[ That is indeed an answer that is a bit more detailed than she was expecting or maybe even hoping for. It gives her something to chew on for a bit.

... things really were so much easier before magic and souls and multiple worlds were introduced to her world-view. ]

Doesn't that just mean he died a better death, not having wasted his life and having found fulfillment? Not that he should have wanted to die or that death is a good thing, but... having found those things, he was finally living every day to the fullest and appreciating how precious life is.