"A captain? How wonderful." She offered a bow as well, though hers was at the waist only, but it was appropriately low. A little lower than she would use for a captain in the Fire Nation's ranks, closer to that she'd give an admiral. But this man was a stranger who could prove useful. She would treat him respectfully as long as he did the same. "The dockyard master has been quite eager to sell me a boat. It seems most newcomers are expected to take to the sea."

Though... Only yesterday. That notion caught her ear. She'd have to discuss it with him, certainly. It had a great deal of bearing on her mind. She, too, had arrived yesterday. And the man she'd spoken to at the dockyard had been a newcomer as well. That spoke to something far bigger than the treachery of her uncle.