The Tale of Zuko ☄ Book 01; Chapter 01 ☄ Video

[deconflagration]

[ He's been on the ship for about a week and has maybe stepped foot into his assigned room a total of once. Most of the week was spent being in shock, angsting over his planet-go-boom situation and analyzing all the people. It wasn't good enough to lose all the things he held dear once; he had to lose everything he held dear twice. WHY HIM? Such is

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[motherofthesun]

[Have enough animals yet? White wolf staring at Zuko. A war? Why? How could people not get along?]

[motherofthesun]

Exactly... You understand.

There's a number of people who get along here, but there are those few who enjoy conflict. That's just amongst the refugees. Right now, there are those who're native to this ship who would like to be rid of us.

[deconflagration]

I have my uncle to thank for that.

[ And his scar. But mostly his uncle! ]

Why get rid of a group of virtually defenseless people? Is it because we're taking up too much of their resources?

[motherofthesun]

Your uncle... what's his name?

[Hm...]

No. Their belief is that we should've died with our planets. [Though, she kinda doesn't stay dead anyway]

[deconflagration]

His name is Iroh. Sometimes he goes by Dragon of the West... or Mushi. He... really likes tea.

[ And now he misses his uncle tenfold. At least he has Iroh's smelly sandal to keep him company.... But at the mention of everyone deserving to die with their planets, Zuko's shocked into silence. He's somehow not surprised, but.... ]

[motherofthesun]

... I think I spoke to him once some time ago.

[deconflagration]

[ Once again shocked into silence! ]

You did? When?! Where?

[motherofthesun]

It had to be a few months ago... we had tea together. There's a chance he's on another ship like this one.

[deconflagration]

Uncle's alive....

[ He wants to be filled with relief, but he has to be sure: ]

What did he look like?

[motherofthesun]

He was an older man with receding grey hair and beard. I would say his eyes were yellow or a darker amber and he enjoyed tea and Pai Sho.

[deconflagration]

[ Yup. Pai Sho did it. Zuko could almost cry manly tears. ]

...Yeah. That's him.

[...]

Did he... mention me? Or say anything like... whether or not he was disappointed in me, or if he hated me?

[motherofthesun]

[Don't cry Zuko or else a wolf will drop in on you for dog kisses]

He mentioned his nephew, but he never said anything bad. He had high regards of you.

[deconflagration]

[ This news makes it very difficult to resist the urge. ]

...He really feels that way about me? Uncle isn't angry with me?

[motherofthesun]

Would you rather him to have been mad?

[She's confused]

[deconflagration]

No, of course not! But he has plenty of reason to be angry with me.

...I'm glad he isn't, though. I was worried for such a long time that he'd never forgive me.

So thank you. For telling me that. I might not have known otherwise. And you gave me hope.

[motherofthesun]

Ah...

You're welcome, Zuko. I'm sure one day he'll return.