“Aang didn’t destroy your ship. Your ship was destroyed by pirates five years ago. You told us about how Zhao had paid them to assassinate you, so you disguised yourself as a Fire Navy Soldier to enable you to get to the North Pole to capture Aang. Zuko, your uncle survived that explosion because he was there to help try to save the Moon Spirit!” The waterbender was excited now, and it was revealed in her voice. She knew the cause of Zuko’s brain malfunctioning. The Dai Lee were behind it. His father was behind it. She didn’t know how they’d escaped, but they had to be! “You’ve been to Lake Laogai once before. You saved Appa from the Dai Lee. Don’t you remember? Appa’s trust is how you joined our group months later so you could teach Aang how to firebend.
“Zuko,” Katara laid her hand on his shoulder, “I know how to heal your mind of this. Jet was brainwashed by the Dai Lee once, and I helped him remember the truth. Let me help you.” She could feel how he trembled with rage beneath her hand, but she wasn’t afraid of him. He was her friend, and she knew it. Her main duty was to help him remember that. How could she help him when she had been too weary as to heal his foot as much as she wanted, though?