Chapter 34.4- And so the Dragons Danced

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Toph was antsy up until the second she put her feet on solid ground once more. The second she did so, she was almost jumping in joy. Her sigh of relief at being able to see again made me make a decision that as much as it could be avoided, I would not be subjecting that child to the torture of a wooden boat ever again.

“So how do we get into the city?” I asked our escort who so far had proven reluctant to let go of the secret for the time we’d spent aboard his ship. I’d allowed him his secret because I was certain that even if he ended up disappointing us, Toph and I were more than enough to make our way into this city. It was the early evening, just a few hours before the sun would be replaced by the moon. The perfect time for sneaking around. Instead of replying with words, the Pirate Captain walked up to a section of the walls that looked much the same as any other before pushing against one of the bricks seemingly at random.

“Here it is. This section of the wall is hollow. If your earthbender could do us the favour” He turned to me, and I turned to Top. Happy enough to be back on the ground, Toph did not even question the orders and instead just stepped forward and planted her hand against the wall.

“Just tease it open, nice and gentle. If you affect any of the other sections, he guards will-“ he was cut off as the entrance parted before us in a rush of grinding stone. I smiled at Toph and gave her a pat on the head as I walked into the city. Kai followed, and she brought up the rear while closing the wall up behind us.

“So who made that?” I asked.

“They say its existed for as long as the walls themselves. I wouldn’t know about that. All I do know is that some smugglers I used to run with showed me how to use it. One can’t do it without an earthbender and since Ming wanted nothing to do with this, its lucky that yours is so skilled” I just nodded at his words as we began to blend in with the crowd and make our journey to the agrarian zone.

Amara had proven to be a skilled seamstress as well as healer and she and Toji worked together to amend some of Kai’s clothes to fit Toph and I. For Toph, a pair of trousers had needed to be cut almost at the knees to fit her and half the fabric in the tunic had to be taken out. That was good. The extra cloth had been used to expand Kai’s clothing to fit me. He was broader at the shoulders than I was, but I stood over a head and a half taller than he was.

“Come, the Agrarian Zone is this way” He began leading us to the other side of the city.

A/N; Progress