Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
"Don't let them see you dawdle. Hesitation could be mistaken for fear."
She jumped at the unexpected voice. "Iroh! I thought-"
"That I'd abandoned you to face the council alone? Katara," His face was serious as he searched hers. "Mai told me about the proceedings. Why didn't you come to me?"
"There's nothing to be done. They were never going to let a waterbender keep the throne, especially not once Zuko returned. That's all I wanted, to find him and return his throne to him."
"And now?"
Katara closed her eyes, feeling the burn of tears. "Now I go home."
