She asks nothing of me, Birdman. I do not care to defend her; I have no allegiance to her. She is merely the warden.
[flinch]
She wants to keep us alive. It is very hard to die here, as far as I can tell. The staff is fast, and the medical assistance is excellent.
Dorothy's children are my only family.
[flinch]
All I have done is accept assistance. When has that ever been wrong before?
[He says this, but watches the delmetor turn to dust, and feels his fear of Mother, and by extension Birdman resonate within him. He isn't afraid of the pain that is sure to come, but the present condemnation]