Interesting. Perhaps it did have something to do with extraordinary amounts of heat, in that case. With any luck, Zuko's sister would eventually find herself in Keeliai as well, though Yunxu certainly didn't hold out very much hope for that occurrence.

"And dragons?" he asked, changing the subject and indicating the small creature perched atop Zuko's shoulder. "Are they so common every firebender possesses one, or rare enough to be used as symbols of status?"