"What did Kahn go up there for? I was going to go up and talk to the Blind Bandit."
Seeing Kahn beat him to the arena, Aang looked puzzled.
Sokka rolled his eyes at that and said in disbelief:
"Chat with someone in the arena? Well, thank goodness Kahn got there first, or you would've ruined the mood of the match."
Aang protested:
"We came here to find an Earthbending master who could teach me. That's important, okay? I think she might be the person I'm looking for."
"All right, stop arguing. Let's just watch for now."
Katara stopped their argument and looked toward the arena.
"Come to think of it, we haven't seen what Kahn can do yet. Isn't this a perfect opportunity? And we can get a closer look at just how good the Blind Bandit is."
Aang brightened. "That's true!"
But Sokka soon noticed a serious problem:
"Hey, is it really okay for Kahn to use firebending here? This is Earth Kingdom territory."
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Unfortunately, it was already too late to say anything. While Aang and the other two were talking in the stands, the Blind Bandit and Kahn had already begun their pre-fight trash talk in the arena.
The Blind Bandit teased him with a mocking expression:
"One little rock leaves, and now a skinny bamboo pole shows up. You didn't fall out of the stands by accident, did you?"
The audience obligingly broke into boos, but they barely tickled Kahn.
Spending every day with Azula had rubbed off on him. Whatever else he might lack, when it came to verbal aggression, he believed he had nothing to fear from anyone.
Kahn replied with a smile:
"Your bending's pretty good, but it doesn't seem quite as impressive as your mouth. Still, if I'm a