Because Kahn had spent his time on Iroh and Zuko, he had not obtained any useful intelligence that day. What he had not expected, however, was that everyone else had learned something.
Katara spoke first, her expression grave.
"Toph and I discovered that there's more than one Judy in Omashu!"
Having Judy follow them had not been much of a problem, since she and Toph had not deliberately set out to gather intelligence that day anyway. They had planned to enjoy some leisure time just for the girls-specifically, beauty treatments, sightseeing, and good food.
But while wandering around the Upper Ring, they had happened to see another woman dressed as a palace maid, just like Judy.
To their surprise, her name was Judy too!
They had then discreetly observed the other Judy for a while, and what they found had shocked them-
Aside from having a different face from the Judy who attended to them, the other palace maid named Judy had exactly the same unchanging smile, manner of speaking, and even every gesture and movement as their Judy!
"My family also holds servants to very high standards in their training, so I know that degree of similarity absolutely isn't something training alone could produce. I suspect this is large-scale brainwashing."
Toph used her own family as an example, making a convincing case, but her conjecture sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Next came the intelligence Sokka had gathered.
Sokka had also been wandering around the Lower City that day. While passing an alley, he had encountered a girl being robbed. After he played the hero and drove the bandits away, the girl had invited him to her home, where her whole family had warmly entertained him.
The girl was an Omashu native, while her parents had fled there as