Thou Bitter Sky

by SoloMoon

A collection of 100-word drabbles from Zuko's POV exploring his characterization, ranging throughout the whole show; includes at least a few appearances from Mai, Toph, Katara, Aang, Suki, Iroh, Azula, etc; contains minor Maiko and Kataang.

7. Sacrifice

A/N: Lu Ten again - what can I say? Set a little after FBM.

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"This is your fault, you know."

The silent stone effigies of the Western Air Temple don't answer.

Another lesson with Aang. Another hour with nothing learned.

"The one avatar who may be forced to kill, of all the lives he's lived, and Aang was born an airbender. He needs to learn, sometimes one must kill to save lives."

Silence still.

"You could have saved yourselves, you know, army or no. All it would've taken was one death. Azulon, maybe. Sozin definitely. His army would've turned back without him."

After all, it only took one death to save Ba Sing Se.