If we assume the premise has any meaning, then getting there on its own is a step anyway, not a win condition. I'm not putting too much value on it-- it'd be a necessary step, sure, but it's not all there is.

[he shrugs slightly, though, settling in to pet his cat as she curls up on him.]

...speaking of rewards, though, I've meant to ask. Did you end up with anything useful when you had that adventure of yours?