Two individuals talk, their identity unknown; one implores the other to tell them "everything". The second person complies, announcing that, for the sake of the other, they will start the tale from the beginning. In the Yu Dao of the present, Team Avatar sits among an assembly of other important people concerned about the stability of the city's government. Although Aang and Sokka chat quietly among themselves to divert from the "boring" lecture of an Earth Kingdom scholar, Katara scolds them both and the three begin to bicker. Zuko watches them from the sidelines, ignoring the professor.