Did you require a written invitation? I'd have thought the tender embrace would have served to alleviate any doubts you had about whether you are welcome in our kitchen.
[Emet-Selch sighs heavily.]
Besides, what is a conversation if not a series of diversions strung together and debated between friends?
Your concerns are just as valid as mine are, if not more so. And I will be the first to assure you that Themis here is not about to take his leave now that you have presented them. That's why he has let himself in, after all.
[He glances across the table at Themis. Clearly he's far more equipped to address Hythlodaeus's concerns than he is.]
Though if you would prefer that I grant the two of you some privacy...
[He doesn't intend to leave, but the offer is there if Hythlodaeus will feel more comfortable discussing such things in private with another who has experienced them. Rare is it for Hythlodaeus to admit that he is troubled, and Emet-Selch would prefer that he have the opportunity to air his concerns one way or another, even if he doesn't get to be a part of that process.]
no subject
[Emet-Selch sighs heavily.]
Besides, what is a conversation if not a series of diversions strung together and debated between friends?
Your concerns are just as valid as mine are, if not more so. And I will be the first to assure you that Themis here is not about to take his leave now that you have presented them. That's why he has let himself in, after all.
[He glances across the table at Themis. Clearly he's far more equipped to address Hythlodaeus's concerns than he is.]
Though if you would prefer that I grant the two of you some privacy...
[He doesn't intend to leave, but the offer is there if Hythlodaeus will feel more comfortable discussing such things in private with another who has experienced them. Rare is it for Hythlodaeus to admit that he is troubled, and Emet-Selch would prefer that he have the opportunity to air his concerns one way or another, even if he doesn't get to be a part of that process.]