At that moment, even if they were idiots, they could piece together what was going on.
“Fenfang ..... You ….”.
Mingxia uttered incoherently with a face full of shock, but the blonde girl lowered her head in guilt.
“You sold us out”.
“Yes, she did”. Captain Li Shan uttered indifferently.
“You …. How could you? We were friends”.
“We Weren't Friends!” At that moment, the sobbing girl suddenly yelled in outrage. Tears still streaming from her eyes.
“We barely met three weeks ago. We were barely acquaintances”. Her voice was choked.
Everyone on the opposite end was taken aback by her sudden outburst. After all, in the time they had known her, not once had she done so. All but one, of course.
“We fed you. Took care of you. Saved your mother”. Meilin, the literal tomboy of the group, didn't give a damn and yelled in a loud voice.
“How could you be so ungrateful….”.
“You think I wanted to do this?” Listening to the sentences, Fenfang yelled angrily. “You think I wanted to sell you out? No, you guys blew your cover a long time ago”.
“What?”
“The girl's right”. The Captain uttered, coming behind her and patting the girl on her shoulder.
“My men keep an accurate account of everything in the armory. Four missing barrels of blasting powder would definitely be brought to my attention. As for how I knew who exactly .....”. His eyes turned and locked on Mingxia as he let out a sinister grin.
“People snooping around the soldier's garrison doesn't happen often, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen at all. Among the refugees, there are always some ..... Overzealous ones with their 'Gut instincts' among them”.
“You were followed once you were discovered. Implicating your little friends”. Mingxia's face turned pale.
“You know, at first, I feared that you were from Omashu. So I had my men take one of you for interrogation. Everything came out naturally”.
One was a fierce Earth kingdom soldier. The other was a scared blonde refugee girl who was usually soft-spoken. The result was obvious.
Mingxia had her eyes narrowed.
“You used her to get to us”.
“Of course”. He replied indifferently.
“With the right bargaining chips, our little girl here was more than happy to cooperate”.
Meilin's expression turned cold.
“You'll pay for this”.
Captain Li Shan chuckled.
“I doubt I will. But don't worry, I have no plans to kill you. After all. …". Under their gaze, that sinister grin widened even more.
“Your skills will fetch a hefty price from the Fire Nation. You are worth more to me alive”.
Apart from the Ex Kyoshi warrior who would have lower market value, the others would make quite a profit.
After all, benders weren't cheap.
“Why?” Dandan's eyes locked on Fenfang. “What did they promise you to make you betray us”.
Fenfang's voice trembled. “My …. Mother's life”.
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ATLA, In A Darker World
FanficMy Name Is Luca. - You Have Died - "Sigh ..... I know". Currently, I am in an empty white space. Was I going to heaven or hell? Well ..... Neither. What was before me, however, was a list of floating words that I could only assume to be my possibl...
