Protected Princess || Zuko

06 || Fugitives

"You're welcome." I say in response to Zuko.

"What now?" Zuko questions.

"Were fugitives now. We must keep moving and find different clothes." Iroh responds.

"It's probably best if we live away from towns for now. Since were wanted by the fire nation, they'll probably inform towns around here about us. I think we should keep moving until we're a ways away from anywhere near here." I say back.

"Thats smart idea, Hai." Iroh says.

"Then we better get going." Zuko says as he proceeds to walk forwards while Iroh and myself stand there and watch him. Zuko seems mad but at the same time he seems more like he's disappointed.

After Zuko walks a few steps Iroh and myself begin walking as well. It's pretty silent in our group at the moment and the energy seems cautious. I don't think Iroh heard what Azula said about what she whispered to Zuko. It's up to Zuko if he wants to tell him. I'm not telling Iroh, I don't want to ruin their relationship. I still can't believe this. Zuko brought me to the fire nation knowing they were going to kill me. I don't know. That seems a little harsh and not like him. Maybe it was imprison me. Azula seemed like a big liar, she could've said that and exaggerated it to make Zuko seem like a terrible guy so I would lose our trust. Not like I have much of a choice right now anyways..... The group is still silent. It seems as if we're all avoiding talking. Well, Zuko and myself at least. Iroh seems as if he's just giving us some quiet. This walk is going to take forever. Especially in silence.

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I was getting dark and Iroh was leading the group now. From our six hours of walking, I could tell Zuko was getting worried. He kept looking around with a confused face.

"Do we even know where were going??" Zuko asks.

"We are getting close to a town. We can stop by there to get new clothing." Iroh explains.

"What if Azula told them were wanted?" I question.

"This town is very far from the water. I can assure you both that Azula has not reached this town yet." Iroh replies.

Zuko and myself nod. We continue walking for about thirty more minutes. Eventually, we hear music coming from the town. Before we could enter the town though, we hear someone's voice from behind us.

"Hello!" The voice says. We all turn around and see a man pushing a wooden cart with various items on it.

"Good evening." Iroh says bowing. Zuko and myself follow his motion.

The man also follows this motion. "Good evening! I must ask, would you guys like to purchase anything from my cart? I'm almost done with my shift and I'm trying to get a few more sales." The man says smiling. He seems like he's in his twenties.

"Thank you! Hopefully we can help." Iroh says walking towards the cart.

Zuko and myself follow him. Upon further examination, the cart had food, clothing, water, and toys. The clothing items were all the same color in a greenish brown. The food was raw fish and uncooked rice. I looked into the clothes to see if I could find something I liked. Luckily I did. The dress I found was very similar to the clothing I have now.

The dress was an ankle length robe like, dress, with shorts attached. It had long sleeves and a thick, 3 inch band around the waist. It also had two long slits that went up each side of the dresses bottom. I liked it, so I put it on my arm. I looked back into the cart and saw forearm wraps in a lighter but still darker green. I grabbed those as well. Lastly, I grabbed shoes that were simply dark brown boots.