The ex-prince paused a moment to dwell on the events that had transpired what now felt like ages ago.

"After the... events at the north pole came to light, Uncle and I weren't just banished, we were labeled as traitors." Zuko explained, sitting down across from his guest.

"There weren't many places left to hide and with all the refugees pouring in from N- Omashu it actually wasn't too hard to slip in. We eked out an existence there for a while before I wound up here. Heh, Uncle's probably still serving tea, wondering where I got myself..."