"Yes." Edward felt that honesty might be best in this situation. Why bother lying? "I do. Your life is interesting. You are fascinating. I like to learn things and it's not as if this place has much else to teach me."

Other than what all was a sin, as it turned out. "I walked into church and didn't burst into flames, to I've learned that all of that shit can't be true. As you know." He didn't really see Jonathan as being a big believer. Now, someone raised to fear God, probably still hard to shake that off, but still. Jonathan was intelligent. He loved that.