[The boy's interest surprises Iroh. He always figured there was a hidden depth to Hayato that his vulgarity and crass nature concealed, but Iroh didn't expect him to take such an interest in his own world.]
As I said, the Airbenders were all wiped out early on in the war. Amongst them was the Avatar. Most think he didn't survive, but my nephew and I recently...
Ah, but you don't know about the Avatar. The Avatar is the spirit of our world, the bridge between the physical world and the Spirit World, and the only being capable of bending all four elements. The Avatar is reincarnated each life into a new body, cycling through each of the four nations. In destroying the Airbenders, more than just the balance of the world was disrupted: the Avatar cycle was destroyed. There is one Airbender left, yes, but once he is gone...
[He trails off and stares at his hands for a moment, frowning.] There are consequences to each of our actions. A lack of foresight can be most devastating. My grandfather only had victory in mind when he wiped out the Air Nomads, but he changed the world forever, and not for the better.
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[The boy's interest surprises Iroh. He always figured there was a hidden depth to Hayato that his vulgarity and crass nature concealed, but Iroh didn't expect him to take such an interest in his own world.]
As I said, the Airbenders were all wiped out early on in the war. Amongst them was the Avatar. Most think he didn't survive, but my nephew and I recently...
Ah, but you don't know about the Avatar. The Avatar is the spirit of our world, the bridge between the physical world and the Spirit World, and the only being capable of bending all four elements. The Avatar is reincarnated each life into a new body, cycling through each of the four nations. In destroying the Airbenders, more than just the balance of the world was disrupted: the Avatar cycle was destroyed. There is one Airbender left, yes, but once he is gone...
[He trails off and stares at his hands for a moment, frowning.] There are consequences to each of our actions. A lack of foresight can be most devastating. My grandfather only had victory in mind when he wiped out the Air Nomads, but he changed the world forever, and not for the better.