I am Zuko of the Fire Nation. And things were not always thus. At one time, I was a crown prince of the greatest nation in the world. Life was easy and I lived
without care. Until one fateful day, I disagreed with one of my father's generals. The Fire Lord challenged me to Agni Kai, the duel of fire, to prove my
worth and I failed to impress him. I was banished from my home and from all that I knew. So, I journeyed by sea many months into the lands of barbarian peoples
- accompanied by Iroh, my uncle - through the lands of the Earth, the Air and the Water.
Kanna: (Casts the bones) *mumble mumble*
Iroh: She says the thirteenth bender must be no water bender.
Zuko: What are you saying?
Iroh: The thirteenth bender... is you.
Sokka: Blow-hards the both of you. She probably was some smoke-colored camp girl. Looked like that one's mother.
Zuko: My mother was a pure woman from a noble family. And I, at least, know who my father is, you pig-eating son of a whore!
Katara: Where did you learn our language?
Zuko: I listened!
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
without care. Until one fateful day, I disagreed with one of my father's generals. The Fire Lord challenged me to Agni Kai, the duel of fire, to prove my
worth and I failed to impress him. I was banished from my home and from all that I knew. So, I journeyed by sea many months into the lands of barbarian peoples
- accompanied by Iroh, my uncle - through the lands of the Earth, the Air and the Water.
Kanna: (Casts the bones) *mumble mumble*
Iroh: She says the thirteenth bender must be no water bender.
Zuko: What are you saying?
Iroh: The thirteenth bender... is you.
Sokka: Blow-hards the both of you. She probably was some smoke-colored camp girl. Looked like that one's mother.
Zuko: My mother was a pure woman from a noble family. And I, at least, know who my father is, you pig-eating son of a whore!
Katara: Where did you learn our language?
Zuko: I listened!
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.