"And he might try to insist that a banished Princess has no standing to challenge the Fire Lord's orders."

"It's my ship. I should- take responsibility."

"Then kill him."

Something in Zuko firms, at that.

"I will."

Soft smile. "Good girl."

Smile!

Cute sister. 

"Would I get the fleet after? Or- not, since I'm still banished."

She shakes her head. "Properly... The Fire Lord should appoint a new Admiral. But I or our Aunt should be able to take command in the meantime; there'll be a lot of confusion."

"And then you can call off the invasion?"

"Then I buy us time."

Nod.

"The Fire Lord will likely try to order the invasion continued. I'll stall, at least, but... We're going to need to move quickly to oppose him."

"What can we do to prepare?"

She has a few places to start...

Zuko is ready to work.

And if the plan is for Zuko to challenge Zhao - they should make it so he can find them easily.

Any of the northern ports should suffice for that.

She knows where Zhao is, too, which will help narrow things down.

So they could manipulate the exact timing, potentially.

It'll be tricky, but... Yes. 

Azula can use any time they buy beforehand to pre-position herself, too.

She'll have whatever Zuko can give her.

Good. 

(Her big sister is unfairly cute...)