Zuko POV

🌪️After the Attack🌪️

I let out a breath, I should've taken them with me. Father is to surely blame Kishi for me leaving, I trust her to keep the twins safe but this is the Firelord we're talking about. Along with Kyoshia, Earth benders tend to be very stubborn and she emulates that.

I sling the medical bag over my shoulder before going over to the Western Air Temple where the Avatar and his gang are at 'Aang tends to be more willing to forgive than the Sokka and Katara, mainly because of what the monks taught.' Kyoshia's words being my only guide right now 'But, he will turn to the others for their opinion as well before making a decision.' Let's hope you're right. "Hello, Zuko here." I half wave, everyone here from what I can see, but the Avatar... "What are you doing here?" Katara scowls, freezing me where I am at. "I'm here to apologize." I say "And to ask to join you guys."

Then Aang comes out of a room with a look of dismay? "He's not getting any better." who's he?

"What's in your bag?" Toph asks, pointing to it, "Uh medical herbs I think." I answer, I haven't really looked in it yet. "Is there anything in there for fevers?" Aang asks, I shrug "I'm not sure, a friend gave it to me."

"Let me see." Katara takes the bag from me, not even unfreezing my feet. "There should be a scroll in there with what each container is and how to make them." I say just as she finds it, opening it. "This is amazing!" the water bender mutters before digging into the bag and pulling out a container and handing it to the Avatar "Put this on his forehead.' she instructs, melting the ice now. Aang runs off, "I hope this works, Aang has been really worried about the kid." Sokka says as Katara continues to read the scroll "Unbelievable, where did you get?" she asks me. "A friend gave it to me before the eclipse, I think she studied under a herbalist for a while when she was younger. Who has a fever?" I ask, Katara sighs "A little Fire Nation kid."

"Fire Nation by blood." Toph corrects, "Yeah," Katara rolls up the scroll "but he has had a fever for the pass few days without any signs of breaking."

"He says his name is Iroh, at least that's what he told Aang." Sokka tells me before I stop paying attention to anything else, No, no no no. There is only one little boy by that name "What color is his eyes?" I ask, there could be others but- "Silver, surprisingly." Katara notes. 'Nezu' was only a nickname, partially to lessen the confusion between him and Uncle but also because of Father. Especially after Ba Sing Se, "Something the matter?" Toph asks, just in time for me to fall on my knees. "Zuko!" Sokka is beside me, squatting down "You okay?"

"It's my blood that makes him Fire Nation." I say before looking at Katara, why I don't know, "That's my son in there sick."