Zuko didn't consider these things dragons. He knew what dragons looked like and this wasn't it. So he keeps attacking, managing to knock another one away when it goes after a fleeing Kedan. The shadowy hands at first go unnoticed, and Zuko keeps up his pace with his flaming attacks.

But then there's screaming and someone running around in circles. That's enough to distract him and stare for a moment in the direction of some weird looking person. Not that he's not used to seeing weird things back in Luceti but this is new. Zuko then ducks as one of the shadowy hands shoots just over his head and strikes another creature.

"Hey! Watch it!"