While Mizu is sailing away to parts unknown with Abijah Fowler (Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh) in tow, the allies she made getting there are scattered and split. Hopefully, that doesn't mean we won't be reunited with any of them as a result, though. After playing a valuable part in the attempted siege on Edo, Ringo (Masi Oka) returns to Master Eiji (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and looks to be taking his first steps under the tutelage of the legendary sword maker to become a samurai himself. If and when this new path will eventually merge with Mizu again is unknown, but it's clear that he's on the way to becoming as useful as he always hoped.
But while blades are being built with an old master and a new apprentice, a broken relationship seems to be moving further apart. Princess Akemi (Brenda Song) finally cut ties with Taigen (Darren Barrett), using the marriage she was forced into to her advantage instead. With Edo in ashes, the princess can now mold her new husband into a position that works in her favor, playing the game that she was reluctant to be a part of for so long and changing it for the better. That leaves Taigen to find a future of his own, possibly with someone he may never have expected.
