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| - After arriving in the city as refugees, Iroh managed to get himself and Zuko jobs as waiters in a local tea shop. Iroh soon discovered, however, that the tea was less than to his liking, as he described it as "nothing more than hot leaf juice." He decided to take matters into his own hands and enforced some major changes. Business picked up, and soon, the city was buzzing about Iroh's fame as the "finest tea maker in the city". Upon learning about Iroh's brewing abilities, Quon, a merchant whose goal was to be the greatest tea baron in Ba Sing Se, visited Pao's tea shop to see if the rumors were true. More than satisfied, Quon tried to poach Iroh away by offering to fulfill his lifelong dream of having his own tea shop. Quon said he would finance a tea shop in the Upper Ring of the city, g
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| - After arriving in the city as refugees, Iroh managed to get himself and Zuko jobs as waiters in a local tea shop. Iroh soon discovered, however, that the tea was less than to his liking, as he described it as "nothing more than hot leaf juice." He decided to take matters into his own hands and enforced some major changes. Business picked up, and soon, the city was buzzing about Iroh's fame as the "finest tea maker in the city". Upon learning about Iroh's brewing abilities, Quon, a merchant whose goal was to be the greatest tea baron in Ba Sing Se, visited Pao's tea shop to see if the rumors were true. More than satisfied, Quon tried to poach Iroh away by offering to fulfill his lifelong dream of having his own tea shop. Quon said he would finance a tea shop in the Upper Ring of the city, give Iroh full creative freedom, and even throw in a new apartment. The offer was too tempting to refuse, thus, Iroh readily accepted. After Zuko's illness, and much to Iroh's joy, Zuko willingly and happily ran the "Jasmine Dragon" with his uncle. Business quickly picked up and Iroh's fame as a tea maker increased; praise of his brewing skills spread further through the city, until a royal messenger arrived, who brought with him a formal invitation for Iroh, asking him to serve tea to the Earth King. The invitation, however, turned out to be a trap laid by Princess Azula and led to Zuko's imprisonment in the Crystal Catacombs. Iroh sought the help of Team Avatar in an attempt to save his nephew, but due to Zuko's betrayal, the Avatar was "killed" by Azula's lightning and Iroh was captured by the Dai Li. The former general was taken back to the Fire Nation to serve his time in the Capital City Prison, leaving the Jasmine Dragon unattended. The day before the arrival of Sozin's Comet, Iroh swore that he would liberate Ba Sing Se with the help of the Order of the White Lotus and reconquer his tea shop, intending to spend his retirement serving tea and playing Pai Sho. After Ba Sing Se's successful liberation, the defeat of Ozai and Azula, and the renewed peace after Zuko's coronation as the new Fire Lord, Iroh reopened the Jasmine Dragon and served tea to the young war heroes. Sokka also attempted to create a painting of the Jasmine Dragon and the heroes in it, so that they would never forget that moment in the tea shop. The Jasmine Dragon was also the place where Aang and Katara shared their passionate kiss, marking the start of their relationship. Following the battle for Yu Dao, Aang brought Zuko to the Jasmine Dragon to rest after the Fire Lord passed out. Atop the tea shop's roof, the Avatar had his final conversation with Avatar Roku before severing his spiritual connection to him, feeling that it was a new world that he needed to face alone. Iroh called Aang back inside after Zuko woke up. Aang and Zuko sat at a table and had a conversation about what happened between them and their personalities in general. Zuko told Aang of his attempts to find his mother, which Aang encouraged by saying that "it's a new world" and "[he] had to take risks". Iroh offered them his new beverage made of milk, tea, and tapioca balls, which the two did not particularly enjoy, Zuko spitting his out. Shortly after Yu Dao's inaugural celebration, Avatar Aang, Katara, Sokka, and the Air Acolytes reconvened in the teashop. While Aang led the Air Acolytes in meditation inside the shop, Katara and Sokka remained outside to prepare Appa for a journey back to the Southern Water Tribe. After the session, Aang thanked Iroh for letting him use the teashop as a meeting place for the Air Acolytes, prompting the latter to remark that the Avatar was welcome to use the shop at any time, given that tea and meditation naturally went together. Shortly thereafter, Iroh saw Aang depart for the Fire Nation, heeding Zuko's request for help, and subsequently bid farewell to Katara and Sokka when they departed for the docks.
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