And then there’s little Fuu, the mystery girl. We know just as little about her. Mother dead, father long missing, she’s drifted and worked a variety of jobs (we're told) despite her young age, only 15. (My hunch is that this would only have been in the past year, since that's when her mom died.) The earth element of the triad, she wears mauve-shaded pink, right down to her plum-blossom-patterned tanto knife. A teashop waitress when we meet her, she takes the arson destruction of the teahouse as a sign that it’s time for her to hit the road and go on her great quest: the search for a mysterious samurai who smells like sunflowers. Who is he? What is he to Fuu? Why does she want to find him? Do sunflowers even have any smell? These become the background questions of the series. Though anime-girl cute with her big brown eyes and petite figure, Fuu is no pushover and will not be bullied. She’s brave and determined, willing to go hungry, improvise, and live by her wits to reach her goal. She hates to see anyone or anything bullied or mistreated and will stand up to anyone in defense of the abused; her compassionate heart has already earned her the love of several unlikely characters in the series. Nor is she afraid to call names and knock heads when her newly-adopted older brothers misbehave. She’s got a bit of a gambling bug and has awe-inspiring skills as a dice dealer, acquired we have no idea how or when. Hidden somewhere on her person at the unlikeliest times is her pet flying squirrel, Momosan, which has helped her out of several jams. And, of course, she’s the driver of the trio’s adventure: she helped rescue Mugen and Jin for the express purpose of recruiting them, and though they run into many things on the road, their end goal is always hers.