As Jack and Ashi are walking along the forest path from the samurai graveyard,as they walk, they reflect of what happened that day and think about what challenges they may face to recover Jack's sword.

Jack (pov)

"I hope Ashi and I will have a better understanding now that she has converted from the evil that is aku",

Jack pauses for a moment to stare back at Ashi, who appears to be in distant thought. Jack, who can't seem to not notice her new clothing and her hair, which, he complemented on after saving jack from commiting "seppuku".

"Hmm, she reminds me of a fairy tale my mother once told me and..., wait, what am I thinking!, Im getting off focus! Tis strange, that has never happen to me before?, only with that incident in the palace with my father in the palace and...Nevermind".

Jack, now out of his thoughts, continued to look for a place where he and Ashi can rest for the night.

Ashi (pov)

"I don't believe that the samurai would commit such a vicious act apon himself like that, as if his hope was drained like a well. Kind of reminds me about a time of training with my sisters, we were instructed to get in a circle, one of us would get in the middle, and pretend to be the prey, and the others would have to taunt you mercilessly and throw sticks at the person inside the circle...".

Ashi's flashback was interupted when Jack had told her that they we resting in a nearby clearing up ahead, and they would need a fire and some leaves to rest on.

The two, now have a fire set up, chat and talk about what are some of the things they encountered in their separate paths.

"Id just like to say thank you for saving my life today Ashi",

Jack's tells Ashi in a voice of graditude.

"Umm..., your welcome, I suppose,"

Ashi pauses then continued

"it was the least that I could do, after all, you did help me see the truth, and saved my life, twice"

Jack smiles, then bites into his meal.

Chapter 2

Jack and Ashi are now settling down for the night. The samurai gathers some dry leaves for their bedding, and ashi brings water to put out the fire. Jack then looks up at the sky and thinks about his mother and father.

Jack (pov)

"I promise father, if the gods allow me, I will defeat aku, and return to the past once and for all."

Jack then looks at Ashi, who is arranging the leaves into a bed shape. Ashi, now staring at Jack, asks him a question.

"Samurai, when we finally defeat aku, what will you do with yourself, or where will you go?", Ashi asked in a rather curious manner.

There is a short period of silence. Jack, at the time, had not planned on telling her until they did defeat aku, which, Jack had not planned on doing until Ashi had interrupted his "seppuku".

Jack then responds "I wasn't planning on telling you until that time had come."

"The original purpose of why I was sent to the future was because that in the past, Aku's tyranny was invading my father's lands. So I was sent out as a child around the world to train and defeat him, kind-...

"kinda like how I trained my whole life to defeat you?"

Ashi said while she had interrupted jack.

Jack nodded at Ashi, then continued his story.

"Anyway, when I had come back from my training, I was a young man, eager, but at the same time foolish for not listening to my father's advice about aku's tricks"

Jack then looks mournfully apon himself.

"The fight had been very rough, but I was persistent to defeat him. "before the final blow was struck with my sword, aku opened a time portal, and flung me into the future."

Ashi wanted to speak, but couldn't believe how misguided she was. She was taught that Jack was born from pure darkness, and wanted to destroy everything that aku had created.

Ashi then begins to speak "So, that's how you got here, and why you helped so many people, because not only was it your honor as a samurai, but you didn't want anyone to suffer like you had to".

Jack then nodded again. Ashi then continued to ask another question.

"So, how long have you been here?"

Jack, now looking up at the sky, answers her question.

"I have been here so long Ashi, it may not look like it, because when aku eliminated all the time portals for me to go back to the past, I stopped aging", but in total, I have been here 50 years. Fifty long years away from my people, my family, my home".

Ashi is now staring at the remorseful samurai's face. Ashi tried to understand the samurai's emotions, but growing up the way she did, she couldn't, because she grew up not knowing how to love, or understand, or show empathy toward anyone, before she changed her ways, she only knew of fighting and war, kill and destroy, and Aku.

"Jack, I had no idea, I was always taught that your life was like that. I was always taught that you were out to kill, and you were the one born of pure darkness and hate, I apologise for my misguidance"

Ashi tells the samurai, now feeling foolish for her actions. Jack then places his hand on her shoulder, then tells her...

"It is not your fault, it's the ruthless, misguided people who raised you, I'll admit, I thought you were a robot the way you were rambling as you were, but just like me, you were lost, but are finding your way".

Ashi then smiles and lays down to get some rest.

"Goodnight foolish samurai", Ashi says in a rather playful manor.

Jack smiles and lays in his bed of leaves peacefully.