OK, the discussion here and careful re-reading has convinced me that the "He" in last line is the lama.
I think Kim's situation was left a little open-ended, just to get you to think things through. I don't mean the last line itself was meant to be ambiguous, just Kim's fate. Life goes on for Kim, even if we will not be witness to it.
My mind was just trying to pin things down!
Bob
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