[ friends, kaveh thinks. good. altria's silhouette as she overlooks the endless golden fields here is a lonely one. but if she has friends who are on her side, kaveh thinks, then surely the path forward must be a brighter one than one seen alone. he considers this - that things are simply the way it is. that many of them want salvation, but that they're afraid of it.

of course they are. they ought to be. this is what kaveh says: ]

Of course they are afraid. They are receiving salvation that they have not earned. Any salvation that comes at the expense of someone else is no salvation at all. [ but here, kaveh shakes his head. the fire has died. it must. altria is still smiling. ] I can't promise you that I will curb my thoughts, though I will apologise for that outburst. I... just think it's unfair.

It's not fair. [ kaveh looks. ] Once you have saved everyone, who saves you?