An amazing story. Personally, my favorite bit is when the Foundation agent spoke. To have that much reserve and courage for a child you've never met before, in the face of your own death, really adds a level of character to some of the faceless Foundation personnel.
Although there is the Church of the Broken God, Marshall Carter & Dark, and various other organizations out there, we can't forget that the Foundation is extremely powerful, if not more so. I would like to see more stories like this, where unnamed Foundation personnel get their characters flesh out a bit.