He shakes his head, standing, moving in a slow circle. What could he say to all that?
"She needs help Zuko, not just..." He stopped again. "She's never going to be just some girl, Zuko, no matter where she is, or what she does. Who she's been trained to be just doesn't magically fall away. And maybe she's been peaceful here because she hasn't seen anything worth attacking."
Because he knew how she felt about him - and that his very presence would upset the status quo. He wasn't good at figuring out how those things would play out, but...he knew they happened. Sudden changes weren't always good.
And, distracted as he is, he doesn't know he's wandering into a minefield. "I mean, you saw what it was like when we found your mother..." Because Avatar though he may be - he doesn't know the multiverse, or how it works.
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He shakes his head, standing, moving in a slow circle. What could he say to all that?
"She needs help Zuko, not just..." He stopped again. "She's never going to be just some girl, Zuko, no matter where she is, or what she does. Who she's been trained to be just doesn't magically fall away. And maybe she's been peaceful here because she hasn't seen anything worth attacking."
Because he knew how she felt about him - and that his very presence would upset the status quo. He wasn't good at figuring out how those things would play out, but...he knew they happened. Sudden changes weren't always good.
And, distracted as he is, he doesn't know he's wandering into a minefield. "I mean, you saw what it was like when we found your mother..." Because Avatar though he may be - he doesn't know the multiverse, or how it works.