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"Kuvira's trial resumes with her return to Republic City, and Varrick is called upon to testify about her use of spirit vine weaponry, and his role in developing it. Kuvira cuts him off, prompting the judge to warn her not to intimidate the witness, but Kuvira replies that there is no need for Varrick to testify, as she intends to confess to everything. She admits that she had usurped Wu because she wrongly thought she knew what was best for the Earth Kingdom, that she should have known about Guan and Dr. Sheng's brainwashing experiments, and that she was so eager to wield power and change the world that she did not care for the consequences. Admitting that she cannot forget her crimes or the people she has hurt, she nevertheless expresses the hope that she can heal some of the pain she has caused by taking responsibility for what she has done, before entering a plea of guilty.
As Team Avatar meet in the courthouse corridors following the trial's conclusion, Bolin reveals that he intends to carry on as Zhu Li's assistant, explaining that while he doesn't consider politics his true calling, he is fine with an unexciting job after everything he has been through. Kuvira is then bought out, and Korra remarks that she really redeemed herself, before the rest of Team Avatar express their gratitude to her for helping them out, though Asami warns that it will take a very long time to forgive her father's death at Kuvira's hand. Suyin and the Beifongs then approach Kuvira, and Suyin apologizes for being a poor mentor and mother figure to Kuvira, believing that she could have guided the younger woman onto a more appropriate path. Kuvira replies that Suyin has no need to apologize; she took Kuvira in and supported her even when she was at her worst, and that Kuvira is the one who was in the wrong for not appreciating how good a mother Suyin was to her. With that, Suyin steps forward to hug Kuvira, signifying their reconciliation.
As they break apart, Kuvira admits that she wishes she and Suyin had more time to spend together, to which Suyin reveals that Zhu Li and the tribunal have agreed to release Kuvira into her custody, meaning that she will be allowed to serve her sentence while under house arrest in Zaofu as long as she does not attempt to escape, as thanks for her help in stopping Guan. When Kuvira asks how the rest of the Beifongs - in particular Baatar Jr. - feel about this, Opal admits that they were all skeptical when Suyin first proposed the idea, but they came around, and Baatar Jr. will likely do the same. She assures Kuvira that while she might not have been born a Beifong, she will always be part of the family, and they all leave together."