The Only Hope

Book 1: Chapter 11

The ride back, was quite. We all rode in the ferry, my staff being held capture by Tenzin. He didn’t want to take the chance, even with my injured arm.

As we de-boarded the ferry, there was a messenger who waited at the end of the dock. I got off, behind Tenzin, but before Korra. The messenger walked forward when he saw Tenzin, but Tenzin did not see him. He was looking at me, handing my newer, fold-away, glider back to me. I thanked him, just as the messenger reached us.

“Council Member Tenzin?”

He turned, and faced the messenger as he waved for us to move to our rooms. I glanced at Korra, and she glanced back. We weren’t going to move.

“Yes, yes, what is it?”

His voice was filled with weariness, yet strength. The young boy held out his hand, where a small folded note sat.

“A Message for you, sir. News, sir.”

“What sort of news?”

“I’m not sure, sir.”

Tenzin took it, and the boy jumped onto the ship.

“Thank you.”

“Have a… good night sir.”

He nodded to Tenzin as the boat begun to move away. Tenzin, glancing at the note, walked away. I ran off after him, determined to find out what the note said. The Pro Bending arena was destroyed, what else could go wrong?

Tenzin stopped, in the light of a opened window. Korra glanced from me to him. I watched his face, as it lost coloring for a quick second. He closed the note, and begun to walk off again. His face grimmer than before.

“Tenzin! Tenzin! What did the note say?”

“Nothing. It said nothing.”

I ran up, meeting his pace, as I begged with him.

“Tenzin, please!”

“It has to do with the Equalists, and Zabri that is nothing you need to concern yourself with.”

“Well if it’s with the Equalists, I think I have a right to know.”

Korra was at my side in a millisecond, taking the size of Tenzin that I had not. The three of us now marched in one same, even pace.

“It is nothing! There was an accident with some of their bombs in the city.”

“What kind of accident are talking about, Tenzin?”

“Where, where did happen? Was near Maia?”

He stopped, and I nearly tripped as I tried to stop with him. He wouldn’t meet either of our eyes as he glanced down to the crumbled note in his clenched fist.

“It… it was at the hospital, Zabri.”

“What! I-I I need to-to-to go. I need to go, go and make sure that Maia is okay!”

I spun my glider in my hand, opening it as I did, but Tenzin stopped me from pushing off the ground. I tugged at my glider, grunting.

“Tenzin! Tenzin! Give it!”

“No, you will not go.”

“It’s my sister Tenzin! I must go!”

I could hear the sense of fear and urgency within my loud, high pitch squeals. I pulled at my glider, digging my heels into the stones.