Wow. I was hoping Mako and Hiromi would end up together but the story didn't flow together that well. I never really sensed Hiromi was in love with Mako or the other way around so for her to show up after leaving so abruptly like that, it just didn't feel like the story was leading that way. If...
So it's probably Neil but she evolved. I'm not sure about Zaly. He seems sketchy and maybe his plan is just this elaborate. I'm wondering if Elk is somewhat related to the dryads.