>>>Geez, are they afraid she's going to eat someone's liver?
>>
>>I think it's just that the Earth Queen's a bitch, and included that in
>>the orders. To be a Bitch.
>
>I wouldn't rule that out, actually. "And make sure it's as
>humiliating as possible within the constraints of children's
>televisionwebcasting."

Hmm. I just happened to think. The Earth Queen claims ownership of, not just regal dominion over, her subjects - especially the benders. She said as much out loud during the airbender fiasco.

And virtually everyone in the world knows how the Avatar Cycle works, it's part of the cultural background hum. So she is almost certainly aware that history very strongly suggests the next Avatar will be born in the Earth Kingdom.

... shit.

Asami? Work faster, babe, we're on a deadline here.

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