[ His brow knots gently, as his eyes slip downwards in thought. ]
I can't "take a break." As far as I'm concerned, this place will be practice for when I take the throne. I thought it might prepare me — the more people I can help individually, the better I can help my people... This isn't a vacation.
[ Of course it's not... Hard pressed for Zuko to ever go on holiday, even when absolved of all duties. Her words may not hit their mark now, as he still processes this whole phenomenon. But in time, she'll prove to be correct — he'll have to reconsider his life here eventually, once he starts living it. He'll have no choice but to relax and have fun and be himself, a teenager, free to act as he pleases, without a care... He's never known such a luxury. ]
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I can't "take a break." As far as I'm concerned, this place will be practice for when I take the throne. I thought it might prepare me — the more people I can help individually, the better I can help my people... This isn't a vacation.
[ Of course it's not... Hard pressed for Zuko to ever go on holiday, even when absolved of all duties. Her words may not hit their mark now, as he still processes this whole phenomenon. But in time, she'll prove to be correct — he'll have to reconsider his life here eventually, once he starts living it. He'll have no choice but to relax and have fun and be himself, a teenager, free to act as he pleases, without a care... He's never known such a luxury. ]