Crippled

He paused for a brief moment before finishing.

"If you fear death that much then live forever as A Coward."

Asher looked at the dragon and replied in a calm tone.

"I would have gladly lived like that, but who knows what might happen? One day, someone could assassinate one of my vessels. Maybe I'd get caught in a Bus accident, or perhaps I'd wake up on an experiment table. Who knows? No matter how carefully I hide, there will always be a possibility that something beyond my control happens. Even if that possibility is small, I would still have to live in constant fear. So that isn't really an option either."

The dragon looked at him for a moment before replying, "You are simply being paranoid. What are the chances that any of that would actually happen to you?"

A faint smile appeared on Asher's face.