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[Farewell]

"Yea I know I just don't enjoy being criticized along with my nation because it makes me feel ashamed of myself and my nation before me, lastly I just want to hurry and get the the inner wall and rest, Alone, in a quiet place" she says quiet and calmly.

[Tina]

(I would like to join, here is my character sheet.)

Name: Neko Thompson
Gender: female
Age: 39
Species: Tigerdillo (tiger/armadillo which was an animal in the show)
Bending: earth and fire
Appearance: Neko looks mostly like a tigeress with an armadillo like hide covering her back and forehead. She wears a red sleevless dress which shows off her muscles and goes bear pawed.
Background: Neko is a master forger from the Ba Sing Seh. When forging weapons she uses manipulation over both earth and fire to bend the molten metal into any shape she wants. This results mssterfully crafted weapons and armor. She is also a skilled fighter and uses her twin chained hammers in combination with her bending to deal with enemies. She left her home a while ago to simply to find the perfect recipe for making quality gear (what metals to use, different mixtures, etc.)
Weapons: Twin warhammers both attached at the handle by a long chain.

[Farewell]

((You had to ask in PM...))

[Tina]

(Oh i missed that, sorry.)

[HollowOfHaze]

"Fair enough." he said. "If it's promptness you want, no problem. I've trained a good number of people in the police force. We will be in with little delay. Just... don't ignite anything. It would be an issue for us all."

The wall was getting nearer. It would be only a minute or two until they stood at the gate.
Galen reached back over his right shoulder, activating his communicator to prepare the watchmen to allow their entry. As he received an assurance of being allowed to enter, he picked a loose flight feather from his right wing, the normally brown tip singed a dark ashen black. He gave a sharp glance at Zaida.

[Farewell]

"I'll try..." She said calmly, when he gave a look Zaida looked back calmly and shrugged. "I told you I didn't like Furries that followed don't take it personal..." She said simply as she held her studying the scars and tracing them lightly with her claw.

[Tina]

Neko was in her making new equipment that was ordered in by the local police when she heard some commotion outside. She quickly finished the sword she was making and went outside to check. A lot of furs were gathered around the bulletin and she overheard a conversation between two of them.
"Do you see that? They captured the forelords daughter." One said.
"Wait they're bringing her here?" Another said
"Of course, this is the safest place to keep her."
"Pfft i bet the fire nations pissed. That'll teach those fire benders."
Neko had to see the princess for herself, just to make sure this wasn't another lie by the government to boost morale. She quickly grabbed her warhammers and went to where the board said she would be coming in from.

[HollowOfHaze]

As the group neared the colossal oak gates, Galen looked up and saw a guard peeking over the edge of the massive wall. He heard the sound of gusting wind at the top of the wall as the guard's head was once again hidden, followed by the rumble of the massive stone walls behind the gate shifting away. The gate itself followed next, sliding with a perfectly balanced weight back into the sides of the massive stone hall. At the far end of the hall stood two figures, about as tall as Galen, maybe a bit older and with dark brown hair.

They were reverse gryphons, lion above the waist, raptor legs and tail below. The most notable detail about them, however, was the lack of wings. They were the Ains brothers, and Galen knew this because he had trained them to be the best they could be, which is why they now wore the emblem and armor of the Royal Guard. He also knew that they were special in a different way: they were airbenders as well as earthbenders. In their push to be equal in freedom to their winged counterparts, they had developed the extremely rare trait, being equal if not better with their secondary element. Galen smiled as he shook hands with the old friends, promising to talk later after things were sorted out. With a blast of wind and a cloud of dust they were gone, atop the Inner Wall once again. The walls closed behind the group, and they were finally safe. Ahead stretched the emerald fields and towers of the Inner Ring, shining bright in the light of day.

"Here we are" said Galen, stretching his wings in the sun, the golden light shining off the small steel plates on his shoulders and chest.

[Farewell]

Zaida didn't seemed impressed but simply walked wanting to be alone as she thought she was mixed with emotions but didn't have anything to do but hold them in, Zaida just walked ahead to the towers eager to be alone. She needed to think, meditate, and practice, that's what she mostly did huffing and closing her eyes as she walked her tail kept balance and her hearing and smell led her while she hummed a lullaby.

[Tina]

Neko had finally made it to the main gate area and as she rounded the corner she saw the group that was escorting the fire princess.
"So it wasn't a lie..."  She said as she watched them enter. She also noticed that Galen was wearing armor she made which filled her with pride. Neko made armor for some of the most high ranking officers and guards in Ba Sing Seh which was why she could afford to live in the inner circle even though she was only a smith.
"Is she...humming?' Neko said quietly as Zaida walked by with her escort.

[HollowOfHaze]

"Hey hold it Zaida. We can't just let you roam around the Inner Ring. We have some rules, and the one which is most important is getting you to the right place. In this case, that's next to the Royal Guard's complex."

Galen pointed down a stone bricked road to a series of green and silver buldings three stories in height.

"They will take proper care if you. Escorts, I mean. The rest will be done by your average employees and monitors. You'll have sentinels on standby throughout the night, just in case."

[Tina]

"Royal guards complex, but that's were i..." Neko's forge was very close to the royals guards complex. This could be her one chance to see what the fire lord's daughter was like. Casually she came up from behind the escort and followed but kept a safe distance.

[Farewell]

"Then hurry I'd like  to be alone" she said soothingly but in her eyes she was stress, and tired desperate to be away, her ears low and her fur on her neck slightly standing and she huffed a very dark Aqua smoke from her nose, following the lion. 'I'm feeling that feeling again... Someone's watching, following...' She thought her eyes darting about and her ears twitching and she sniffed.
Zardoff was on ship not far but not visible. "We need to sneak I know she's there, a good tactic shall be planned. I swear that child. Acting like this and running away won't make the nation love her as the future empress~ soon I'll get my lovely daughter back... She'll soon learn the consequences."

[HollowOfHaze]

Taking note of Zaida's suspicions, he felt into the earth for any body which did not belong. It did not take very long to notice a person who had been following them. He waved to a group of three sentinels nearby, asking them to move with haste.

"The sergal is a VIP. Get her to the Royal Guard's complex. Now."

The guards nodded in understanding.

As they readied to depart, Galen turned to Zaida.
"Somebody is actually following us. Don't know if they are friend or foe, but these guards will take you to your building. You will find everything you need there." he said in a hurry.

He turned to see whoever might be following.
"Designate yourself!" he shouted down the smooth stone path. This far into the center of Ba Sing Se, hostiles were not likely to be present, but this close to safety, there were no risks worth taking.

[Farewell]

"I know I have strong senses... If you didn't notice last time and before that" She mumbled as she followed the guards her ears laid down as she did she thought. 'Just like home, I should have ran deep into the woods and rotted away, better than being locked up like a prisoner again, But they are risking for me, although I don't have a good feeling... Enough...I'm fine I'll be fine' her tail moved up and down lightly and slowly, she followed into the complex which the guards had carefully led her in without a word but only following the command they were given. Zaida looked around as the guards led her through the building, she wondered where she would stay, would she be aloud out, she got a bit uneasy where she heard rules, her father mostly acted like a. Dictator than a emperor, Rules just always seemed bad to her.