[ The light in the other man's eyes made Zuko freeze on the spot. He'd seen something like it with Aang's eyes, and while he didn't think this man was the Avatar, he wondered if it had something to do with this man being able to connect to the spirit world as well. The symbol that glowed on the man's forehead wasn't something he had seen before.
When whatever it was that took hold of him finally seemed to pass and the other man reached for the wall Zuko found he was about to move again, and he braced himself to steady the guy.
On the verge of asking him if he needed to find a chair, when the stranger spoke the question he asked knocked the air out of Zuko's lungs, leaving him gaping underneath his mask. ]
W-what? [ The word was more like a wheeze, after which he lifted his mask and shook his head, trying to clear it before he spoke again, quicker and more assertively than before. ]
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When whatever it was that took hold of him finally seemed to pass and the other man reached for the wall Zuko found he was about to move again, and he braced himself to steady the guy.
On the verge of asking him if he needed to find a chair, when the stranger spoke the question he asked knocked the air out of Zuko's lungs, leaving him gaping underneath his mask. ]
W-what? [ The word was more like a wheeze, after which he lifted his mask and shook his head, trying to clear it before he spoke again, quicker and more assertively than before. ]
It's a duel, for honor. Why do you know it?