The poison bubbled under Zuko's skin like lava. His wounds burned at the best of times, but at moments like this, it felt like his entire body was on fire, not just his arm. The only thing that gave him any relief was plunging into cold water.
Agni willing, a stream or pond was nearby.
A sound of unearthly beauty, something like the chiming of temple bells, rang through the trees. Zuko's ears pricked up. The sound lulled him and took his mind off his pain. Its source couldn't possibly be of this world.
Maybe if Zuko followed the sound, he'd find a forest nymph or river spirit who might be able to heal him?
Zuko spurred his horse in the direction of the sound. It brought him to a crystal clear stream that tumbled over rocks covered in thick, green moss. A woman's blue silk dress and brocade traveling cloak hung on the branches of a nearby tree, and a vast straw hat with flowing gauze veils rested atop a boulder.
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