Disclaimer: "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and any of its characters do not belong to me. I just like to hang out in their world.
Hot Leaf Juice
There is so much to do. They are in the process of remaking a world, a new, better, safer world. There are economies to rebuild and lands to restore. There are grudges to settle, and perpetrators to punish. There are deals to be made and treaties to agree upon. There are one hundred years of sins to atone for.
But there is time for tea. Every time the Fire Lord comes to Ba Sing Se, often on diplomatic missions, trying to rebuild communications with the great city, there is one shop that he has to visit. He changes out of his formal garb, but long gone are the days he can pass among citizens without being recognized. The crowds in the shop part for him, and the owner guides him to the back room. The other customers can wait; not because this is the Fire Lord, but because this is the owner's nephew.
A pot and cups are already set, jasmine tea already brewed, and the Fire Lord pours; even royalty has to respect their elders. They talk about many things: the state of the tea shop, the city, the country, the world. Advice is given, but less and less is needed every visit. They are settling into their new places in the world, the world that needs so much time and care
But there is, and always will be, time for tea.
Or, depending on one's view, hot leaf juice.