ok, so basically, he thinks that if he died his mother would live.
Panel 3: (Conner) I...I need air.
Panel 4: (Conner) ... No... It has to be this way, doesn't it... Mom talked about fate that one time. Its gambles and risks, sometimes to save something, anything...
... Mom, maybe...
Panels 5-7: (Conner) Fate... Take me instead...
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