>Just ask Han Solo, or Virginia Shepard, or really
>anyone in a similar position about the basic strength of small, highly
>trained groups.

Indeed, Azula deliberately set out to build her Mojave team (who went on to form the core of the Phoenix Queen's crew) on the model established by Shepard in her late WDF career. Sort of a "Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!" thing. :)

>And, come to
>think of it, that her new enemies in Muspelheim don't know she can
>lightningbend.

Well, Ozai presumably does.

>Incidentally, who's Ronni?

It's Azula's pet name for Veronica Santangelo, in much the same way that she is the only person allowed to call Boone "Craigy" or Cass "Whisky Rose" - because they couldn't stop her if they tried and somehow, coming from her, they don't really mind. :)

(No, that isn't implying that she's worked her way through her crew or anything of the kind. She just likes to give them nicknames which they are powerless to resist. Most don't object, though Arcade doesn't like "Fistee" very much.)

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