The fire war renaissance

Chapter 50: Coastline, part two

Happy 50th chapter everyone!

I can't believe I'm finally on chapter 50, and there's actually a lot of tension build up near the ending.

Well, that's really all I have to say right now….so onwards!

Chapter Fifty: Coastline, Part Two

Their next destination was the town of Li Shang, some place that Azula was quite familiar with. During her journey in search of Tin Ri it was this town in which she met the lovely couple, Hei and Yin, who took her into their smiths shop.

Li Shang wasn't the worst of the towns they had been to. A small amount a flooding after a minor earthquakes, but there were enough small earthquakes to make it a hazard and something that needed to be monitored.

"They've all been coming from the same direction." One of the people told Aang when he asked about the nature of the quakes. "The flooding and the quakes all come from the southeast all the time." Apparently the people of Li Shang had done some previous work and went out to sea to figure out where the quakes and waves were coming from and why.

It was Toph's turn to work her skills and confirm if the people's accusations of the where the exactly the quakes were coming from was true, and perhaps even know they were coming before hand. She built a small earth tent near the coast and next to it placed a stone pillar at her side. At best, while she was sleeping, she'd be able to feel any serious vibrations while they were still out at sea.

Yuexi had decided to stay with his girlfriend for the nights she'd be stuck outside, even though Toph hardly needed protection, he felt better knowing that he wasn't just leaving her out on the beach alone to feel for random earthquakes.

Azula, though, had her own agenda in Li Shang, her first means of business being to go visit Hei and Yin in their smith shop.

"Ah, princess Azula, you grace us with your presence." Hei joked in a playful sarcasm and Azula ran up to happily hug him. The old man patted her back awkwardly, not really one for friendly and impulsive hugs. Yin entered from the back room of the shop, thrilled to see Azula as well.

"You don't have to be so formal." Azula blushed and Yin was the next to give her a hug.

"I heard that the Avatar's team was coming here, but I didn't know you were coming as well."

"Yeah."

"Did you ever work things out with your brother?" Yin asked.

"As a matter of fact, we did. And he's even trying to have a baby with his wife."

"That's wonderful." Yin exclaimed in a gleeful sadness. Hei noticed this and placed a hand on the small of her back, comforting her softly. Yin and Hei were never able to have children themselves, and Azula almost had forgotten that fact, and immediately silenced herself when that thought re-entered her head.

"So, um," Azula decided to changed the subject, becoming saddened, herself, in the process. "How's Tin Ri doing?"

"He's, uh, he's doing fine." Hei answered quietly, clearing his throat slightly. "Me and Yin go over to keep up with his grave regularly, so it's not an issue."