The Rider’s power extended further, my influence reaching more ‘rides’ – not Appa, I told the power as much as I could.

I directed it away from the Sky Bison. Aang would never want me to touch his closest animal companion, I knew. Instead, I just claimed the rest of the komodo rhinos in the area, turning them into my guided steeds. Blazing, they lost organs that could be punctured. Their bones blackened and scorched, becoming reinforced.