With the Mother of Faces' confirmation, there was no doubt that Yin Shu was Noriko. And now Nolen had also confessed that he was Yin Shu's childhood sweetheart, Khen.
After Yin Shu left him all those years ago, he had been overcome with grief, while the townspeople gossiped about his plight. It was then that he remembered the legends circulating in town about the deity in Forgetfulness Valley, so he went there to seek the deity's help.
Fortunately, he succeeded.
With the Mother of Faces' help, he abandoned his past and gained a new face and a new identity. He also successfully evaded the soldiers Ozai sent to assassinate him, preparing to begin a new life.
He had tried leaving Rah Town for an unfamiliar city, making new friends, and finding a new love. He succeeded in the first part, but could never manage the latter.
He still could not forget Yin Shu.
In the end, he returned to Rah Town as an outsider and rejoined the theater troupe he knew so well, intending to simply watch over this love between him and Yin Shu that had never reached a conclusion, then grow old alone.
"Even now, I can hardly believe that Yin Shu actually appeared before me again that day."
Khen spoke with deep feeling.
Unable to contain his excitement, he confessed his identity and his past to Yin Shu. They reconciled, and right then, he swore to heaven that he would never let anyone separate them again.
"Afterward, Yin Shu also told me what she had been through over the years. Once I understood the danger she was in, I suggested that she ask the Mother of Faces for help too. She agreed."
Khen said that the time they spent living a primitive, simple life in Forgetfulness Valley,