That doesn't sound true.

- She's going to nudge them out of view of the sailors for this conversation (after organizing pursuit, of course, but they'd already lost the Avatar in the fog by the time everyone made it back to the ship safely; there's little chance they'll catch up like this).

"Returning home won't mean anything if you only return to a pyre," she says, quietly. 

"That won't be less than what meaning I have now."

"It would be. Niece - "

If Zuko dies, Iroh's marching into Caldera City to kill the Fire Lord with her own hands, and damn the consequences.

"You matter to me, and I can't sit back and watch you die."

"Then I need to get stronger."

"You need to take care of your own life, too."

"Getting stronger will help me do that."

A bit wryly: "Strength can't substitute for wisdom."

That seems like a non sequitar to Zuko.

She pokes her niece. "Strength won't help you if you don't know when to use it, or when to retreat."

Mrrrrr.

Softly: "You should have retreated on your own from that, niece."

"I almost had her."

"Knowing when it's worth it to press on is part of wisdom. It wasn't worth it then; her position was strong, and she was already close to her mount."

"Teach me wisdom, then."

"I will."

Hm. All right.

"To start..." She hums. "We can talk about that fight in detail."

"Debrief. Okay."

They can sit down over a nice cup of tea, how about?

Always with the tea...

It's good for you! And a nice, revitalizing cup of black tea helps jump start the brain.

Zuko doesn't like the taste. Or the way it makes it her feel like she has to get up and run around.

Well, surely as she acquires wisdom she'll come to appreciate it.

Honestly not sure if that's worth the price.