The DragonBorn

Chapter 7

Zeraphina sighed in relief, "Thank goodness you were able to find him in time."

"I was able to find information about where the Avatar was heading."

"You did? Where's he going?"

"He's heading to a crescent shaped island in the Fire Nation."

Zeraphina's eyes widened, "The Fire Nation? My Prince, you can't be serious about going back to the Fire Nation just to chase him down. There's no telling what might happen to you if you return."

"I'm doing it, Zera. My father will understand why I'm going back to the Fire Nation if it means capturing the Avatar."

Zeraphina sighed and placed her hand on her chest, "Don't think for a second that the Fire Lord is a merciful man, My Prince. If he was, you and I would still be in the Fire Nation eating raspberry tarts like we used to."

Zuko chuckled, remembering those carefree days as children. The only happy days he could ever remember that happened in the Fire Nation."

"Well, what have you been doing while I was gone?" Zuko asked quickly changing the subject, "You've been in your room for days now, hardly ever coming out."

Zeraphina smirked at the young prince, "Oh, are you worried about me?"

Zuko didn't say anything, which gave Zeraphina her answer.

She chuckled, "I've been meditating." She answered, "My dreams are getting confusing now."

"What do you mean by confusing?"

"Like I said. I can't see very much in my most recent dreams, there's so much fog that I can't see things very clearly. But I know for sure that I was in a fire nation location."

"The Fire Nation? Does that mean we may be going back home?"

"I don't know." Zeraphina shrugged, "But it's possible that we may be coming across the Fire Nation very soon."

"Why do you think that your dreams are getting confusing?"

Zeraphina stood up and looked out her window, seeing the setting sun ripple across the waves below. Many times, Zeraphina could tell the time of year and day just by the light of the sun. And from how the sun looked now, the time of the year it was, a very special day was coming very soon. 

The Winter Solstice.

It could also explain why she was hearing the voice much clearer than normal. She could even see the owner's shape just a little bit.

"I don't know." Zeraphina lied to Zuko, "But we should be careful. I don't have a good feeling about what's coming up."

Zuko stood up and walked over to Zeraphina's side, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Whatever it is, you'll figure it out." He said, then left her alone in her room.

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Zeraphina slept, but her dreams were the same as usual. She stood in front of Avatar Roku, who continued to speak to Aang in that fire nation room. But, as she thought the dream would continue much like before, it changed.

She saw herself, standing with Avatar Aang. There was white everywhere, the full moon shining brightly above them as they stood in front of a large pond. Zeraphina could feel the cold all around her, but Zeraphina's future self had her hood down, her red hair flowing down her back for all to see.

"Is she really a DragonBorn?" Katara's voice asked.

"There's no way. DragonBorns don't exist." Sokka claimed.