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[h2][color=#CF7B30]A month before the designated meeting. . .[/color][/h2]

Whilst exploring and excavating the dwelling of the previous avatar, Avatar Roku, it was an odd sight to see a white lotus operative come bearing with a message of importance. More outlandish was how the white lotus were able to track him to give this message, it seems that even when their resources stretched thin they still kept their eyes on Shailesh, which was slightly unnerving to be fairly honest. It was a message of summoning to be the trainer of the Avatar. Avatar Shamo Hua, the sandbending princess he's been hearing behind hushed, drunk breaths in bars.

He was initially flabbergasted at this, from the top off his head he could name ten who could best him in single combat, but the white lotus would not waste their time sending this message to him if they were messing about. He set off back onto the Earth Kingdom, his home nation, the trip was somewhat short, and the white lotus expended their resources to escort him back. A week before he arrived he visited his old village, located on the outskirts of the earth kingdom, being a considerable trek away from the capital.

His escorts were kind enough to let him visit for a few hours, as they were not really short of time only being a few days away from getting to the capital. The sun shone brightly overhead, and a sense of sentimental nostalgia hit Shailesh. the last time he had visited was years ago. The very smell of the dessert was dry and baked, but this took him back a few years ago, when he was a small child, helping his father tend an excavation site. The familiarity was almost despotic, but he welcomed it. His eyes lifted towards the blazing sun, his hand covering its blinding lights.

[color=#CF7B30]"Home sweet home."[/color] he muttered to nobody, a smile slightly clamouring to his face.

As soon as he lifted the blinds up to enter his old home, much of his furniture remained in its old space, with a few just slightly move. Shailesh's blue eyes swam around the house, his bookcase that showed its age, his dining table, his father's desk. Then he saw two individuals, their heads propping upwards in curiousity, but as soon as they laid eyes on him their jaws dropped. His parents had aged, their hairs slightly greying and their backs slightly arching. It didn't help that Anthropology was a strenous job, his smile faded a bit. The parents jumped and encased Shailesh into a tight hug, their arms felt thinner than he remembered, did he get taller? or did they grow thinner. Nonetheless he returned their hugs with his own.

After the pleasantries, Shailesh took something out of his satchel, a brown bag. He laid it down on the earth-made table, hitting with a large thud then a jingle of coins, [color=#CF7B30]"Father, Mother, please take this to easen your lives."[/color] he said in a matter-of-fact way. They tried to return it to him, citing that he should use it for himself, but Shailesh didn't budge, and they accepted it. And for the next few hours the trio found themslves sitting on the dinner table, Shailesh recounting stories of his travels, and his discoveries in the field of Anthropology,

[color=#CF7B30]"I visited the infamous sites of the Air temples, many were now being occupied by the reformed air nomads. It is a pleasure to see a once almost lost culture growing once more..."[/color]
[color=#CF7B30]"... The battle site between Avatar Aang and Firelord Ozai was brimming with energy and..."[/color]
[color=#CF7B30]"Mom, Dad, why did you never inform me what 'cactus juice' was- Yes I did drink it... Why are you laughing at me?..."[/color]

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Now Shailesh arrived, being escorted by a few, rather tense, white lotus members. Without even a breath he was rushed into these stuffy clothes of gray, but styled more towards Earthbending. Surely a precaution to blend in within the Earth kingdom. He felt weird without his everyday cloak, but atleast they let him keep his bostaff. He was ushered into a seat, next to what looked to be the Airbending and Waterbending instructor. Both were famous figures, only a fool would not have atleast heard of them. The Airbending master was Yanchen, famous for her help in pushing the field of Chemistry further. The Waterbender was Kariya Amaris, a renowned healer and was said to have mastered her own style of Waterbending.

Surely Shailesh shouldn't even be sitting here with these almost-legendary figures and felt dwarfed by them, he figured he was on the shortlist and as they were out of time, picked him. Hopefully he wouldn't screw up his job. His eyes picked up on a familiar face was sitting next to the said Waterbender, Kazuno Han, his nose wrinkled slightly as he tore his glance away from her, they had a not-so stellar meeting a few years prior to this. He, however, doesn't doubt her skills, as from the fragment of memories he remembered on the day he drank the cactus juice, she could keep up with him and stopped his rampage, however she only served to worsen the situation.

[color=White][b]“Welcome honoured brothers and sisters of the White Lotus”[/b][/color][color=White][b]“You know the task for which have been summoned here for. To train, protect and serve the Avatar. To nurture her into an Avatar as great as her predecessors and for that we have arranged a showing her potential. Please, judge her for yourselves as the masters. We present to you…The Avatar.”[/b][/color] 

The sandbending princess was led onto the courtyard, she walked with a certain finesse and dignity, befitting that of a princess, even if it was a [i]little[/i] rough. She certainly atleast looked the part of the Avatar. She walked onto the sparring grounds and the words resounded,

[color=White][b]“Begin!”[/b][/color]

However, before Shailesh could make an analysis of her skill the sound of bells resounded throughout the courtyard. Being an Earthbender, it was fairly obvious what it was, emergency bells. The United Forces were closeby, how did they hear of this event?

And with that, him and the other instructors and the Avatar were escorted onto another freight ship. They were basically pushed onto it with instructions of training the Avatar and keeping her safe. An unreasonable 'command' but Shailesh would not condemn them for this as the United Forces have been on their tails for quite a while.

The skyship lifted off the safe abode of the ground, and Shailesh felt slightly uncomfortable as his feet were not firmly planted on the earth. Nonetheless he would shake this off. Luckily, the white lotus stored his belongings on the ship, and with a relived sigh, he wore his cloak over his gray clothes. It felt much more comforting to wear those garments, he wasn't really one for formality and general stuffiness.

Since he was changing his outfit, he missed the first part of the oddly dressed man's speech.

[color=RoyalBlue][b]“Ah right! Enough games time for business. As you know this here is a top secret mission BUT those scurvy bilge rats found us anyway. Which means there could be a snake in the grass. We gots to get you to the top secret island Avatar, but we could keep our current course and head through this mountain pass and over near a set of Fire Nation villages OR we can take the way through this swampland. There swamp is empty because there has been some strange goings on, but it will be clear of any United Forces…Well, we gotta hour or so before we need to decide anything so we’ll leave it up to you Avatar. Me and the crew will be in the front if ya need anything! Or if you just wanna talk with your pal, Blackburn!”[/b][/color] 

With that, they were left to do something Shailesh wasn't really skilled to do. Socialize. He found the main congregation of the instructors and avatar, slunk back in, and with a soft voice said,

[color=#CF7B30]"... Hello. You all have probably never heard of me, so... I'm Shailesh Durjaya, Earthbending instructor of Avatar Shamo. I hope to be able to properly teach the Avatar if need be. Pleased to make all of your acquaintances."[/color]