[ he watches and listens, genuinely curious and more than a little fascinated. that's neat. different from what he does, but intriguing all the same. it would certainly help to somewhat even the playing field between benders and non-benders if they had the capability to utilize "dust" like weiss does.
zuko shakes his head when she asks her question. ] No. Bending is something you're born with, and is more likely in bending families, though sometimes non-benders will have kids that can bend when they can't. It's instinctive, mostly. The first time I showed any signs of being able to bend, I was five and I set fire to a tapestry in the throne room, because I wanted to go play in the gardens instead of sitting still with the rest of the court.
[ it had scared him and his father had proclaimed "finally!" as if he'd been afraid he'd been cursed with a child who couldn't firebend. ]
Beyond instinct, you have to learn how to refine it. Some people teach themselves using bending scrolls as guides, depending on how much they want to learn. Others have private bending instructors or go to bending schools. Sometimes, the ways of bending are passed down through family members and you learn at home.
The Avatar is the only one capable of bending all four elements. The rest of us are bound to our individual elements. The current Avatar was born an airbender, so airbending is what comes most naturally to him. The other elements can be challenging and require a teacher. His firebending's rough, but he's getting there. He's a smart kid and picks up pretty fast.
[ when he's focusing and isn't distracted by something or wanting to play some sort of game instead. there are some days when zuko's truly amazed that the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of this playful, easily distracted kid. ]
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zuko shakes his head when she asks her question. ] No. Bending is something you're born with, and is more likely in bending families, though sometimes non-benders will have kids that can bend when they can't. It's instinctive, mostly. The first time I showed any signs of being able to bend, I was five and I set fire to a tapestry in the throne room, because I wanted to go play in the gardens instead of sitting still with the rest of the court.
[ it had scared him and his father had proclaimed "finally!" as if he'd been afraid he'd been cursed with a child who couldn't firebend. ]
Beyond instinct, you have to learn how to refine it. Some people teach themselves using bending scrolls as guides, depending on how much they want to learn. Others have private bending instructors or go to bending schools. Sometimes, the ways of bending are passed down through family members and you learn at home.
The Avatar is the only one capable of bending all four elements. The rest of us are bound to our individual elements. The current Avatar was born an airbender, so airbending is what comes most naturally to him. The other elements can be challenging and require a teacher. His firebending's rough, but he's getting there. He's a smart kid and picks up pretty fast.
[ when he's focusing and isn't distracted by something or wanting to play some sort of game instead. there are some days when zuko's truly amazed that the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of this playful, easily distracted kid. ]