Hearing Rila's question, Hikaru turned to look at her. It was a question that she had expected, after all, the Air Nomads were essentially wiped out during the start of the war. Of course any Air Nomad found alive would be asked the obvious question. She shook her head slightly,
"No, I'm not... I had expected that question, but you see, the next in the cycle only occurs once the previous Avatar has died. Avatar Roku died 13 years ago, in 12 BG, so his successor was born that year. I may be young, but I'm not that young..." "Do you know who the Avatar is then? Or have you met them?" Ryuu couldn't help but ask as he looked through the clothes that Takuma had given them.
"Yes I do... I met him a few times when he was travelling with Monk Gyatso from the Southern Air Temple... The two generally did a lot of travelling. Of course, that was before I found out that he was the Avatar. I found that out when I ended up travelling over to visit the Southern Air Temple... He's the youngest air bender to ever become a master of sorts in the art you know... Anyway, he disappeared, not too long before the Fire Nation attacked the temples..." the memory of the attack on the Western Air Temple still scorched her mind, and it was not something that she could easily forget. Falling silent, she went and grabbed some clothes, before wandering off to another room to change into them, more of limping really. It was definitely not something that she really liked talking about though, after all, everyone she knew was basically gone now.
Hikaru came back a few moments later, having changed into the clothes that Takuma had given them. The clothes were a little big for her, but she didn't really mind it. Ryuu followed suit, leaving and coming back in a new pair of clothes.
"So, how do we find this order?" Ryuu asked Takuma, repeating essentially Yumiko's question.
"The main base is located in Ba Sing Se, however there is another base closer, in the city of Tachi Dai... That would likely be the closest and easiest of places to reach them, there are those who are friends of the Order who likely can help you along the way, but be warned, you must be very careful. The Fire Nation has many spies, so trust no one, unless they would agree to play a game of Pai Sho with you, as many find the game boring or out of place. The Fire Lord does not know that it is the signal of the Order of the White Lotus, so no spy would likely play the game with you..."
"So, quickest way out of this village without attracting unwanted Fire Nation guard attention?" "Oh, that'll be the more simple part, you must simply just walk out. They don't expect anyone in this village to aid escaped prisoners, knowing the risk. Just keep calm and you should be fine. Oh, and one more thing," he said, before he handed each of them a cloak "It is still fairly wet outside, so these can help you to blend into the crowd and keep dry and warm at the same time, in order to hopefully stop the suspicion from arising, so do not worry. Oh, and little Air Bender, I'd recommend wearing a pair of gloves to hide the tattoos on your hands, as those are a dead giveaway of who you are," he said with a kind smile, before handing her a pair. Both Hikaru and Ryuu put their cloaks on, and Hikaru also pulled on a pair of gloves.
"Thank you for your help Takuma..." Ryuu said, before turning to look at Jia Li.
"Burn the clothes quickly and let's get out of here..."
