Snippet #1009351

Satya Katat - The Earth Kingdom, Village of Huxi Yu, Northern Docks

Satya heard the footsteps behind her and spun into a crouch, a length of water arching gracefully over her head, impressed that one of them had fought their way free so quietly, but when she caught sight of her pursuer she quickly straightened from her crouch and let the water fall into the sand. The young man across from her did not look as if he intended to harm her and his familiar blue eyes were comforting in an irrational sort of way. Too bad he was clearly either crazy or posibly perverted.

"'Training from a monk of the White Lotus'?" she repeated drily. "What is that, some kind of new pick up line?" She rubbed her face tiredly. "You'll excuse me if I don't take your word for it and ride off into the sunset with a strange man. And anyway, what's--" Satya froze that thought mid-sentence, her eyebrows drawing together. What's in it for me? There was nothing in it for the Chous to let some stranger stay in their stable. There was nothing in it for the Dock Master to make up a position for a lost girl. She pressed her lips into a thin line and rubbed her face again. This man, Kuruk, certainly had the look of a Water Tribesmen about him, though she couldn't say from which Tribe. Her frown deepened. "Look, if you're hungry or something, I've got some extra bread," she said stiffly. Generosity felt strange on her tongue.