"Wow, so this is what flying through the sky feels like? This is so cool! The scenery up here is gorgeous!"
Ty Lee excitedly looked around at the scenery. High in the sky, far from the earth, everything below had become so tiny. White clouds were within arm's reach, and the sky seemed to be just above their heads. All of it felt wonderfully new to her.
"Can we go inside a cloud and have a look?"
"Of course!"
Kahn agreed with a smile and guided Wu through the clouds. Ty Lee cried out in excitement, and when they emerged from the clouds, both of them were soaking wet.
"That's amazing! Clouds really are made of water-achoo!"
Ty Lee exclaimed in wonder, but the sudden cold made her sneeze despite herself, and her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Don't catch a cold."
Kahn could not see the change in Ty Lee's expression behind him, but when he heard her sneeze, he used a little Firebending. Ty Lee felt a wave of warmth, then steam rose from her body as the moisture in her clothes rapidly evaporated, leaving them dry again in no time.
Ty Lee asked in amazement:
"Was that your Firebending?"
"That's right. Why?"
"Nothing. I just think you're really amazing."
She had met quite a few Firebenders, yet as far as she knew, none of them, including Azula, possessed control as exquisite as Kahn's.
At the thought that even Azula was no match for him at all, a trace of admiration entered Ty Lee's gaze as she looked at Kahn. Though he was incredibly frightening as an enemy, as a companion, he offered an overwhelming sense of security.
What was more, Kahn was handsome, could command a Deity, and was not boring, either. Thinking it over carefully, he was