Xonsu took a deep breath. “Okay.” He paced around the room, unsettled his energy twirly and chaotic. “Okay, Okay, Okay.” He sighed. “You want him to be part of your life…” She nodded. “So that rules out sending him away to one of the air temples, which means training him here which means that we’re probably going to get found out.” She nodded again. He stopped as there was a knock at the door, and he rolled his eyes groaning. “What now?” He walked over the door, indicating for Tuo Po just to stay sitting where she was. Opening the door an acolyte stood there bowing his head out of respect, too which Xonsu returned the gesture.

“Pardon the intrusion Monk Xonsu. However, reports are coming in that Warlord Toz has been sighted at the edges of the desert. We expect him to come into the city by the end of the day.”

 Xonsu sighed that’s exactly the kind of day he was having. Of course, Toz was a lot closer than was expected. Why wouldn’t he be? He turned to Tuo Po. “Excuse me, this needs my attention. I’ll send a hawk for you first chance I get.” She nodded as she stood up and bowed her head.

“I understand. I’ll await your Hawk.” She bowed towards the Acolyte as she walked out and around the halls. 

Xonsu turned back to the acolyte and indicated down the hall as he followed him, walking along. “We must prepare the temple for his arrival.”

“Do you truly believe he would attack us here?”

Xonsu nodded. “If Toz believes that the Avatar is here then there may be no way to stop him from attacking us. If the rumors are true he held the Avatar for several years before they managed to escape his compound. That was years ago now, but he clearly is still hoping to find the Avatar and use them as his ultimate weapon.” He paused. “Move all of the scrolls out of the temple, have them sent to the Eastern temple. I don’t want to lose anything from our history in the city or any of our training methods.” He sighed. His mind still reeling from the revelation from Tuo Po, the fact that he had a son and now the news that the most brutal warlord from the Fire Islands was on his way here, to visit the city and spend some time at the Air Temple. This was not a great day.