Western Earth Kingdom.....
The trees swayed, blown with the evening wind as they were pulled and pushed in any direction it willed.
It was barely nighttime and the moon shone brightly in all her beauty, illuminating the lush greenery thousands of miles below her.
The forest was quiet, as it should be during this time.
And it was within this silence that a Messenger Hawk crossed into what was once Earth Kingdom territory straight from across the Mo Ce Sea.
Flying above the wildlife below it, the domesticated avian creature soared through the air for nearly an hour after leaving the sea area before eventually reaching its destination.
It promptly descended from the skies, landing in the one place it was needed.
On top of a tower like structure which served as a receiver for Messenger hawks for this Fire Nation Outpost.
The communication tower had been built in an unnamed location of the Earth kingdom.
This area served as an outpost for a small fire nation division tasked with ensuring the conquered earth kingdom territory remained under the Fire Nation's control.
In nicer words, they were the caretakers.
In other words, they were the babysitters.
The place was managed by a low rank captain with very little chance of military promotion due to his work designation as such outposts usually weren't tasked with important duties, hence hardly ever receiving instructions from superiors.
It was due to this reason that the arrival of a messenger hawk could be considered a rare occurrence and was hence treated with urgency.
- Captain's Command Tent -
A pair of light skinned hands opened the canister carried by the messenger hawk and took out its contents.
A scroll.
Opening it, he proceeded to read the information recorded within, his face growing increasingly darker with each passing second.
“.... That Damn Zhao!” A dignified voice could be heard in the small yet luxuriously decorated tent.
It wasn't low at all, allowing the guards at the entrance to hear the anger within it.
“.... Is something wrong, Captain?”
The lieutenant sitting at the table asked with a puzzled expression.
“Orders”.
“From the Fire Lord?”
“It's Zhao”.
Imagine for a moment a stereotypical short, fat, expressionless church priest from a fantasy world.
Now take that picture and squeeze it into a Fire Nation army uniform that was just big enough for him to fit into, and …. Shazam …. You have “Captain Han”.
The lieutenant was even more puzzled.
Zhao? The Captain in charge of Ketu Harbor?
“Isn't he a captain? Your ranks are the same sir”.
Both Zhao and Han were Captains in the Fire Nation, the difference being that Zhao was posted to the Navy while Han was in the Army.
Nevertheless, their ranks were the same regardless of which branch of the military they worked under.
No military branch was favored over another, so it was impossible for someone of similar rank to order another in the Fire Nation military. Hence, the lieutenant's confusion.
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