A rather lengthy journey for a tired soul to go on, don't you think? Nine whole gates to pass through before passing on. Don't tell me there's some ordeal or judgement attached to each one, or some nonsense complication like that.

But what happens at the end, after they've traversed all of this? That last step sounds the most crucial, and yet it's the one missing.

[Completely ignoring that he hasn't answered the question himself, his tone is low and idle.]