The battered Minerva retreats to a port on the Sea of Marmara to repair the damage it sustained in the Dardanelles battle. Troubled by the chaos his former comrades created during the fighting, Athrun decides to leave the Minerva and go in search of the Archangel so that he can talk to Kira and the others in person.
I see. And so when the war began,
you didn't go back to Orb...
Verstehe. Und als der Krieg begann,
bist du nicht nach Orb zurück,
Entiendo. Así que cuando empezó
la guerra, no volviste a Orb,
Entiendo. Así que cuando empezó
la guerra, no volviste a Orb,
Voilà pourquoi t’es pas revenu à Orb
depuis le début du conflit.
Entendi. Então, quando a guerra 
começou, você não voltou à Orb,