Sometimes, when the battle ends, it ends. Sometimes, it doesn't.
Sometimes, when the war is over, it's over. Sometimes, it's not.
Sometimes, you make things simple. 
Sometimes, you make them hard.
Sometimes, easy things can twist and bend.
Sometimes, even the simplest story can take an eternity to tell.
But, sometimes, hard things can be straight.
Sometimes, you can begin at the beginning, 
continue to the end, 
and then stop.
Even if you're going down ... 
Infinite Branches

Chima Baifeng Shengshan Chun
Book Four

Not even gonna speculate.