Chapter. 39.1- And so the Dragons Danced
Added 2024-12-31 23:16:39 +0000 UTCI took a deep breath in and then exhaled as I let go of the bow’s string. It snapped into place, sending the arrow flying and right into the stomach of my straw target. I twisted my lips at the sight. Especially as Toji began applauding.
“I’d been aiming for the head” I said with audible disappointment bleeding into my voice without my input.
“And just a day ago, you’d been missing the whole body. It’s progress. Good progress”
“I have just a month to master this, Toji” I pointed out.
“No. You have a month to become good enough to defend yourself. And for that, you don’t need perfect aim. A shot to the stomach is just as fatal as a shot to the head, so what does it matter. I’m clapping because you’re making progress and some progress is better than none” He said with wisdom that had me taken aback.
“A month to know how to defend myself then” I muttered the words as I reached for the next arrow.
“I doubt it will come to that, though. Your suspicions about the eclipse are just that…suspicions. If there had been any risk of anything really concrete happening then we would have been warned to keep an eye out. The letter from the High Command only specifies that we are not to panic when we find firebending to be non-operational”
“When did you become to wise?” I asked while drawing the arrow. He was right, of course. At least as right as he could be without the knowledge I had. In canon, they’d taken the opportunity to attack the Fire Lord. I just hoped that I hadn’t changed enough to make them seek me as a target instead.
