Seth sat in one of the benches watching the two fire benders train. They had spunk, but also were making a few mistakes that could get hem killed in a real fight. He had gotten to Republic City earlier that day and the nostalgia flowed back as he walked down the streets towards the recruitment office. The memories of the Fireflies, his friends, and the pro-bending matches made him almost miss the office. It would have been great to visit his two pro-bending partners, but he wasn’t there to sight see. He was ordered to help the white lotus keep the peace against the red lotus. Once he showed the man at the desk his papers from the Fire nations he sat down and watched the match between the two fire benders. 

“They have heart, but could use a little more work on their techniques,” Seth muttered to himself as he watched more recruits walk in. he rubbed his eyes and sighed, “I understand the need to stop the Red lotus, but o throw such young individuals into the fire.” Seth stood up and walked closer to the match to get a better look when he heard a girl talk about how bad the two were fighting. [i]Is that? No, she’s too young to be her. I must be getting old if my eyes are playing tricks on me like this[/i]. Seth thought.

“It’s not that they’re bad at their skills, it’s just they’re training. Should they mortally wound the other then we’re a man down against the Red Lotus,” Seth explained to the girl just before she went off on talking about roasting one of the fighters and eating them. Seth shook his head and added, “Should have known you’re a fan of Azula. You look just like her, but I figured my eyes were playing tricks on me. Word to the wise: you can idolize her, but acting like here will get you weird looks. Many of the soldiers look up to both her and her brother since they’re the most powerful fire benders out there. So I get where you’re coming from, but I wouldn’t act like her. You’re already in the fire by fighting the Red lotus. Don’t throw your life away just to idolize someone else.”