Oh, sure, helping people's the best! Especially when you get all mixed up in a place like this. Kinda seems like the stuff we do helps the monarchs more than any of the people who actually live out here, huh? [ It's sort of a throwaway statement: a casual tone and a one-shouldered shrug. The whole thing is kind of like a bigger scale version of gang work sometimes, or watching their pro-bending winnings go right back to the landlord. Maybe it's been a while, but it's falling back into some kind of weird old habit.

If so many other people didn't get caught up in the crossfire, he'd probably be alright with letting it be. ]

You can't get too much closer to long-term helping than power and politics. Or at least I don't think so. Hands-on is great, but it covers a little less ground at a time. Gotta make sure you've got people on both ends.