The harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table didn't last long.
As the conversation went on, it gradually stiffened, and silence began to settle over them.
After all, they weren't here for small talk. Their purpose remained unresolved, and everyone—aside from Kiyi—knew it.
Even Noriko (Ursa), the one directly involved, understood this much.
"No matter what, it still feels unbelievable," Noriko finally said, breaking the silence.
She looked at Zuko and Azula with a soft smile. "To suddenly be told I have two children I don't remember… I thought Noren was going mad. Before you arrived, I was extremely suspicious."
"But now… I think it might be true."
She looked at them with gentle unease.
"You don't appear in any of my memories, yet when I look at you, I feel a strange warmth. As if something inside me is telling me that you truly are my children."
"Mother…" Zuko's voice trembled with joy, while Azula's expression only tightened, a faint look of disgust flickering in her eyes.
"Although I don't know why I chose to forget you, but—"
Bang!
"Enough!"
Azula slammed her fist against the table, shattering the fragile peace.
The impact rattled every dish, silencing the entire house. Kiyi shrieked, clinging tightly to Noriko and shrinking away from Azula in fear.
"Azula, what are you doing?!" Zuko snapped angrily, but Azula paid him no mind.
She glared sharply at Noriko, her voice ice-cold and dripping with contempt.
"You know nothing, yet you talk like you're playing pretend. Do you think this is some cute little game? Should I clap for you?"
Her lip curled.
"I'm so disgusted I could vomit."
With that, Azula turned her back on them and stormed out, leaving behind a room full of stunned and speechless faces.
Noriko looked shaken. Ikem immediately pulled her close, trying to soothe her trembling shoulders.
Zuko flushed with embarrassment—angry yet helpless, torn between defending his mother and reprimanding his sister.
"…I'll go check on her," Kahn stood up quietly.
This was Zuko's family matter—he had no right to interfere directly. But he also couldn't just sit still and watch.
He stepped outside.
Azula hadn't gone far. She stood at the corner of the house, arms folded, leaning against the wall with a cold frown.
But her expression was no longer burning with anger—only confusion. Deep, conflicted confusion.
Kahn didn't speak. He simply leaned against the wall a short distance away, copying her posture. A silent presence. A companion.
Azula shot him a sideways glance, scoffed softly, and looked away again.
Time passed in thick, unmoving silence.
Eventually, Zuko and Ikem's family stepped out of the house. The air around them was tense, though calmer than before.
Kahn approached Ikem. "Are you ready?"
Ikem nodded. "Since it's already come to this point, we should resolve it sooner rather than later."
Despite the earlier incident, Noriko herself seemed not to hold resentment.
She even attempted to approach Azula, wanting to say something—but the moment Azula sensed her, she moved away instantly, shutting her out.
Noriko stopped, looking disappointed, but didn't insist.
Ikem remained silent. His position in this situation was far too complicated to voice any opinion.
Kiyi stayed pressed close to her parents, peeking fearfully at Azula every few steps before hiding again.
"Um… is Azula okay?" Zuko asked Kahn awkwardly.
He regretted snapping at her earlier but couldn't bring himself to apologize directly, so he settled for asking through Kahn.
Kahn shook his head. "I'm not sure. But she's calm again. Doesn't seem like she'll explode."
Zuko exhaled in relief. "Good…"
The group traveled in quiet tension.
At last, they reached the outskirts of Worryless Valley.
Zuko and Azula scanned the forest with a mixture of curiosity and caution.
Noriko clung lightly to Ikem's arm, anxiety flickering through her eyes. Ikem tightened his grip on her hand, offering silent support.
His fate had changed in this valley twice.
Now a third time awaited.
"Finding the Mother of Faces is never easy. Are you sure we don't need to prepare anything?" Ikem asked.
The Mother of Faces appeared only once every new season, and each time at random across the valley's three lakes. In the past, seekers often had to stay for weeks.
Yet their group looked like they'd come out for a stroll.
Kahn smiled slightly. "Don't worry. When it comes to Spirits, I'm confident enough. It won't take long."
"…Alright." Ikem didn't understand his confidence, but he chose to trust him.
Kahn and Ikem led the group through the forest with easy familiarity until they reached one of the lakes.
Its surface was perfectly still, reflecting the sky like a mirror—and pulsing faintly with Spirit World energy.
"Leave it to me."
Kahn stepped forward, sat by the lake, crossed his legs, and entered Spiritbending meditation.
Spiritbending—Bending used to communicate with Spirits.
His consciousness slipped into the water, following the familiar pathways of the Spirit World.
The last time had been luck, but the path was now imprinted in his memory.
Moments later…
The world changed.
Masks surfaced everywhere—on the trees, the grass, even on wandering animals.
The lake surged violently, rising upward in a towering column of water that twisted, stretched, and shifted—
Forming a massive, vine-woven Spirit body.
The Mother of Faces.
Everyone stared. Ikem dropped to one knee, trembling with reverence.
The Spirit lowered her head and fixed her gaze on Kahn.
"Spiritbender," she said, voice echoing like water in a cavern, "why is it you again?"
...
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