I'm aware. But in this place, monsters like us are reborn to relive and learn from our previous mistakes. [That was the theory anyway, but he hadn't been willing to test it himself. He had heard that people had died and returned, yet others had left without a trace and never returned.] They want us to reform after all, and I have considerable to repent for I imagine.

[He actually chuckled at the question, stopping at the mouth of the cave to look at Richard.] I never put my trust in any good Samaritan. However, as far as I can see, you don't benefit from my death, and I think you and I are interested in exploring this opportunity. [The caves, he meant, but he'd leave it to Richard to fill in whatever idea the opportunity was.]

Luck or fortune favouring me?