** spoiler alert ** 
 Not quite the conclusion I was expecting. I know and it is not a tragedy either. There are wars there are casualties, people survive, they moved on. It's just bittersweet, really. *SOBS IN THE CORNER* *GRIEVES FOR ALEKSANDER FOR ETERNITY* *FEELS GENUINELY HAPPY ABOUT MAL AND ALINA* *FEELS GIDDY THAT NIKOLAI IS SINGLE AF*