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Safe in the solitude of her new study, Katara pressed for answers. "Alright, what did you find out? Where is he?"

"Don't know."

She blinked, appalled at Toph's nonchalance. "You don't know? Then why-"

"Katara, the Fire Lord is gone. No one knows what happened or where he is. He just vanished. That's not something you want getting out."

"Toph, everyone already knows he's missing-"

"Which is why, as Zuko's heir, you're now Fire Lord. But it's temporary. There's no way the Fire Nation will bow to a waterbender for long. What happens when they realize he's not coming back?"