Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: What happens to Snow and Lucy after the Hunger Games?

After the events of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray Baird's lives take divergent paths. Snow, now a Peacekeeper in District 12, is a failure in the eyes of the Capitol. However, he finds solace in reuniting with Lucy and their growing feelings for each other. Snow begins to understand Lucy's wild and defiant nature and becomes more empathetic towards the Districts.Meanwhile, Lucy plans to escape to the North, a territory believed to be outside of Panem's control. Snow secretly records evidence of Sejanus's plot to help District residents escape and sends it back to Dr. Gaul. However, the plot is jeopardized when the Mayor's daughter and another citizen stumble upon Sejanus and Spruce discussing their rebellion. Snow and Spruce take decisive action, shooting the intruders and burying the remains. Unfortunately, their efforts prove futile as Spruce later dies from suspicious injuries and Sejanus is hung for treason.In the midst of chaos and uncertainty, Lucy reveals her intention to still leave for the North. Instead of accepting a position in the Officers Training Academy offered to him for his information on Sejanus, Snow decides to join Lucy on her escape. However, as they journey together, Snow's true nature begins to emerge. He stumbles upon the buried guns used to murder the Mayor's daughter and contemplates using the evidence to destroy any memory of his crimes and regain his family's honor.Caught in a moment of betrayal, Snow struggles to hide his change of heart. Sensing his behavior, Lucy assumes Snow is planning to leave her and flees into the forest. In a moment of desperation and uncertainty, Snow shoots into the trees in an attempt to kill her. Uncertain of whether he struck her or not, Snow disposes of the guns and returns to District 12. He is then transported back to the Capitol, where he meets with Dr. Gaul, who praises him for his information on the rebellion. Dr. Gaul explains that she had sent Snow to District 12 to come to terms with the reality of Panem's society.Accepting his new path, Snow agrees to train as an officer and is practically adopted by Sejanus's father, who remains unaware of Snow's involvement in his son's death. Snow's journey to becoming the President Snow the world knows from The Hunger Games begins here. He embraces his sinister side and starts his lifelong signature of poisoning his enemies, starting with the Dean, Dean Highbottom.As for Lucy Gray, her fate remains a mystery. The epilogue of the novel reveals that the games were initially the brainchild of a young Dean Highbottom, who presented the idea to Snow's father, Crausses. Although Highbottom remains opposed to the games, he is unaware of the Snow family's involvement. Lucy's ultimate fate is left open-ended, with the suggestion that she either died in the forest or managed to escape Panem.In the upcoming film adaptation, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Snow is portrayed by Tom Blyth and Lucy Gray by Rachel Zegler. Other notable cast members include Peter Dinklage as Casca (Dean Highbottom), Viola Davis as Dr. Gaul, and Hunter Schafer as Tigress (Snow's cousin). Early reviews indicate that the movie stays true to Collins' original novel, with praise for the supporting characters. Fans eagerly await the release of the film to see the on-screen portrayal of Snow and Lucy's journey after the Hunger Games.