Yeah... I know thinking about that stuff doesn't help anything.

[ he blows on his tea a little and then takes a sip, though there's a lump in his throat that makes it hurt to swallow. ]

But... it just sucks! It was already bad enough losing Zuko after everything that happened this week, and we still don't know who killed him! And now I'm losing my best friend too, because some stupid shadow forced him into doing something he didn't want to do! Again!