<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/bzGLBtW.jpg)</div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Lu Ten Beifong<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Southern Water Tribe<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Team Avatar, all other present<br/><hr/><br/>He was definitely surprised at the quick shift in tone that came from the villagers. They had been happy to see Shiroe and Team Avatar when they arrived, but now they were complaining about the spirits. They had valid points; well some of them did, but he understood how easy it was to lay the blame on something you didn't fully understand. Normal people wanted Benders gone at one point, and because of Amon they had the fuel they needed for that fire. Shiroe however was firm in his beliefs and did his past lives proud standing up to them.<br/><br/>He took notice of Mei Yun and didn't stop her when she took a spot beside him and grabbed his shirt for comfort. She asked a question and unfortunately he knew the answer. "People fear what they don't fully understand, and that fear tends to snowball. At this point they have no reason to be afraid, but since they don't know or trust the spirits, they make reasons up.  It's sad, but the world has been this way for a very long time." The Chief made the villagers disperse after that, and thankfully that's all there was to it.<br/><br/>He looked to Akari when she explained what had been happening. "If that's the case, we need to stop this before it gets out of control. Spirits are kind and benevolent, but I've been told stories. Treat them badly; push them too far and they change. Become terrible creatures of vengeance through no fault of their own. These people are overreacting, but if they take it that far, things will only get worse."