I think it’s just stubbornness and bad influences, honestly, with a touch of wanting the credit for herself. I mean, I do understand that she probably feels like she has something to prove given that she’s only managed to master three of the four elements so far and the previous Avatar accomplished a great deal more at a younger age, but this really isn’t the best way to go about it.

[Also Tarrlok’s fucking shady but he like, isn’t gonna say that.....]