There is one convincing arguement. It's all over his face-- but those words are locked in his throat. He will not explain his dishonor to her. He did it for Wells, because Wells was a good man, a soldier, someone of honor.
She can't begin to understand! Katara'd find a way to devalue that, or put it in the hands of her precious Avatar.
The dogs paddle over to Zuko, because they know the smell of his grief and his hurt, and they know when he stands straight like that he is not happy. But at the same time, they are uncertain; they duck heads, approach low; pups to an alpha, and he sighs, turns and squats down. Belly rubs are in order, through soggy, matted fur, as they roll.
"You can't understand my reasons," he says, " And I won't tell you my secrets and make myself vulnerable to you. I have done it too much here -- doing it to someone who can walk into my world, and-- make it worse? The Earth Kingdom already spits on me. Why should I give you more reason?"
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She can't begin to understand! Katara'd find a way to devalue that, or put it in the hands of her precious Avatar.
The dogs paddle over to Zuko, because they know the smell of his grief and his hurt, and they know when he stands straight like that he is not happy. But at the same time, they are uncertain; they duck heads, approach low; pups to an alpha, and he sighs, turns and squats down. Belly rubs are in order, through soggy, matted fur, as they roll.
"You can't understand my reasons," he says, " And I won't tell you my secrets and make myself vulnerable to you. I have done it too much here -- doing it to someone who can walk into my world, and-- make it worse? The Earth Kingdom already spits on me. Why should I give you more reason?"