From the Ashes (Rise, Phoenix) (джен)

"Zuzu, did you finally master lightning?"
His response is a strangled gasp, and she sighs before stalking forward to assess the scene properly. Their father is on the ground, and Zuko, dressed in clothes not at all befitting of a prince, is curled up on himself.
"No," Zuko rasps. "I—he tried to kill me."
"And you're surprised?"
Zuko lets out a wet laugh. "I shouldn't be, should I?"
"Hm," is Azula's only response. Zuzu has always been frighteningly naïve.
"You must think I'm stupid."
While she would normally say, Of course I do, it doesn't feel quite right for the current circumstances. Instead, she says levelly, "You've never been able to think before acting."
When he doesn't respond, she sighs. "So? What was your plan?"