So what? I can't just change who I am. [He turns away, looking to sea, and crosses his arms.] I tried starting a new life in the Earth Kingdom. I was even happy for a while. But eventually my past caught up with me. It always does. How wouldn't it, when it stares me in the face every time I look in the mirror?

[The memory of Ba Sing Se brings with it a fresh wave of confusion and anger, and his hands drop to his sides, clenching into fists. The Avatar is still alive, which means Zuko's days as the so-called hero who slew him are numbered. And what leaves him more angry and frustrated than anything is that for all his father's approval, now his uncle despises him, can't even stand the sight of him.

He tried to make the right choice, but in the end, he's unhappier than ever.]