Avatar: Lingering Tensions

Chapter 3: A Colonel's Promise

Kedo, Ronin, and Gendall walk down a long path as they move closer toward Tesaro. They travel through several trees and across a stream. Suddenly they are called by a distant voice, "Travelers! Can you assist me?!"

Gendall turns and Ronin cautions him to wait. Kedo: "Who are you?" The young man comes closer and appears to be in his early twenties. The man has dark brown straight hair, dark yellow skin, thin lips, medium ears, light orange eyes, and a bright smile. The man is wearing a dark red remnant uniform with brown markings.

Youngman: "My name is Cafri." I'm looking for the remnant base in Tesaro."

Ronin sharpens his eyes, "Which unit are you a member of?"

Cafri: "The 94th platoon, unfortunately most of them were wiped out by an enemy ambush. I had to split up from the rest of my team to make it out of there. I don't know how many of us are left, but they definitely got most of us."

Ronin extends his hand, "Sure, you are welcome to join us on our quest." The four start their voyage toward the base. As they walk they eventually enter a swamp as they get closer to Tesaro.

Gendall looks at Ronin, "So is this base located within the village."

Ronin: "You'll see."

Kedo asks Cafri, "So where are you from Cafri?"

Cafri: "I'm from a middle-of-nowhere town called Froguya. There isn't much to it. Not much vegetation, not many people, no crazy climate, not too bad, not too good but we make the best of it. And the people there have a lot of fun with very little..."

Kedo: "Oh ok, I get what you're saying." Five Remnant troopers rise and point their weapons at the team. Two have spears, another has a sword, and the other two are firebenders.

The swordsman is an officer with a long mustache, black hair, light yellow skin, light brown eyes, and a pointy nose. Swordsman officer: "What are you all doing here in Tesaro?!"

Ronin: "It is I, Ronin. This is Kedo, Gendall, and we just met Cafri. We are looking for refugee."

Swordsman officer: "Oh, I heard about your prison escape. Quite impressive."

Kedo: "We are looking for Hakon, we have big ambitions on how we can strike back at the enemy." The officer shakes his head.

Gendall asks, "How has it been on the battlefield so far?"

Swordsman officer: "Our forces have been laying low. Resources are dwindling more than ever. It all looks bleak but we never give up and will fight until the end. If we wanted to quit, we should have done so long ago. But we all made our decision."

Kedo: "I want to give us a chance to strike back and make the new Fire Nation bleed like it hasn't bled in years. If we truly want to undermine them, we must strike at the heart."

Swordsman officer: "Everyone has an idea, but we can't afford to waste resources on any crazy idea."

Kedo: "We all have the same idea deep down, take me to Hakon. Then we will see what he says."

The officer nods, "Very well, I will take you to him. But just so you known, right now Captain Bundi has been mainly leading. Not because Hakon isn't capable but more because he hasn't been doing anything."

Ronin nods, "Then make no delay, we must meet."

Kedo: "And what's your name officer?"

Swordsman officer: "I'm Captain Prove' sir."

Ronin and Kedo are escorted by Captain Prove' to a local bar in the town. The town is fairly large for a small one but is still a bit short of the medium-sized-city criteria. Ronin looks at Gendall, "Sorry you and Cafri will need to wait out here. Hakon is familiar with us, so it is important that Kedo and I talk to him."