Oh, actually it's been about seven years already. Year by year as long as I didn't make any kind of mistake my quality of life improved and I was given more autonomy. But recently... [A sigh;] Well, someone managed to trick me and at the risk of sounding cliche, the punishment for failure happens to be what amounts to a slow and painful death. That's all there really is to say on the matter.

[He squirms a little, uncrossing his arms but crossing his legs now.] So you're not the type to remain complacent when you know that something sinister is going on, right? That's the type of thing a hero does, isn't it? [With a wave of his hand for emphasis:] You don't have to be modest about it!