Escaflowne Episode 23 English Dubbed Episode Description: Folken returns to Asturia with Van and Hitomi. He tells the council what has really been going on and helps the military develop a plan of fighting back. Allen tells Hitomi of how he has fathered an illegitimate child, then proposes to her. The empire attacks before Hitomi can give her answer, and she experiences the battle as it is happening through Van. She is horrified that his will to protect her gives him bloodlust, and prays to be sent home. Immediately, a pillar of light appears around Hitomi and she is teleported back home.