People actually argue "Mai shouldn't be the Firelady because it would be too boring and she would be disinterested" like that isn't the perfect reason for her to be in that position.
Is she going to be terrible at planning parties and diplomatic functions? Probably not, because she's been trained and raised for that sort of thing, but she's probably going to be more focused on community outreach and reparation projects.
And you know she's going to take great pleasure in walking up to Tattletale Snoot's manse and saying "Hello, it's me, the girl you loudly talked about at the Hearthfire Feast because she was sitting with her legs crossed during the second tea ceremony, anyway, those badgermole statues you're using as fountains were actually plundered from the Hei Zhin Temple fifty-eight years ago, and thanks to the Restoration Deal the Firelord enacted last year, they will need to be returned to the Earth Kingdom. Also, because you didn't list them on the registry within the first three months of the Deal, or request an appraisal, the transportation costs are now going to fall upon your estate."
Mai spent her whole childhood sitting quietly in the company of wealthy families who thrived in a time of conquest and genocide. She knows names, places, customs, and procedures, but she never really wanted to be a part of it.
Now she gets to help dismantle the whole darn thing.
Lady Mai had the time of her life.
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