“F-finally…free.”

(He kneels, looking downward as if weighing his guilt.)

“Machine… the son of man… the One I betrayed.”

(Pauses, voice cracking.)

“I am… amused. You freed me… of all this.”

(Looks upward as if speaking to someone unseen.)

“Sir… do you hear me? I have nothing left—no guilt I can escape, no debt I can repay.”

(Straightens slowly, determination in his tone.)

“I will leave this pit. I will wash my sin… even if it means facing you, Machine. You will test me… and I will endure, for Him.”