The Payoff of Mordecai's Life

Esther is not meant to be understood as a fairy tale where the location and the setting don't matter. The original audience would know this list it would be a huge deal that Mordecai is on this list Esther participated in it so mentally she's in even better stead in the mind of Xerxes. Now we just wait until the payoff comes when will the king reward this benefactor who saved his life again.