Some R&R

Shen stepped out onto the deck overlooking the beach. Shen saw people running around playing and swimming. Shen turned around in utter dissapointment. He went into the kitchen and grabbed some food. Shen then decided to go down to the beach.

SHen stepped onto the sand, he took off his shirt and laid down on the sand. He starred into the sun. Shen then silently drifted off to sleep.

A messenger hawk landed next to Shen. The message read "Hey Shen, it's your cousin Kouzai, return to the palace I'll meet you there, there's something we need to discuss."

Shen closed the message and walked back to the house. Shen walked into the bedroom, he put on his Fire Nation Military Uniform. Shen then grabbed his swords, and walked to the boats to take him back to the Palace.

Kaas, though his staff was on his back, held a firm grip on it and looked at the fire nation corporal with a challenging look. "You're going to regret this," Kaas said with a defiant, but challenging smile. The teae was enough to push the fire nation soldier over the edge. He broke free of the grip of his comrades, and through his best moves at Kaas at once.

Immediately, Kaas formed a wall of air in front of himself, shielding himself from the fire, but, before the balls of flame hit the wall, Kaas closed the wall around the flame, creating a ball of air and fire. He moved his wrist, and punched at the ball, sending it flying back double-speed at the corporal, then, as the corporal prepared to jump out of the way, the ball dissipated. The soldier sighed in relief, but as Kaas lifted his hand, and chopped diagonally at the air, the soldier stopped abruptly, contorted his face in pain, and fell to the ground in an episode of convulsions.

"I told you. Private, Take your comrade to the hospital wing of the ship. He will be ok. I contorted the binaural waves in his head. give him a couple hours." the other, uch younger soldier nodded quickly and nervously, and Kaas bent over the convulsing soldier. "Nothing personal, mate."

Shen walked on the deck. "What is going on here?" Shen said. Starring at the Airbender. "Well speak!" He commanded. The soldier stuttered, "Corporal Li insulted the... m-man, and then he a-a-ttacked him. Then Li ended up being hauled off to the medical w-ward." He finished. "Get out of here." Shen commanded. "Yes sir Lieutenant." He said saluting him.

Shen turned to the mysterious Airbender. "So causing troubles with the crew are you?" He said to the Airbender standing five yards away.

"Well...we jump right to the point, making false accusations and such.....uh.....Shen, I do believe. Right?" Kaas crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I wasn't making trouble, Royal Cousin. I was asking for status on the war.......seeing as though it is the fire nation causing all the trouble right now. Plus....your corporal...Li, if i remember, threatened my nation. You may be the Royal Cousin, but i am the Royal Prince. And I'll stand for no man threatening my people. Your corporal learned his lesson." Kaas flashed his little challenging smile again, and rubbed the stubble that was now growing on his chin.

"Silly outsider. I wish we were the reason for this war, but unfortunatly we are trying to stop the war." Shen said. He noticed the grin. "I believe the Fire Nation should control the world, then there will be peace." Shen said boastfully.

Shen turned around. "But I can understand why someone who bends Air would attack a little Corporal especially when that Airbender is a Prince." He said grinning. "So much honor in that." He finished laughing.

The grin on Kaas' face widened. "The honor is in defending one's country, not insulting it. There is no honor in defending a man whose honor is equal to those of the lowest criminals. And with ruling the world comes great responsibility. Something the Fire Nation does not have. Keep your challenges to yourself, Shen. You won't like where they get you chould i actually take you up on one."

Shen grinned, "I am very capable of taking the responsibility of controling the World." Shen said. "And I believe you are taking on too much you can handle yourself Prince." He said. "Which I didn't even catch your name?" He asked sarcastically.

Kaas nodded in mock respect. "Oh how rude of me. Being held up by all your royal responsibilities....especially doing your best to gain the rank of uh....mere lieutenant in the Fire Nation Army when it only took your cousin a mere year to do so must be very challenging....all that and uh.....doing nothing must really eat away at your time. I am Kaas. Prince of the Air Nomads." Kaas' smile grew broader yet.