Ba Sing Se. The impenetrable city. For hundreds of years, it has stood against all outside forces. A massive, walled city, with thousands of inhabitants. Currently, it is home to the Avatar himself, his capital and center of power.<br/><br/>On the surface, Ba Sing Se is a perfect city. Citizens are happy, no one talks of rebellion or the hardships endured under the Avatar's rule. But that is just the surface. Beneath the surface, the secret police of the Avatar, the Dai Li, keep the populace from causing any disturbances. Some citizens are imprisoned under charges of disturbing the peace. Others are executed. A few simply disappear.<br/><br/>But for the Jade Pheonix dance troupe wasn't worried about the Dai Li, or how oppressive the avatar is was. Instead, they were worried about their big performance tonight. One of the Avatar's Generals, Byakko, was going to be in the audience tonight. The troupe leader wanted everything to go perfectly, a good performance for the general could mean the troupe finally gets invited to perform in one of the middle rings.