The dragon in question merely lowers his head, unblinking red eyes staring at Aang. Zuko, meanwhile, is snapped out of his thoughts when he notices he has company, turning to look at the boy. An airbender? And not just any airbender: this one has the arrow tattoos of a master. Strange...

"Yes, he is real," he replies, distracted. There's something very familiar about this boy, and it's nagging at him. Another airbending master shouldn't have been anointed so soon after Jinora. Who else could possibly be at her or Tenzin's level?