Iroh stood there staring at the flag.
What felt like thousands of years but what was, in reality only a few dozen, he always thought he would be standing if front of the palace wall where the flag hung staring at it with sheer pride and happiness.
But now... Now that he was here. He did not feel pride or happiness. He felt enraged. He felt disgusted. The Fire Nation flag hanging on the Earth King's palace was no longer a dream come true to him. It was a nightmare come true.
Iroh had always dreamed that he and his son would start walking right below the flag and keep walking about the palace smiling and laughing about their great victory. But he would not. In so many ways that dream would never come true.
His son was Zuko now. Not that he would ever forget his flesh and blood son but it just felt like Zuko was realer to him now.
Iroh sighed pushing those thoughts out of his mind temporarily. He would think and talk to Zuko soon.
Iroh bent a flame. He shot the thick stream of fire at the flag.
As the flag burned, only then did Iroh feel pride.
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