Snippet #1010019

Shen Baojia: The Earth Kingdom, Ba Sing Se, Lower Ring, Two Blocks from Long Peace Street Market

Damn, he'd been seen, the clerks must have stationed someone on the roof. So suddenly now they were starting to show some competence, and Shen thought today was going well.

He didn't stop pressing through the crowd. He couldn't ignore the guy, but he wouldn't go Earthbending in the middle of a crowd, obviously the guy had a keen eye, and a minute of crowd ducking and shifting didn't lose him. The guy might have actually been able to sense his footsteps, which would make any escape futile.

Turning, he held out the bag, he knew that if the man did anything he could toss it, and hopefully enough spice would get in his eyes to blind him, it was a nice little bargaining chip.

"New tricks, that's rich, really. Earthbenders don't go sulking around Long Peace, they can actually get out of this dump, no reason to come here but the eggs."

Admittedly, the man looked handsome, professional, and had a certain air that rang with superiority. It was intimidating but more so intriguing.

"And my name is Shen, not Sandbender, what's yours?" He didn't lower the bag, it wasn't the most intimidating weapon, but it was all he had, this little corner of the street didn't have much in the way of space or bendable Earth, he had of course stumbled on the one "quaint" wood house on this street. Obviously fate was against him if a fight broke out.