[h1][center][color=ed1c24]Koji, in search of answers[/color][/center][/h1]

The commotion caused by the rogue Water bender a few weeks ago over at Capital City certainly caught the attention of more than just The Order and the Fire Nation army. Third-parties interested in the various bounties offered by the authorities were also looking for the newly resurfaced Avatar but one particular man wanted something grander. Though he lacked bending and martial prowess, he had at his disposal the most powerful tool when searching for a missing person: money.

It didn't take long for a lead to pop up, as rumors of a Water tribe boy being taken in by a family in the slums were quick to reach Koji's ears, though not before said boy had left the city. It took quite the effort for him to coax an answer from this unfortunate family but the offer of employment under Merchant Juuzuo's company with a considerable signing bonus and the assurance of this Water bender's safety had given him his next clue: Ba Sing Se. With this in mind, Koji was off on the next available ship to this renowned Earth Kingdom city.

However, this proved to be quite a waste of time. Days passed, bleeding into weeks, and yet nothing came up. Outside of the Fire Nation capital, Koji was just a nobody with some coins that most Earth Kingdom shopkeepers were hesitant to accept. The few shopkeepers that certainly would did not deal in rumors and manhunting leads but they did sell some delicious Jennamite over at a food stall in the the market district. During his latest visit though, Koji's patronage could not be accommodated on account of a thief stealing his precious Jennamite! Or more specifically, the shopkeeper was too busy giving a statement to the Ba Sing Se authorities to accommodate anyone.

Soon after though, a commotion in the market crowd had singled out a lone individual as the troublemaker. As Koji decided to trail this thief as he had denied him the only solace he had on this hopeless journey, his luck was soon to change. The thief was wearing Water Tribe garb. It was a slim lead but the few Water tribesmen that Koji had seen in the city did not match the descriptions he had learned of except for this one. 

The authorities soon cornered the thief in an alleyway but an ally of his emerged from the crowd to assist him. Deciding to not get involved just yet, Koji stayed within the mob to patiently see if this was the man he had searched for: The Avatar.