"Indeed I am, Senator. I have several announcements to make in the upcoming days.... ones that will change Rome. And yet... they are not what trouble me. No, it is a more basic question. One of Faith."

He looks west, towards the Rift.

"How much of my story do you know? I'll be explaining it all, soon enough, but I suspect you know much if it already. I'll fill in the gaps where I can, but you need to understand my story if you want to know why I'm troubled."