"Alright, anythin' new otherwise?" Ao's thick accent called. Great, another village abandoned. Of course, maybe Ba Sing Sae can hold up. Permanently. It seemed to be, to the misfortune of Ao, that to get to Ba Sing Sae would mean a very long trip. "Are you sure we can't just stay here?" she asked, her fears getting the better of her. She hated longer trips, and the fear of passing through the desert on the way was a lot to handle.