[ if he asks, the little beast will appear, and zuko quite likes the fact miss maud isn't climbing all over him like he's some sort of tree for the moment. ]
Don't let them be a part of it. [ it's as simple as that. he knows fire lord ozai would've said use them as bait, sacrifice them for the good of the nation. but zuko isn't ozai. he feels diplomatic; he knows, to his own ears, he doesn't sound like zuko, but more of the leader of the fire nation. he doesn't sound or look uncertain at all. ] Only let the fastest people draw them away. Let the slow runners do something else — research, evacuation ...
[ he cards a hand through his hair, exposing more of his scar. ] This isn't the time to take big risks. Four legs mean that they're fast. They've been locked in the mountain. If they're hungry, they're going to need to go up against those who can hold their own weight. And we shouldn't be focusing only on them. There's blind spots we have to think about.
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Don't let them be a part of it. [ it's as simple as that. he knows fire lord ozai would've said use them as bait, sacrifice them for the good of the nation. but zuko isn't ozai. he feels diplomatic; he knows, to his own ears, he doesn't sound like zuko, but more of the leader of the fire nation. he doesn't sound or look uncertain at all. ] Only let the fastest people draw them away. Let the slow runners do something else — research, evacuation ...
[ he cards a hand through his hair, exposing more of his scar. ] This isn't the time to take big risks. Four legs mean that they're fast. They've been locked in the mountain. If they're hungry, they're going to need to go up against those who can hold their own weight. And we shouldn't be focusing only on them. There's blind spots we have to think about.