An Ending And A Question

I have read to the end of "A Man To My Wounding." The first person narrator thinks:

"...we are the kings who die for the people..." (p. 201)

Ideas are being recycled.

The enemy sets out to assassinate not only current political leaders but also talented younger people who might become future leaders. Thus, the assassination system escalates just as war had done and the story ends not with a conclusion but with a question:

"'Where is it going to end?'" (p. 209)

The narrative had seemed to meander but this turns out to have been its destination point. OK. We can now move on to something else.