Three years after the war Zuko is living a life of duty while Katara reluctantly travels the world with Aang. When General Iroh orders them to find Zuko's mother and save the Order of the White Lotus they seize the opportunity with both hands. It's the beginning of an adventurous journey of discovery, but as time runs out a rising threat puts their bond to the test. *** The chapter titles are based on story prompts by deviantArt's Zutara Eternity and various Zutara Weeks/Months. *** Gaang character ages in this story: Zuko : 20 years old (since summer) Katara : 17 years old (18 years old in the coming winter) Aang : 16 years old (since this autumn) Toph : 16 years old (since spring) Sokka : 18 years old (19 years old in the coming winter) Suki : 19 years old (since spring)

Last book of the Delicate Subterfuge Series. Some people want to watch the world burn. Some people will do anything they can to stop them. It's not just a battle of hearts anymore, it's a war for the fate of the whole world. Everyone has to pick a side...which side are you on?

The future isn't friendly. People in Meta are dying from a mysterious disease and Sean wants to know why. But in the Core, asking the wrong question can be dangerous. Pursuing the answers, Sean and his friends embark on a perilous journey that will put them on a collision course with the malevolent Niles Galvin, the most powerful and treacherous oligarch on the planet. Could Susan's Plague be something more sinister than they thought? Will they discover a much darker side to the oppressive oligarchy that rules them? Sean finds himself caught up in the complex machinations of an evil man bent on seizing and controlling the power of the past for his use to rule the present. With their lives hanging in the balance, Sean struggles to save himself and his friends when he realizes the truth has dire consequences. By Rick Chisholm Copyright © 2014 Rick Chisholm All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or in any means – by electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without prior written permission.

Thorin has been protecting me since my parents died when I was just a wee bairn. I accepted him as my own father and I was proud to be called his daughter. I was raised with all the skills he would teach his own kin so when the time would come I would be able to protect myself. When Kili and Fili brought me along to Bilbo's house I became part of the company of Thorin Oakenshield. Against my fathers wishes I continued my journey with them, mostly with Kili. | Almost everything belongs to Tolkien, except the persons I made up | | The first few chapters are based on the book, the songs come straight out of the book and they're not the Howard Shore version | | Later on in the story the movie was used for the storyline |