[clanking]

I'm sorry, Mai.

I know I've made some bad choices.

But today, I'm gonna set things right.

Why are you here?

I'm here to tell the truth.

Telling the truth during the middle of an eclipse.

This should be interesting.

First of all in Ba Sing Se, it was Azula

who took down the Avatar, not me.

Why would she lie to me about that?

Because the Avatar's not dead. He survived.

What?

In fact, he's probably leading this invasion.

He could be on his way here right now.

Get out!

Get out of my sight right now if you know what's good for you.

That's another thing.

I'm not taking orders from you anymore.

You will obey me,

or this defiant breath will be your last.

Think again. I am going to speak my mind

and you are going to listen.

For so long all I wanted was for you to love me,

to accept me.

I thought it was my honor that I wanted,

but really, I was just trying to please you.

You, my father, who banished me just for talking out of turn.

My father, who challenged me,

a 13 year old boy to an Agni Kai.

How can you possibly justify a duel with a child?

It was to teach you respect.

It was cruel and it was wrong.

Then you've learned nothing.

No, I've learned everything. And I've had to learn on my own.

Growing up, we were taught

that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization

in history, and somehow the war was our way

of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world.