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"Peasant."

"Fire Lord, actually."

The deranged princess smiled, curved lips pulling her face into a nightmare. "I heard."

Katara studied the fallen princess carefully, recalling Iroh's warning. A decade ago Katara had defeated the legendary firebender, and it had plunged Azula into madness. For ten years the princess had remained nearly comatose. Her doctor's called her recent recovery miraculous. Katara had her own theory.

Still, Azula's mask wasn't nearly as perfect as it'd once been. Maybe she would let something slip; something that would help Katara find Zuko. She just needed the right words to reach her. "Azula, where's Zuko?"