21 – Life
They had always been
backwards (her goal had been to master waterbending, then it became
"save the world" and in the second action she accomplished the
first; he'd only wanted to return home, but in the abandonment of
that dream, gained it) and that is what pushed them onward.
22 – Jealousy
It's not fair;
the Avatar gave her a place, but why couldn't it have been by his
side?
23 – Hands
Here is a girl with
rust on her hands; surrounded by discarded shackles and she is
nobody's prisoner, especially not for his purposes.
24 – Taste
The Empress' meals
were stone cold the first week of her joint reign with her husband:
until he noticed her grimaces and requested a taste of her soup
(which she reluctantly allowed); when he returned the dish it was an
edible temperature and all her meals thereafter as well; Zuko made
sure of that.
25 – Devotion
They cannot afford to
waste time on each other; but they do, still, and it doesn't feel
wasted.