Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


"Why, I'm right here-"

He stopped, watching the thin sheen of ice snaking towards him with detached amusement. Katara's eyes bore into his, the blues as cold as the ice now coating the inside of the carriage despite the humidity outside. Her right hand hovered over her waterskin. He smirked, watching her fingers twitch, itching to release the wrath of the South against him.

"Where. Is. Zuko."

It wasn't a question.

Koh grinned enjoying the game. "Exactly where you abandoned him, Fire Lord. He's still waiting, still dying, although not for much longer. Time's almost up, for both of you."