Avatar Couples
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He opened his mouth to reassure his uncle, to tell him that he’d be able to start running in just as second, just as soon as the world stopped spinning, but instead all he muttered was, “I’m tired.”
When Iroh brushed against the back of Zuko’s head the pain there abruptly muscled to the front of Zuko’s list of issues, and he gave a loud groan. Iroh pulled back quickly, but Zuko could see that his hand was now dripping with blood.
“Then you should rest, Prince Zuko,” Iroh said, his voice calm and controlled, which would’ve been very nice if the lines of concern on his face hadn’t been so obvious. Zuko watched blearily as Iroh began to look sharply around them, apparently assessing something. “A man needs his rest.”
The world started getting hazy again, but the lack of attempted movement was a slight improvement. A series of shouts pulled him back from the creeping numbness, and Zuko forced his eyelids open.
Iroh was waving his arms, signaling to someone. “We surrender!” Iroh bellowed. “I am with the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation, and he needs a doctor!”
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Zuko and Iroh are taken prisoner by the Northern Water Tribe following the battle in Agna Qel’a.
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His mission tonight was simple – find and capture the Avatar during the Earth King’s costume garden party, and then he could finally escape his life of poverty in the Lower Ring and go back home.
But Zuko gets more than what he bargained for when he stumbles into a pretty young noblewoman by the name of Kwa Mei, deep within the heart of the royal palace’s finest gardens…
Set after “Tales of Ba Sing Se” through “The Crossroads of Destiny” while playing around with the timeline a bit.
Written for Zutara Week 2021: Day 2 – Disguised, Day 7 - Stories, and Day 6 - Spirits.
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