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Chapter Eight The Voice in the Night "Absolutely not." Senna's voice was like ice as she looked at Korra, her arms crossed over her chest. At first she had been scared, sad, panicked, but she had been arguing with Korra in circles for a while. And now, what felt like hours after the event, she was furious. Korra was just as angry, her fists clenched tightly at her sides. Every move she made, Tonraq half expected the Earth to crack beneath her feet. Which it very well could, especially if he couldn't diffuse the situation. Tenzin and Pema were standing a little ways down the ferry, looking awkward and sad at the same time, their kids peerin

The White Lotus guards mostly hung back, as usual. Every once in a while Howl would sort of chuckle at something Bolin said, but that was all the interaction they would have. Truthfully, it was pretty easy to forget that they were there. Naga and Pabu would pick a side of the ferry and stare out at the water, the wind blowing back Naga's ears a little, watching the waves (and the fish, most likely). Meanwhile, Bolin talked cheerfully about things she'd missed during the week. He'd been practicing a new probending move that he wanted to show her, Toza damn-near threw out his back and had to go see a waterbender healer to get it looked at, and

  Chapter Six  For the Night is Dark and Full of Terrors    Mako was out of his element. He gave a nervous half smile, knowing that his brother would have appreciated the pun in his thoughts. From across the table, Asami smiled back at him, looking as though she ate in fancy restaurants every night. Which was entirely possible, now that he thought about it. He tugged at the sleeve of his suit jacket (a gift from Asami, as more payment for accidentally running him over), his hands folded tightly together on the table. He’d never been inside such a nice place; the walls were draped with various curtains that he assumed were ma

Pema set a cup of tea at his side, and settled, with some difficulty, across the table, onto the cushion on the floor. "Please," Tenzin said from beside her. He looked from Korra to Mako. "Tell us what happened." Mako glanced at Korra. She was staring at her hands, which were trembling slightly. She folded them to hide it, and then looked up at him. Korra didn't seem sure how to begin- or maybe she didn't want to. Her parents sat on either side of her, and he fought to not feel jealous. She had parents to come home to. He shook it off. Bolin sat at his side, elbows on the table. He hadn't said much on the way back- Bolin had simp

Needless to say, Tenzin wasn't pleased when he found out about Korra going to the Probending match. However, her parents had none of his complaints. She was given permission to go to the next match, and her parents and Pema dragged Tenzin with them. However, to all of their shock, Hasook was a no-show at the match, and in desperation, Korra replaced him as the waterbender for the team. Bolin was thrilled about the idea, Mako decidedly less so. It had been a rough start, but in the environment of the Probending arena, Korra was finally able to move like an airbender to avoid attacks from the other team. It was her actions that led them to a v

"…And in the final round, the Buzzard Wasps won with a decisive knockout!" Korra set down the newspaper excitedly, grinning at her parents, who chuckled a little while they ate their breakfast. Korra was already finished, and Tenzin sat just a little farther down from them, sipping tea with a disapproving look on his face. "Probending is amazing! I can't believe that we're so close to the area now." Korra looked at the photograph of last night's fight in the paper. "That waterbender of theirs seems like he could use some pointers, though," Tonraq said thoughtfully, sharing a look with Korra. Senna chuckled, rolling her eyes a little.

Within moments of arriving on Air Temple Island in Republic City, Tenzin was hurrying inside his home, heading for the nearest phone. The other acolytes watched him pass with worried expressions, and he could hear his children asking Pema why he was moving so fast. He turned down the hall, entering his and Pema's room, picking up the phone. "Operator," the cool voice on the other line said. "Connect me to the Fire Nation, Lady Honora please." "Do you have the direct codes required to-?" "Yes, yes!" Tenzin impatiently pulled a slip of paper from his bedside table. "I-R-Z-0-0-4." Though he'd sent a letter ahead to the Council, telling them