WOUNDS
"I'm sorry about burning your feet," Zuko said softly, as he approached Toph. He did regret hurting the smaller girl. It made him feel cruel, like Azula.
"It will heal. Wounds do that, " Toph said, shrugging her shoulders. "I'll survive. The question is, will you survive my revenge?" That was a fair question, one he was actually worrying about. Still, he had hurt her and that made him feel terrible.
The rebel prince sighed, and touched his face. "Not all wounds heal. Some just stay on your face forever." Worse, they stayed in your soul.
"That's idiotic. Wounds turn into scars, badges of honor. I got my fair share in the ring and each of them proved how strong I was to survive."
"That's a new way of looking at it," Zuko said, not sure if she was crazy or right. Maybe she was both.
"And besides, I'm blind so I can't see them," Toph said, sighing. Zuko smiled. What an innocent, sweet answer. He was charmed by how little she knew what he suffered. "Since I see with vibrations...I just see people for what they really are...without their clothing. Not bad!"
Zuko winced and blushed.
That was a wound he wouldn't recover from.