It certainly reflects very poorly on the Tanmoku family that they were deceived about the obvious kidnapping of THE MOST POWERFUL MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY. It's understandable that the affected families are powerful, but it's clearly not strategic to have supposed allies trying to kill THE MOST POWERFUL MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. The grandmother, who was so likeable in the first season, now comes across as downright awful. The episode swings back and forth between whether Shouken is a traitor or not; he seems to have hidden activities, but he also appears to be completely loyal to Ki. Now, with the tragedy unfolding, we understand much more about why Tanmoku Ki is the way he is in the present.