" Mulan cast ShiShi an apologetic look, suddenly remembering how she'd cut her own hair before stealing her father's armor. Such a simple action, yet it'd changed everything. She'd severed ties with her old identity and gone from Mulan to Ping, from bride to soldier, from obedient daughter to woman who led her own life.
But what if she'd cut too many ties? What if when she went home, her parents no longer recognized her? After all, she wasn't the same Mulan anymore.
Sometimes, she didn't even know who she was. She'd thought going to war would show her, but things were never as easy as that. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Reflection (Twisted Tales)