[It's not Heaven he's afraid of... The discomfort eases as their conversation moves back to Heaven itself and not his experiences specifically, but his voice retains a slow, careful quality.]

It is...the end. A safe haven for souls whose bodies can no longer sustain them. A human soul without a body can be vulnerable.

["Reward" implies it can be denied. He supposes it can be, but for God to do so would be unfathomable.]