So Lets Think of

“When we lived on the streets, Bolin and me, I used to work for Lightning Bolt Zolt. Yeah,” he says in response to Wu’s startled expression, “I was in a gang until I was sixteen or so. And Zolt taught me how to lightning bend.” Mako grimaces at his sling and soldiers on, “And he started taking me with him when he needed to intimidate people. He’d have me shoot lighting at stuff just to show that we could do it. People started calling me ‘The Kid’ because I was Zolt’s mini-me. His weapon or protégé or something. I never liked it, but there you have it.”Wu looks at him with big, sad eyes and Mako looks away. He jumps in his seat, surprised, when Wu reaches out and takes his hand over the tabletop, “Well,” the prince says, “I must say, that is the most unimaginative nickname I’ve ever heard.”