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[Po's sitting quietly at a table, dagger in hand and the tip sitting against the wood as he idly turns it. Liam is in wolf form nearby, laying beside a fire where it's most comfortable for him at the moment but never far from Po. His mismatched eyes seem focused on the dagger, they're at least directed towards it but it's his locket he speaks to, carefully propped against a small pile of books.]

How many people among us can say that they can fight?

[He lets that question hang.]

Now how many of you could fight blind?

Winter is on us and that, where I come from, can mean some very erratic weather. At least there we had the benefit of Graceling that could predict such weather and we'd know. We don't have that here. So what do we do if we find ourselves in battle but snowfall makes it hard to see, stings at your eyes? Retreat?

Granted, I doubt we may end up needing to fight a great deal if the weather turns to harsh. It's a skill that may save you though, during any season. And I'd be glad to train others in how to fight if you can't see.

Katsa and I have done it plenty of times. She will help. [Sorry not sorry, Katsa, for volunteering you.]

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How can you fight if you can't see?

[ if uncle was here, he'd tell zuko his nephew had fought for many years before he had been able to see. his own eyes hadn't been pried open until only a few months back when he had seen his true purpose. but uncle isn't here to give him such humbling wisdom. ]

You use your other senses. Your hearing or feeling. Even the lightest breeze or sound can save your life.

[Po couldn't quite say he fights blind but he's close. When his Grace disorients him, he might as well be. And he absolutely is when he goes to the monarchs audiences.]

[ has zuko ever relied on anything else but his bending? he pauses, thoughtful. when he had been camping with sokka — without it — he had to rely on this little thing called instinct. though it's not the same; he often remained alert at the sound of things. when he thinks about it, he feels like the answer would be no. ]

But wouldn't harsh weather render everything pointless? You can't concentrate. I've been to the North Pole. I couldn't focus on anything other than trying not to shake. [ but he had been fractured then, uncertain of who he even was as he had only believed the avatar could restore his honour. ]

It could but there are some people that might think they could get an advantage in weather light that. We may at some point be forced to defend ourselves. And it's a good idea to be prepared for anything, isn't it?

[That's true but Katsa is a Graced Survivor, she could whip up something to help fend of the chill if she chooses too.]

I found some clothes at the Station when I was last there. [Liam did actually and read the labels for him.] Thermal clothing, it was called. It's supposed to hold in heat, it may help.

[ once, he had believed being a firebender meant he could burn through the elements. being trapped within the north pole had completely destroyed that false belief. ]

I can bend fire, but I doubt that's going to do much with snow whipping in my face. [ and it hadn't, not when he'd taken refuge in a cave. it'd been a humbling lesson, one he hadn't quite understood until belatedly, that the teachings of his nation were utterly wrong. ]

Are you only preparing for snow? [ rain and sunshine, he believes, are latched in there somewhere. sometimes, he wishes katara was here, teaching him how to be more agile than he already is as she whips blades of ice in his direction. ] I want to learn how to fight in the snow rather than hide in a cave, but — [ it never feels right to simply take from people anymore. ] We should probably learn how to fight in extreme heat conditions, too.

Bend fire? [That sounds familiar. Didn't he show of that skill when they'd been taking Isengrim to Reynard? It had been hard for Po to catch it with his condition.]

For the moment, yes. As the weather changes, we'll work on other things that would blind us. Maybe the queen will even grant us something that will help. [Oh good, Zuko. That's something he hadn't quite thought of.] Probably a good idea actually.

[ given morla has gifted zuko with an item and more to assist him, he doesn't doubt she wouldn't be generous enough to assist her shardbearers in trying to help them shape themselves into being warriors who could take to any battle in any condition. ]

[ at the question, zuko shifts his locket to remain in one hand as he opens his other, palm up, to let a fire flicker into being. ] I can at least help with making it feel like Mount Verla. It's very hot over there.

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