After a little while longer, Khen regained his composure completely. He stood up and said to Kahn:
"Sorry you had to see such a shameful display of weakness."
Kahn did not like scenes like that either, so he did not dwell on it. He simply said:
"It's all right. Let's get back to business."
Returning to the matter at hand, Khen grew serious again and said:
"So, do you want Yin Shu to regain her memories to help you? Or do you only need the truth about that night?"
"If it's the latter, I can tell you right now."
"You know?!"
"Yes, I do. Yin Shu told me about it back then."
Khen nodded and tried to negotiate:
"Would that information guarantee that our peaceful life won't be disturbed?"
Since he could not resist, he could only do his utmost to bargain for what he could.
Kahn had not expected Khen to know even this. It also showed how much Yin Shu trusted him. As for his question, Kahn pondered for a moment before saying:
"Well... if it were just up to me, I might agree, but considering Zuko and Azula, I can only say I'm sorry."
"You and Yin Shu have a child now, too. I think you should understand how important a mother is to her children, and the same goes the other way around."
"Does Yin Shu really have no feelings at all for Zuko and Azula, to the point that she doesn't even want to remember them?"
Kahn's question left Khen silent.
Of course he knew. There was no question about Yin Shu's love for her children. Before accepting the Mother of Faces' help, what had troubled her most was her memories of Zuko and Azula. She had never wanted to forget them.
It was only