Great story and the second chapter is even better than the first one.

I definitely could see Iroh hopping between rooms, entertaining Zuko and simultaneously fighting assassins, that thought is hilarious.

intriguing! very possible

This a beautiful and heart wrenching take on Iroh's mental state. Well done.

Growing on people like a fungus. A really fun story.

This is brilliant. Everything totally fits with canon. :)

This was a really interesting idea; I like this explanation on why Iroh might do something like this and the showing that his past still has effects on the present

I loved this.

I really enjoyed reading Iroh's perspective and seeing the justifications for the choices he made. It's certainly an original and creative take on why Iroh would have insisted on placing a highly inexperienced and ill-equipped Zuko on the throne (and really, the only plausible explanation now that I think about it).

Iroh's musings about his military past (particularly his consideration of his "effectiveness" as a general) was a great (and IC) insight into his own motivations regarding the war and the consequences afterwards, and drew a good parallel between his own life and Zuko's (certain stains that never come out regardless of time passed).

Lastly, I enjoyed the light humour here and there. "Like a fungus" made me laugh aloud and ended the fic on a light-hearted note.

I look forward to reading your other work!

Hm... Pretty good.
I'm not the only one that has made the Gaang's HQ in the Jasmine Dragon.
Could you maybe give me an idea for a story? I have the worst case of writers block I have ever had.

Of all the Gaang, I think that only Aang would not understand what was really happening.

Maybe Sokka, too.

Nice short story!

*snickers* It's a good thing that it was Aang that was there - anyone else would have questioned Iroh more. XD

When I first got the email about the update I was really excited because I thought that it was an email from my friend who I'm worried about because he's depressed and stuff, but it was this and it made me smile so thank you :)
I really loved how Aang just sort of bought it where as say...Suki would have noticed something was up and investigated.

That is a perfectly plausible reason for Iroh to not ascend to the throne.

Nice.