[He just sighs so deeply at that, and for a moment she might see the genuine sadness in his expression.]

I still forgive you, Azula. No lie, no secret plan. It is what it is, and what it always will be. If you want to run from that, to say it's all just...some plan you can't guess at?

Then that's your call. I can't make it for you. But you're trying so hard to make yourself into the monster...is it that hard to picture a life where you're not alone?