The operation was a success, and everyone was happy.
Kahn and Aang had killed Fire Lord Ozai. The forces outside had taken advantage of the solar eclipse to capture the Fire Nation capital, and Zuko had appeared to announce that he would inherit the position of Fire Lord. As the new Fire Lord, he had ordered a ceasefire.
News of Ozai's death, Zuko's succession, and the ceasefire soon reached the front lines, finally bringing the Hundred Year War to a satisfactory close.
With Zuko newly on the throne, everyone temporarily stayed in the Fire Nation Royal Palace to guard against any unexpected developments. Far away on the Earth Kingdom front, Iroh happily returned to the Fire Nation to join them after hearing the news.
Perhaps there would still be many problems to deal with later, but at this moment, they could still relax for a while, proud and jubilant.
Because they had really done it. They had ended the war!
Yet, although all this seemed wonderful to outsiders, something worth cheering, singing, dancing, and celebrating with abandon, within Team Avatar, Kahn and Aang's companions felt there were still some pressing problems to resolve.
Kahn and Aang were giving each other the cold shoulder, and it had continued right up to the present.
The others knew nothing about what had happened inside the Royal Palace. They only knew that Ozai was dead, and that his death had been rather gruesome, but they did not know exactly what had happened in between.
Aang seemed unable to let it go and was unwilling to mention what had happened that day, so everyone could only gather around Kahn and listen to his account.
Unlike Aang, ever since Ozai's death, Kahn had been like a bird finally freed from its cage, spreading its wings in