Ben : Bridge theory

I don’t know if someone else mentioned this yet, but I think the bridge thing is they are going to ritually sacrifice Ben. When you see Akilah’s vision, she finds herself on the precipice of something, then STEPS ON BEN’s BODY to cross the gap. The symbolism is his body being the bridge. He isn’t speaking, he doesn’t seem consenting to be The Bridge. He won’t lead them across. They didn’t stop the execution because they want him to live. They will probably do drugs and kill and consume his body in a ritual offering to the Wilderness. Thus consolidating the religion/cult in with their survival, or “crossing the bridge”. And that’s why they cut his tendon. They know he won’t need to walk again. Also, he is kept in the livestock pen. This is just a theory, let me know what you think!