"cyberneticdenim:  SPOILERS: This contains spoilers for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.  Q: What's the deal with Nate, Elena, and the rings? Did they get engaged? A: They actually got married after the events of Among Thieves. The revelation is perhaps a little subtle, but it's there: when Nate says ""You're still wearing it"" (referring to her ring), Elena's blunt response to Nate's observation (""It helps in this part of the world. Seriously, don't flatter yourself."") makes it clear that it is a wedding band, which she uses to deter aspirant suitors. The ensuing conversation perhaps best indicates why the marriage is on hiatus.  Elena: I see you're still wearing yours. Nate: What? Elena gestures to indicate Francis Drake's rings hanging on the cord around his neck. Nate: Oh, oh. Yeah. Elena: That's what this is all about, isn't it? Nate: You don't understand. I finally proved it. Drake lied about his route through the East Indies. Four hundred years ago, he came here. Elena: Why, Nate? Nate: That's what I came here to find out. Elena: No, I mean why this obsession?  Though wealth eludes him at the conclusion of Drake's Fortune and Among Thieves, Nate on both occasions gains a treasure of great value in Elena…and, on both occasions, he blows it, walking out when his phobia of commitment drives the couple apart. Elena perhaps best understands Nate's existential fear: he's afraid of admitting who he really is, and almost obsessively takes refuge in an identity that doesn't truly belong to him. The motto on Drake's ring has defined Nate's entire life; there's a sense that he has always walked backwards into his future, defined by his troubled childhood. In the closing cinematic, however, his reaction to his wedding band when Sully produces it - so much like the one belonging to Sir Francis, but lacking the motto; a blank slate - perhaps suggests that it might finally be ""Nate"" and not ""Drake"" who accompanies his closest friend and wife to the plane before the closing credits roll.  From the Q&A in the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception strategy guide  ok, so I'm happy now, but if they make an Uncharted 4 - Nathan and Elena best have had a happily ever after ending!"
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