Esther saw Jason's surprise and immediately began to explain.
"With your abilities, you could live so much better."
Jason scanned over the list, noting down the names as he spoke.
"But I want to live longer."
"Before I met Senior Edmund, although I entertained the thought of climbing to the higher ranks of the Holy Serpent Society, that was just a subconscious decision I made because I was a member of the society. It wasn't what I truly wanted. It was only after talking with Senior Edmund that I realized my real thoughts."
"It was a thought that made me feel truly at peace and comfortable from within."
"Such an idea, to me, is what I genuinely desire."
As he spoke, Esther's originally straight posture involuntarily began to slump down. When his neck rested at the top of the sofa's backrest, and his head tilted, with his hands on his stomach, his entire body relaxed there.
Contentment and comfort appeared on Esther's face.
Jason raised an eyebrow.