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"No! I hate you!"
The words echoed in Zuko's head and his gaze dropped from the horizon to the head of his (Song's) ostrich-horse.
He'd been riding for days, no other settlements in sight after leaving the small village.
They had liked him, Sela and Lee, they let him stay with them and the look in Lee's eyes when Zuko told him about his swords,
The look in Lee's eyes after Zuko firebent to stop the Eart Kingdom soldiers...
'Why? Why do I bother? All I am is a disappointment and a useless "heir".
'…
…
… Maybe?'
Making up his mind, he turned off the road, and into the vast plains, riding until nothing is in sight.
Nothing in sight, the same as it had been for days, and the same as it would be when his eyes closed at last.
He slid off the animal and releases it, shooing it away, hoping it will find somewhere to stay.
And with that, he sits
And waits…