#ngl the periods without Rui Shi or Song made me love those two even more than I already did

[seyaryminamoto]

I so missed visiting your askbox for some spoilers(?) xD As I mentioned, I totally faded out Azula's guards and now I'm wondering: How will their journey evolve? Will they always stay together? Which also hit me with the reality, that they will also be a squad on their own like Azula's and Sokka's. (Though now I do wonder how many squads exist) Sokka will visit places obviously, but could you maybe make a list with the places he visits until he reaches Azula? On the peak when the nasty fights happen and the war ends, is that the day and moment where everyone seperated meet again/come together? Sorry again if it's too soilery =))

x'D well, then, spoilers ahead...?

I may or may not have mentioned already that I actually didn't outright plan the guards' journey properly all along. I was a lot like Azula, I suppose xD I had no idea what they were doing until the proper ideas arrived shortly before I started writing a certain transition arc that felt a little slow-going in Part 3... and then I was enlightened by an opportunity I was far too happy to make the most of in order to bring back a very beloved character xD

But we won't see the guards again for a veeeeery long time. If you want the exact chapter number... 308 is the next glimpse we'll get of them. Yes, they will split up at times, it's safer for their purposes not to stick together 100% of the time, but they're always in touch and ready to field any threats to their safety if any pop up. It doesn't hurt that these guys are difficult to identify since there were no immediate, ready portraits of them for Ozai and his people to distribute wanted posters as effectively as possible :'D I suppose a similar situation to Kino's weird poster may have unfolded x'D though of course, these guys would know to alter their appearances (they'll look quite different the next time we see them), so they're not going to make it easy for Ozai to hunt them down. I'll keep quiet about what they'll be up to, however, if you don't mind my secretiveness xD I really just hope that it'll be a big surprise once our wonderful boys come back, especially once they're here to stay *sobs*

A list of places Sokka visits before reaching Azula... yikes with the considerable spoilers there, haha xD but fine, fine, I suppose I can oblige...

Southern Air Temple

Outskirts of Gaoling

The Swamp

The White Lotus Headquarters

Omashu

Ba Sing Se

Northern Air Temple

Northern Water Tribe

The Black Cliffs

I suppose this way you'll have something of a guide now through the events of Part 3 in order to know how far away the eventual reunion will be? xD

As for that last question... not quite, because I'm not entirely sure as to how many groups you're expecting will be converging by that point in time x'D There will be maaaany reunions here and there throughout Part 3, I recently wrote a very emotional one and I'm thrilled for it, so not everything will come together at the last moment. There's also a few reunions that will happen shortly after the big battles, other reunions that won't happen until weeks/months after said battles... so we won't have everything happening all at once. It all hinges on where the characters are at a given point in time, and if there's any sense in making them travel here or there for plot reasons xD

Oookay, then. I hope this is enough? xD I don't know if I was too spoilery or not spoilery enough, I do feel like I gave away so much with Sokka's itinerary even if objectively I might not have given away remotely enough for it to make sense to anyone other than myself X'D but alas, that's that!