It won't have that chance. [ and it's with confidence he'll need to begin to feel, he says: ] I won't let it.
[ lasso of obedience, remember? zuko will make it lick her hand with no teeth. if it so much as thinks to harm her, he'll damn morla's own rules and burn the jabberwock as if he's a dragon himself. it doesn't deserve to die — he thinks it should be given a chance to live, but zuko's too easily swayed to anger when someone he cares for is in danger. before, that'd been too muggy, rendering him blind to those who flanked his sides unwaveringly, but no, with a plethora of worldly lessons under his belt, he knows someone or something like ozai doesn't deserve leniency (even though he often grants it, regardless). ]
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[ lasso of obedience, remember? zuko will make it lick her hand with no teeth. if it so much as thinks to harm her, he'll damn morla's own rules and burn the jabberwock as if he's a dragon himself. it doesn't deserve to die — he thinks it should be given a chance to live, but zuko's too easily swayed to anger when someone he cares for is in danger. before, that'd been too muggy, rendering him blind to those who flanked his sides unwaveringly, but no, with a plethora of worldly lessons under his belt, he knows someone or something like ozai doesn't deserve leniency (even though he often grants it, regardless). ]