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Lee then moved his right arm in an upside down arch and then to a normal arch. The patch of earth he was focusing on then shot up into the air and arched downward and hit the ground. Once the dust had cleared lee positioned himself in front of the stone arch and then cut sections off of the stone to form something that was about the size of the average person.

((training 15*7*))

In a shimmer of light, Ryder's cloaked figure suddenly appeared riding on a dark brown horse. He seemed to have just completed some sort of business he had to attend to in the Relentless Desert as he galloped to the distant Fire Nation capital.

As Ryder's steed galloped at a steady pace towards the Fire Nation capital, the desert winds started to pick up. Ryder pulled up his cloth face mask to guard himself from the wind and sand. Now only his emotionless amber eyes were visible as they looked straight ahead. It looked as though he was thinking to himself, part of his soul was active while the other part was pensive. Ryder had just received startling news that a stranger had successfully entered and trained in the Relentless Desert, a threatening piece of information. I wonder what the elders will do... he wondered to himself. After a couple of minutes, Ryder's sharp senses picked up ANOTHER newcomer in the desert. Squinting in the sun, he could make out a figure with light red hair trudging through the sand. Cursing lightly, he pulled out one of his tiger hook swords from his back sheath. He started galloping full speed at the figure and was instantly upon her, swinging down at her with his weapon.

Ryder's eyes widened ever so slightly under his desert mask as their two blades touched. In that second, he took a glance sideways at Eriku and noticed that she indeed had light red hair, wore a traditional silk outfit, and seemed to be a bit older than him. Sparks flew as metal met metal and Ryder's horse charged past Eriku's figure. His steed stopped and wheeled around, front hooves in the air while making a neighing sound. Then, it's two hooves slumped on the sand, facing Eriku once again. Ryder sat motionless on the mount, carefully observing this intruder. A light sandy breeze swept past while Ryder thought, she doesn't seem to be affected by the desert's harsh weather as much as others. His cool gaze stayed focused on her, watching for even the slightest movement. ((what's a naginata?))

Horse and rider still staying motionless, Ryder's ragged cloak flapped in the wind. If she could have seen the bottom half of his face, Eriku would have noticed that he was smirking. He hopped off of his mount and walked a little ways towards Eriku, stopping and facing her. He brought the tiger hook up and rested it upon his shoulder, "no, this is just my 'honorable' way of greeting beautiful girls of the desert." His voice was full of irony and he said the word 'honorable' as if he were mocking it. Definitely the ronin type. Ryder's eyes gave nothing away.

Giving her a quick look up and down, Ryder stepped even closer to her, now staring directly into her eyes. In his glance, he had noticed her flawless skin and pretty features. With provocative eyes, he said in a low voice while looking at her chest, "are you trying to seduce me?" He knew she wasn't but he couldn't help it. "And if I may ask, what is the purpose of your 'stroll?' "

Cocking one of his eyebrows in return, Ryder looked at Eriku facing away from him under his desert mask. His amber eyes sparkled with a bit of curiosity. Again stepping closer to her, he said softly near her ear, "might I be of service for this 'visit?' " He wasn't sure, but he thought she was lying about the whole visiting a small village agenda.