At this exact moment, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are standing on a hill overlooking Jackson, Wyoming. After hiking through the woods, Ellie stops Joel to share the story of how she was first bitten alongside her best friend, Riley. The sequence at this timestamp is as follows:
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: Joel, without hesitation, looks back at her and replies: "I swear" .
: Ellie expresses her survivor's guilt and looks Joel directly in the eyes. She demands the truth, saying: "Swear to me. Swear to me that everything you said about the Fireflies is true" .