Toph snickered at Stocking's obvious discomfort with the sand. "Hold on a sec, Socks, I'll get that for ya!" She stomped the heel of her foot once, causing all the sand on her and Stocking to burst off and fall to the ground. She scratched her nose and grinned.

"Pfft, you kidding? That was an easy walk. There was no way I was getting on that weird bird thing. Plus, I've been getting really good at sand-bending." She paused, and took on a somewhat troubled look. Actually, the more time she spent here the more she noticed that her earthbending powers had been subdued. She shook her head and put on a grin again. "But, yeah, deserts! I'm used to them."

"So," she stepped further into the Relic Castle, her arms folded appraisingly. "This should be fun."