[Renegade334]

@cyberdemon:

Spoiler for novel:

At the end of the novel, nobody knows where Kira and Lacus (and the Mighty Strike Freedom, for that part) are. Athrun and Cagalli appear to be in the dark, too...although there is one passage that might suggest they do know. That part is written ambiguously enough that you can interpret it both ways. Still, they do not give in to intense international interest and diplomatic pressure to actively ascertain the missing pair's whereabouts. They know that, emotionally speaking, both Kira and Lacus are essentially at the ends of their respective ropes and no one has the right to force them to pick up where they left off (COMPASS).

Thereupon Athrun and Cagalli resolve themselves to keep fighting in their stead, even if the urge to give up is always there, nipping at their heels.