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After the Mother of Faces confird it, there was no longer any doubt that Ursa was Noriko.
And now, Noren had also admitted that he was Ursa's childhood sweetheart, Kahn.
After Ursa left him, he had been devastated, and the townspeople had discussed his misfortune endlessly.
At that ti, he rembered the legend of the spirit in the Valley of No Return, which had long circulated through the town.
So he went to the valley and sought help from the spirit.
Fortunately, he succeeded.
With the Mother of Faces' help, he abandoned his past, gained a new face and a new identity, and successfully evaded the soldiers Ozai had sent to assassinate him.
From then on, he prepared to begin a new life.
He tried leaving Hira'a for an unfamiliar city, making new friends, and finding new love.
He succeeded at the first part.
But he could never accomplish the latter.
He still could not forget Ursa.
In the end, he returned to Hira'a as an outsider and went back to the familiar theater troupe, planning to quietly guard his hopeless love for Ursa and spend the rest of his days alone.
"Even now, I still can't quite believe Ursa appeared before again that day," Noren said with emotion.
He could not suppress his excitent at the ti and confessed both his identity and his past to Ursa.
They reconciled.
And it was then that he swore he would never let anyone separate them again.
"After that, Ursa also told about everything she had experienced over the years."
"After realizing how dangerous her current situation was, I suggested that she seek help from the Mother of Faces as well."
"She agreed."
Noren said that the ti they spent in the Valley of No Return, living simply, supporting each other, and quietly waiting for the Mother of Faces to appear, had been the most beautiful and happiest period of his life.
During that ti, they confided in each other about everything they had endured over the years.
It was also then that he learned many things, including Ursa's two children, Zuko and Azula.
"She also ntioned you, Kahn."
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Kahn was very surprised.
After all, he and Ursa had only t once.
Noren said,
"She said you were a very good friend to both of her children."
"She believed you could have a positive influence on them."
"You said before that a friend entrusted you with finding Ursa."
"So it must have been Zuko and Azula, correct?"
Kahn nodded.
"Yes."
He had not expected Ursa to think so highly of him, and for a mont, he felt sowhat overwheld.
More than that, he felt relieved.
At least he believed he had not failed Ursa's expectations.
"Ursa was right."
"They truly did make a wonderful friend," Noren said with a complicated expression.
To be willing to involve himself in such a dangerous matter for the sake of a friend, and to have accomplished so much already—Kahn's actions were indeed worthy of such praise.
However, the secret Noren had so carefully protected all this ti had now been exposed, leaving him feeling deeply powerless.
Returning to the matter at hand.
For Ursa, happy mories had been far too rare during her life in the palace.
Most of the ti, she had been tornted by pain and fear, while Ozai beca a shadow in her mind that she could never escape.
So, in the end, when she stood before the Mother of Faces, Ursa chose not only to change her appearance, but also to change her mories.
The current Ursa rembered only that she was Noriko, a woman who had married into Hira'a from another town.
She knew nothing else.
"She changed her mories…"
After hearing the whole story, Kahn could not help frowning, feeling deeply troubled.
He had now heard all the ssy, lodramatic details, but he had already decided not to interfere in these private matters.
So he made no further comnt on them.
However, he had not expected Ursa to have changed her mories as well.
That was a serious headache.
After all, another purpose of their search for Ursa was to uncover the truth behind the night Ozai took the throne.
Ursa's mories were the key to that.
But now, she no longer had them.
He even could not help inwardly complaining about the Mother of Faces.
Wasn't she supposed to grant each person only one request?
But when it ca to Ursa, she had changed both her face and her mories.
What happened to that unbreakable rule?
Sigh.
After confessing all his secrets, Noren let out a deep sigh and said,
"If possible, I only want to live peacefully with Ursa like this, far away from all disputes and danger."
"But now, it seems that is impossible."
"…Sorry."
"It's alright."
"I had already imagined the worst possibility."
"At least you found Ursa first, not Ozai."
Noren gave a bitter smile.
Then his eyes grew serious, and he spoke sternly.
"But now that things have co to this, I also want to know your purpose."
"Why are you looking for Ursa?"
Kahn did not answer imdiately.
Instead, he pondered in silence.
Their plan was extrely dangerous and could not be revealed lightly.
But now that Ursa had beco the most crucial part of the plan, Noren, as her current husband, could not possibly remain uninvolved.
Moreover, Noren himself had once been one of Ozai's assassination targets.
When it ca to dealing with Ozai, they were already on the sa side.
From every perspective, Noren had no reason to betray them and should be trustworthy.
After thinking for a mont, Kahn decided to reveal their plan.
"Zuko and Azula miss Ursa very much."
"And besides that, we want to learn the truth of the night Ozai took the throne…"
"What?"
"You dare to do sothing like that?!"
Noren had thought he was ntally prepared.
But after hearing Kahn's explanation, he still could not help drawing in a sharp breath, falling into shock.
Overthrowing Ozai's rule—such an insane plan had already far exceeded his ability and imagination.
He even felt an instinctive fear of the unknown.
That fear made him recoil, resist change, and even show extre emotion.
"No."
"This is too insane!"
His previous cooperative attitude vanished, and he shook his head repeatedly.
"Forgive for saying this, but I cannot cooperate with your plan."
"This is too dangerous!"
"I can no longer let Ursa beco involved in danger."
"We only want to live a quiet, peaceful life."
"If you want to take Ursa away by force, then step over my dead body first!"
Hearing this, Kahn could not help frowning, and his tone grew heavier.
"Calm down."
"If I truly wanted to take Ursa away by force, I wouldn't be standing here talking to you like
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