"...So that was how it happened..."
Iroh slowly digested the astonishing information Kahn had brought him. Unlike the others, who found it hard to believe, he accepted the truth quite quickly.
That was because Kahn had revealed some details about the Fire Nation's Royal Palace and their life together. Iroh was intimately familiar with all of them, and he would have noticed even the slightest lie. That was precisely why he could be certain Kahn was not lying.
"A parallel world. What a wondrous existence."
Iroh could not help marveling before asking:
"Then why did you come to this world?"
"I'm not really sure about that either."
Kahn scratched his cheek, withholding the truth from Iroh.
He actually had some questions about Azula that he wanted to ask Iroh, but now was not a good time, and he did not want Iroh prying into his affairs.
So he continued:
"In any case, I'm traveling with the Avatar and his friends now, teaching the Avatar Firebending."
"...The Avatar is in Omashu too?"
Zuko had been lying on the bed with his eyes closed, resting. Even the astonishing information Kahn revealed had failed to stir him, as though he had fallen unconscious. But at the mention of the Avatar, his eyes snapped open.
Kahn asked speechlessly:
"What, do you still want to capture him?"
"No, I don't want to capture him anymore."
In his current state, even speaking was difficult for Zuko. He barely managed to utter those few words before closing his eyes again.
Both Kahn and Iroh smiled in relief at the sight. It seemed things really were progressing well.
Returning to the matter at hand, Kahn recounted the problems he had discovered in Omashu and his investigation into the Dai Li. After hearing him out, Iroh mused:
"I see...