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[It might be belated, but the gift comes at a good time for Zuko. Her last mission, while technically successful, didn't exactly bolster her spirits. Rob's been laid up in the infirmary ever since, and only after did she learn with certainty that Essei disappeared. Both of them were her responsibility, so of course she's been blaming herself.

At first, she even reads something sarcastic and cutting into Rin's note. Sure, she's "driven," so much so that she lets the people around her be expendable.

She reads it again. Rin wouldn't mean that, that's just Zuko letting her mindset twist things around. Christmas was months ago and Rin still thought to get her a present. A reminder that other people don't see her the way she sees herself. Rin still thinks well of her.

Does she mention any of that? Of course not.]

Thanks for the gloves.