Fortunately, the small crowd of animals in Wan's room were now locked in Wan's room. The only way in or out through the still open window. He'd managed to trick the ones who were in the courtyard into following him back into his room and then shutting the door on them behind him. The upper bedrooms were safe. Except for his.

"I lived in the Spirit Wilds for three years learning the ways of the spirits and animals," he explained happily. "I think I might be the only human that's ever done that. I don't know for sure, but I do know that I'm the only human who's done it in my lifetime. And it's not that no other humans could. I know the Air Nomads of the Air Lion Turtle live in peace with the spirits in their village, but they still live on the back of the Air Lion Turtle. It's pretty different to have the safety of and protection of a Lion Turtle then to live among the spirits without it."