Zuko nods in agreement. "Any earthbender would have an advantage there. Maybe she took them to look for more of those big shards."

It does make sense for Toph to pick a place like that, when she's still learning how to handle a weapon and her best defense is her bending. Even with the place infested with snake birds, they're also basically earthbenders, so that's something Toph can deal with, not like the peckers and windbags that she can't see in the air.

"Let's get going."