Ba Sing Se? That sounds like a very important capital city like Saint Petersburg or Paris back in her world. She has a fondness for the former as it was her hometown but that is also another tale for another time. Although by the time she had left for Paris the Russia she once knew has been practically dead like her own family.

“Ah so you and your nephew were hoping to start life anew in Ba Sing Se and hope that your business will thrive happily. That sounds very lovely to start on a new life or journey in a new place away from the troubles of one’s homeland. Although I never thought that tea shops can have their own set of problems.”