In the time before the agni kai you tried to piece together Prince Zuko's life while he meditated. You know that he was banished by his father, and that the only way he can go home is if he captures the avatar. You just found out that the scar over his eye and an agni kai have to do with his banishment but you still have no idea what happened or why he was banished. You really want to know, but you realized that it's not a good time to ask Prince Zuko about it. You figured that he would tell you when he wants to.

It's now sunset, prince zuko and Iroh stood opposite of each other. Prince zuko kneeled before you and Iroh.

"Remember stick to your basics, don't let him break your roots" Iroh said wisely.

"I know uncle" Prince Zuko stated calmly. His eyes remained closed.

"Remember your breathing, firebending comes from the breath" Iroh added.

"I know Uncle" Prince Zuko's eyes snapped now open and he looked very annoyed.

The agni kai was about to begin.

"Good luck Prince Zuko, I know you'll win" you said sweetly.

"Thank you" he whispered calmly.

Suddenly Prince Zuko and Zhao stood and faced each other. You watched as Prince Zuko and Zhao shot powerful fire blasts at each other. You just hoped that Prince Zuko wouldn't get hurt

Eventually Prince Zuko was able to knock Zhao to the ground; he was about to deal the final blow.

"Come on! Do it!" Zhao yelled.

Instead of hitting Zhao with a powerful shot he purposely missed.

"You coward! You're nothing but a pathetic banished prince" Zhao yelled

Prince Zuko turned and started walking towards you and Iroh. "Let's go" he mumbled.

In a split second Zhao jumped up and attempted to kick fire at Prince Zuko. Your eyes widened. You and Iroh ran to stop it, you beat Iroh, you kicked Zhao's legs out from under him, then stood ready to set his monkey face on fire.

Prince Zuko turned around with a look of shock on his face.

"So this is how admiral Zhao acts in defeat? Even in exile my nephew is more honorable than you. Thanks again for the tea. It was delicious" Iroh stated.

Prince Zuko and Iroh began to walk away; you glared coldly at Zhao than followed behind them.

"Did you really mean that Uncle?" Prince Zuko asked.

"Of course, I told you ginseng tea was my favorite" Iroh said completely serious.

Prince Zuko rolled his eyes at the old man. He slowed his pace until he was walking next to you.

"Thank you Kana" Prince Zuko said.

"No problem" you replied with a smile. "If you can defend my honor I can set jerks on fire. Though I wish I punched Zhao," you added after a moment.

Prince Zuko smirked and the two of you followed Iroh back to the ship.

It amazed you that most of the ship was already repaired, there were a few minor things that needed to be done but that could be done at sea. The ship set sail that night.

You and Prince Zuko sat in his room. You sat on the bed with your legs off to the side and Prince Zuko sat on the edge.

"Prince Zuko" you said suddenly. He looked at you so you continued. "How did you get your scar?" you asked timidly. You instantly felt bad but its been bothering you since you met him.

Prince Zuko turned away from you and absently touched his scar.

"I'm sorry, you don't have to tell me, I was just wondering" you said softly as you moved so that you're sitting next to him.

Prince Zuko took a deep breath and turned towards you.

"It was the first time my father let me go to a war meeting" Prince Zuko started. "One of the generals proposed sending new soldiers to the front lines while the real army struck from behind" he paused.

You gasped, "That's so horrible, that's practically suicide."

"That's what I thought, I lashed out and spoke what I believed, and by speaking out I disgraced the general. I had to fight in an agni kai the next day. I prepared for the agni kai and I was confident. I expected to see the general I spoke against but in his place was my father" Prince Zuko paused and looked down, you frowned. " I thought I disgraced the general but because it was in my father's war meeting I dishonored him. I refused to fight and begged for forgiveness. He said I was a pathetic failure. He left me with this scar as a reminder of my weakness" Prince Zuko subconsciously touched his scar. "The next day I was banished to search for the avatar. I lost my honor, my throne and my country." he finished sadly.

You put your hand on his shoulder. "Thank you for telling me, I'm sorry that you had to go through all that," you said quietly.

Prince Zuko looked at you.

Without thinking you reached out and lightly traced his scar. Prince Zuko closed his eyes and relaxed. When you realized what you were doing you blushed which was very noticeable on your pale skin and pulled your hand away. The second your hand left his face Prince Zuko's eyes snapped open

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have" you said quietly as you hid your face from his view.

Out of the corner of your eye you noticed that Prince Zuko is also blushing.

"Its alright...it felt nice" he said awkwardly.

You turned back to him even though your still blushing, you smiled softly.