Xue released a sigh of relief when Avatar Kasumi caught Jin through water bending. She didn’t think that Jin would have fallen to his death if Kasumi hadn’t caught him, what with the other benders at the ready, but she still had to wait a few moments for her heartbeat to settle a bit. Xue swallowed a bit of anger down at Jin for his reckless move nonetheless and turned her head back towards the water and to her surprise, Xue could see land in the very distance. She turned back to the group, opening her mouth to tell them, when she saw that a crewman was speaking to Kasumi and when he finished, she announced what Xue had already discovered for herself.
"I just received word that we are nearing the Earth Kingdom. If you guys need to freshen up, let me know and I can get Kalen to show you guys where you can do that at."
Xue paled, she knew that they had been heading towards the Earth Kingdom, but the sudden realness of it all was finally catching up.
She was going back.
She turned and followed a crewman to her assigned quarters to do as Kasumi said and 'freshen up', her heart hammering in her chest. The Earth Kingdom was where she did the majority of her 'purges' with the chi-blockers. If she was going to be recognized anywhere, it would be there. She considered her clothing options carefully. She had bought clothing for each of the respective nations with her, but she decided that it would only serve to make her stand out more if she wore garb from any other nation, Xue would blend in more in Earth Kingdom clothes. With her mind made, she replaced her tight bun for a loose up-do held up by a black comb, and simple traveling clothes.
When she was done fussing over her appearance, Xue took a few calming breaths and left the cabin to join up with the others. Asad and Eris had returned in different clothing as well. Eris looked like she was heading for war in her Fire Nation armor, and Xue wondered why she hadn't dressed herself in something more... practical. Looking at Asad, Xue could sense a discomfort about him, and she couldn't help but notice that he appeared to be trying to disguise himself as well. She felt an odd security in the fact that she wasn't the only one anxious about their destination and found herself silently gravitating toward him. As she stood by the earth bender, she wondered what the implications would be if someone were to recognize her.
OOC: Sorry this post is so bad, I couldn't think of what to write //orz