You have indeed felt a great loss. But love is a form of energy, and it swirls all around us. The Air Nomads’ love for you has not left this world. It is still inside of your heart, and is reborn in the form of new love.
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i am the greatest earthbender in the world. ↳ favorite avatar characters → toph
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God this is going to be a pain in the ass to catch up on during the times of the day I actually have internet.
30 Day Anime Challenge
Day 8 - Most epic scene ever
The troops situated along the borders of the fields looked up as one into the sky and gaped. General Jinrai, leading the Palace Guard Regiment of the Left, was no exception.
Why? he asked, catching his breath. Why was a person riding on the back of the kirin?
It wasn’t enough that someone was riding the kirin, but that someone pointed straight at Jinrai—and the battle flags—and flew toward him. He unconsciously took a step backward.
I can’t go along with this. Mobilizing the Palace Guard is a risky business.
Go! the Defense Minister had ordered him, and Jinrai had not refused. With the minister dropping Seikyou’s name right and left, there was no way he could refuse. He wasn’t about to lose rank over something like this.
On the other hand—
The holy beast closed on him, a red-haired lass of sixteen or so astride its back. Now Jinrai understood who she was. The Regiment of the Left had accompanied her to the coronation ceremony and to the receptions immediately following it.
The kirin stopped in the air no more than a few yards off, hovering above the dragon standards. The rider’s gaze fell on him like daggers. At the same time her crystal clear voice called out, her anger evident.
“Jinrai!”
At the sound of his name, Jinrai retreated another step. A stir went through the surrounding soldiers, who showed all signs of heading for cover themselves.
“On whose authority have you come to Takuhou?”
“I—ah—”
“Show me your orders!”
He had to concoct some reason, some excuse, something—but he couldn’t find the words to speak. His thoughts raced yet found no purchase. She’s just a girl, he’d thought. Another mediocrity like the last empress. But then where did this vibrant sense of power and authority come from, that made him quake in his boots?
“When did the Palace Guard and its generals resign their commissions and become a gang of self-employed mercenaries?”
“Your Highness, I—”
“And when did your Commander-in-Chief become Seikyou! Tell me you intend to attack Takuhou on Seikyou’s orders and I’ll have you all branded traitors!”
Jinrai and the surrounding troops could nothing but stand there, rooted to the ground.
“What are you doing?” The kirin’s eyes turned on Jinrai. “What are you doing, still standing in the presence of your liege? I heard no leave given.”
Jinrai’s willpower crumbled. He quickly sank to his knees. Following his lead, the troops knelt, touching the ground with their foreheads.
The Twelve Kingdoms: A Thousand Leagues of Wind, the Sky at Dawn (Eugene Woodbury’s translation)
I actually think the illustration of this scene in the novel is much better than the anime, but I couldn’t find it at the library.
BOW DOWN TO THE KING OF KEI
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Ugh, guys, you have no idea how much I love, love, LOVE kid!Lin now after today’s episode. Especially her relationship with Aang. It must’ve been so gloriously wonderful, I mean, just seeing the way she talks about “sweet-tempered” Aang makes me all warm and fuzzy and that she MUST have very fond memories of him. Who wouldn’t? IT’S AANG! Anyway, I wanted to do something quick before I crash into bed.
I may, or may not explore more of kid!Lin’s childhood. Probably with Toph, her moments with Tenzin, her learning how to master earthbending and metalbending. All that jazz.
For now, here’s jewelry making time.
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