''Gah...grr...ngh...argh...arms...hurt'' Jin panted. He really was to little to be carrying all this and this guy seemed to get that! The craphead!

''What a good question!'' Jin stopped his panting in favor of a mocking response''Why am I doing some rebel things? Geeh, I actually don't know'' the boy said ''Oh how about because I'm 13 years old! I'm not going to risk leaving my sister all alone and not just that, I rather like living to'' It wasn't as if the thought didn't occur to Jin but he realized he was to small to engage real soldiers in combat. Once Jin had grown and managed to set his sister up with someone rich or steal enough to keep the house in her hands he probably would join a rebellion. In truth Jin was itching to do just that but one had to bide their time with these things. If Jin was killed or arrested the whole province would be without a single earthbender so going int to early wouldn't do the rebellion any good.

''The better question would be why YOU aren't doing rebel stuff'' Jin said ''Your not a kid, you got a sword and you don't seem to be bad with it, what's your excuse?''