be dead. Surly the waterbender wouldnt help her in combat, so she would be alone, and even if she killed them she would be outnumbered and overpowered before her and Ze would be able to fight their way through. The best bet was to avoid civilization and tribes all together. It wouldnt be the most direct route, but safety had to be a priority over swiftness. The ships they were meeting with would be there regularly until the war was won, and Zinni suspected that was still a long ways off. People were not converting easily. She laid out the map on the sandy shore and began to trace her route with her fingertip. If she traced it a few times she would easily remember it. Part of the appeal of Zinni as a ship captain was that age memorized routes and landmarks much quicker and easier than most of her cohorts. She was also pretty to look at, so that helped bring up some of the morale on the boats. Zinni was a full package, and thats why it was so embarrassing that her men had left her behind. When they reached their destination in a few weeks, she was certain that her betrothed would humiliate her for it and never let her live it down. She didnt look forward to that, but she needed to get back to work. The war had to go on and her people needed her. After a few hours of plotting on the map the sun was high in the sky and Zinni could feel a grumble growing in her tummy. It was time to eat, but it was better not to dip into her rations when they were so close to resources. Zinni would fish and feed herself and her captive well this morning before they began their long and enduring day. They would travel most of the day, and when night fell they would set up camp and the interrogations would begin. The man would be useful to war strategy because he would be with Zinni long enough for her to get answers out of him. The water nation were strong willed, and usually didnt respond to torture initially, but Zinni would have enough time with him to kill his morale. Zinni began the process of removing her war clothes. There were lots of ties and clasps in the intricate design, but soon the majority of her clothing was hung over a tree branch nearby and she entered the water in her red undergarments that sported gold accents themselves. The lingerie was simple a strapless bra that resembled a wrap to hold the firebenders breasts in place and compressed to her rib cage and a pair of simple, red boyshort underwear with gold details over each of her hips and just enough exposure in the back to allow an onlooker a view of the bottom quarter of her rump. Standard underwear for the firenation, but likely more sexy than would be seen in some other nations. She strode into the water in her partial nudity, a borrowed water nation war spear in hand as she waded waste deep between the boats and waited for a kill. Zinni was rather unversed in the art of fishing, but she was a good aim and well determined. She missed a dozen times at first before spearing three fish consecutively with the spear killing them instantly. Zinni grinned, laughing a bit in pride before heading back to the shore. The water made her lower body glisten in the dazzling daylight and accented her curverature. The water made the panties cling to her body boldly as she reapproached camp. She knew in her mind that this was a sight her pig fianc would have drooled over, but he was far away. She propped the speared fish against a tree and grabbed one of her blankets to began wiping herself of the water. As she dried off her eyes moved to Ze and her captive to see if either of them were awake. She couldnt tell. Rise and shine she finally called out, wrapping the blanket around her shoulders and shot a ball of flame at the burnt out fire pit to reignite it. It was time to start the day.