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A/N – The lines at the beginning of each chapter are from Mordred's Lullaby by Heather Dale. I was listening to it, and I thought that it sounded like the kind of thing Azula would sing to her kid, and then this whole story happened. Warning you right now, the main character is the product of Zuko/Azula incest (in keeping with the original tales of King Arthur, which the song and the title of this story are inspired by), so if that's not your thing, this isn't the story for you. If you'll stay to read it, enjoy!

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Hush, child, darkness will rise from the deep, and carry you down into sleep, child...

He is one, and right now his mother's arms are his whole world. She gently cradles Aziru to her chest, murmuring a lullaby into his ear. Her son and heir - the only child she has and will ever have - will always be treated more carefully than anything else. Though he can't yet understand the words or the meaning behind them, her song makes him feel safe, and he sinks into sleep before she's finished.

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