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A moment's peace...

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Series: Avatar: the Last Airbender

'You do know we're fighting a losing battle, don't you?'


He slumped back against the reassuring bulk of the tree trunk. Two, today - two Freedom Fighters, two kids, dead, because he hadn't planned well enough, hadn't anticipated the second patrol, hadn't assigned the right person to reconnaissance, hadn't had Luck on his side...

"Dammit..." That was the nature of this war they were fighting, though - they needed to be lucky every time. The Fire Nation only had to be lucky, once, and they were through. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry I didn't..."

He no longer bothered to pretend he could hear the dead granting him their forgiveness. To be here, alone, one moment's respite of solitude was enough, to gather his thoughts, his confidence, his reason to fight.

At least, that's what he told himself....

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Quick sketch/fic for my own entertainment. :meow:
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TheBritishGeek's avatar
Gah, Jet.

Y u so awesome?