"So you can learn to 'swoosh' elements," Sonja said. She deduced that this 'Aang' was the 'Avatar' mentioned earlier. A title?

"Mm, politicians. I'm used to dealing with them from foreign nations. We have them in Yellow Comet too, although they have much less executive power. Monarchies are just better. No red tape or approval processes to make sure that what needs to be done gets done."