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Second, she seemed surprised at seeing Earth from space, a new place for their new life. Her dialogue with Yosho does not seem to indicate that she was some place familiar, let alone returning home.

Finally, there is her tree. Katsuhito talks briefly about all Juraians having a personal tree, much like the OVA continuity.

While this does not rule out that she was of some alien world near Jurai and inducted into Jurai’s culture, thus obtaining a tree as in the OVA, Katsuhito’s dialogue does seem to imply that Haruna was a native of Jurai.

then it can be further surmised that Kagato wasn’t too keen on his decision to marry an outsider. But this is only a thought.

Now, I could buy that Haruna was not a noblewoman, and that might have spurred or assisted the split between Kagato and Yosho. Considering Kagato’s desire to end the rightful bloodline of Jurai’s royal family, he might have seen Yosho’s line as corrupt or tainted in this way.

Now as to the identity of the heiress herself, she could very well be Ayeka and Sasami’s mother (or grandmother if looked at properly), and she never bequeathed upon them the knowledge of Yosho’s departure.

That could be a real possibility, considering how Kagato was ready to kill Ayeka equally with Tenchi at the end of Universe. Although, this could equally be due to him wanting to clear out all other rivals to the throne. Also, if Kagato had known Ayeka’s grandmother, might he not recognize Ayeka or Sasami as he did Tenchi? Perhaps, this could have happened off-screen when Kagato was plotting, particularly as Ayeka was a very public figure.