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The camera sweeps across the polished obsidian expanse of the throne room, finally resting on Zuko, rigid and regal upon the dais. Shadows cling to the contours of his scarred face as an attendant's sudden entrance fractures the silence. His golden eyes narrow, not with anger, but with immediate recognition. The message is delivered: Aang awaits at Baihu Mountain to reach Sonam. The immense weight of the crown seems to lighten, replaced by the familiar, welcome tension of a calling. Zuko's posture straightens imperceptibly, a warrior's instinct reawakening beneath the ruler's practiced calm. He is ready.