Beneath the night sky, the imperial capital revealed a different kind of beauty in its stillness. Zuko found it both familiar and somewhat strange, and for a moment, memories flooded his heart, leaving him deeply moved-
I'm back.
He had imagined how he might return, but coming back to overthrow Ozai's rule had certainly never crossed his mind. When he heard the plan from Iroh, he found it hard to believe at first.
Fortunately, he was no longer the naive boy he had once been. They had roamed the world in search of the Avatar over the years, broadening their horizons and encountering plenty of danger. More importantly, he had kept learning and thinking.
By now, he felt he should be able to answer Kahn's question. That was also one of the reasons he had decided to return.
Back to the matter at hand.
Under cover of darkness and clouds, Four Directions brought Zuko safely to the meeting place agreed upon with Kahn, then split back into East, South, West, and North.
Zuko looked somewhat surprised at his first sight of the four little ones, but remembering that they were deities, he dared not say much about it and merely asked:
"What should we do next?"
"Kahn said we just need to wait here."
"He found someone to pick you up."
"No acting on your own!"
"Just follow Kahn's arrangements."
After explaining the arrangements, East, South, West, and North went off to play by themselves nearby. The four of them could always find something to play together.
Zuko was not bored either. He watched the four little ones curiously from the side. They looked like fairies, with an inexplicably dreamlike quality about them. Most importantly, they could speak and even transform. They were truly magical.
This was his first time