The clang of metal echoed across the courtyard, and air smelled faintly of dust and hot iron. Nothing like the snow dusted breezes of Arendelle, but Anna couldn’t help grinning as she stepped through the gates of the Metalbending Academy.
“Wow…” she breathed, turning in a slow circle to take it all in as she adjusted the strap of her satchel, then she spotted the woman she’d been told about.
“Um, hi! You must be Toph!” Anna's voice was bubbling with enthusiasm as she approached. “I hope I’m not interrupting anything —your students look super serious, but I couldn’t visit the Earth Kingdom without stopping by your academy. I’ve never seen anything like this before! Do you… do you actually teach people to bend metal? Because that’s amazing.”