To me, he's praying to god to let him stay how he is so he can finish something with "someone waiting for him". Perhaps the thing he had stolen he was being punished for, and he needed to stay behind and watch over his "someone."
To me, he's praying to god to let him stay how he is so he can finish something with "someone waiting for him". Perhaps the thing he had stolen he was being punished for, and he needed to stay behind and watch over his "someone."