Right. The space sword. Those moments of dangling from the airship still give Toph chills, because for a minute there, she'd really thought she was going to die. Her grip on Sokka's hand was slipping. Sokka had a hurt leg and couldn't move. She heard the footfalls of two soldiers coming to either side of them, then a shuffle of noises: the foom of flame bursting into existence, the rustle of fabric where Sokka was, a whir and clangs and a yell, another rustle and whir and clangs and yell, and that pained defeat in Sokka's voice.
"Byeeee... space sword."
It was somewhere on the Earth Kingdom's western coastal region. She could probably find it for him with her earthbending, if they went back to the area. Hm.
Once they got back to shore, Omi eyed that half-baked dock Ouka had started with a grimace. If not for the fact she was standing right there, he'd give it a touch-up so it looked like the others... Maybe later. Besides, they had a more important job right now.
He led the way back to the village and created a makeshift platform underneath himself near the center. There he announced that Sokka and his company were returned, and, after the cheers had died down, continued with just who that company included in the most neutral language he could muster. The idea, after all, was to avoid panic.
Just as he finished up, he heard Ouka calling out from the entry. Sounded like the Fire Nation guy must not be along-- she was being way too cheerful for that. Omi hurried over to join her.
A moat surrounded the thick reinforced wall of ice that now circled the village, crossed by a walk of snow-covered ice. Four equidistant towers were built into the wall, the entry centered between one pair. Small portals dotted the wall as well, each one about the height of a standing adult's head. Walkways spanned between the towers near the top so that in an attack, fighters could counter the invasion and be mostly shielded from offensive strikes.
"We're ready!" Omi called back, an eager grin back on his face.
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"Byeeee... space sword."
It was somewhere on the Earth Kingdom's western coastal region. She could probably find it for him with her earthbending, if they went back to the area. Hm.
Once they got back to shore, Omi eyed that half-baked dock Ouka had started with a grimace. If not for the fact she was standing right there, he'd give it a touch-up so it looked like the others... Maybe later. Besides, they had a more important job right now.
He led the way back to the village and created a makeshift platform underneath himself near the center. There he announced that Sokka and his company were returned, and, after the cheers had died down, continued with just who that company included in the most neutral language he could muster. The idea, after all, was to avoid panic.
Just as he finished up, he heard Ouka calling out from the entry. Sounded like the Fire Nation guy must not be along-- she was being way too cheerful for that. Omi hurried over to join her.
A moat surrounded the thick reinforced wall of ice that now circled the village, crossed by a walk of snow-covered ice. Four equidistant towers were built into the wall, the entry centered between one pair. Small portals dotted the wall as well, each one about the height of a standing adult's head. Walkways spanned between the towers near the top so that in an attack, fighters could counter the invasion and be mostly shielded from offensive strikes.
"We're ready!" Omi called back, an eager grin back on his face.