Sitting on a rooftop close to the entrance of the city, Balin casually chewed away on an apple as he watched the movements of the town below him. The awning above his head helped to shelter him from the blistering heat, though a smirk did appear as he watched the Fire Nation soldiers moving around the city in their heavy armour. [color=lightgreen]"There's a joke in there somewhere."[/color] He muttered to himself as he sat back. 

Though another sight caught his interest as he glanced over to the entrance of the city. People were moving out of the way for what seemed to be a group of soldiers battered from a fight. Taking another bite, Balin leaned forward to watch the soldiers as they limped their way through the market area towards the main garrison. They've been through hell. Wasn't too much of a surprise. He and some others knew that the fight would be a loss... but they still fought like hell as long as they could. The smile disappeared for a moment as he thought back on the battles. [color=lightgreen]"To hell with it."[/color] He muttered, tossing the finished apple off before he hopped and swung down the rooftops towards the ground. It was time to get a closer look at the new arrivals. 

Balin fluently weaved through the crowd, helping himself to another apple as he passed a stall. If he was lucky, they would visit the nearby tavern. Probably his best shot at finding out what was going on in the other reaches. 

[@Algarus] [@MightyHorus]