[This whole conversation has been full of difficult and painful things. It's fitting then that Faust should bring up yet another near-missed death. He tenses and sucks in a sharp breath. He stays quiet only to listen to the rest.]

... Don't be stupid... That is... a future... You're doing things... amazing things... You're going to save... the world... Two worlds... if we count this one... And then you'll be free... to live as you want... and every step... matters too...

I'm grateful... If the Sage saved... your life... then I owe them... everything...