Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
The sun was setting, casting long shadows against crumbling walls. Nán stood by the door watching, waiting. Li should have been back hours ago.
Guilt sat heavily on her. She'd brought this family nothing but pain. They were barely more than strangers, but had sacrificed flesh and blood for her. No, that wasn't true, they had sacrificed themselves to her crown and called it honor. It was difficult to accept.
For Zuko, honor was everything. She'd always though it a result of his family's tyranny. Now, she saw it was much more. Honor was the backbone of the Fire Nation.
