❛ i always thought the plays were just a waste of time but that was actually enjoyable. ❜ ( from azuheir )
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"the theatre is the best way to tell stories to a wide audience. stories that rouse the spirit, that teach us the past, give hope to the future." the governor explained calmly, finising the round of applause he gave to the troupe of actors.
it was the opening night for a relatively new play, one that the ember island players had worked hard on, it was a re-written classical fire nation play, the tale of the two dragons. it was originally written as a tragedy, one that admonished violence as a first response, of course under sozin the message had been warped. like all art it had become a warped tool of the state, another justification for the fury and the ruthlessness of the nation.
it wasn't surprising that the play may draw the attention of the former princess of the nation. akuma wasn't a fool he had gathered that she had snuck back onto the island. what surprised him was the fact she sat as if the weight of the world were seated upon her shoulders, as if she were the lion turtles of old.
"i never pegged someone like you for a thespian." he let the comment hang in the air before adding. "most travellers come for the more famous plays, not the obscure fables of old."