[Meeting K'rihnn's gaze, Emet-Selch is- surprised, a little. His meetings with the hero on the First had shown him a persistent distrust, a perpetual suspicion. But had they realized the risk he'd taken from the start? Was this something all of the Warriors felt, or was it just K'rihnn?

In any case, it gets him a small nod.

Strange. Continued cooperation should've felt like a useless endeavor, but- somehow it seemed that much more important to maintain.]

I have time to think on it, in any case. Both on how to remember, and how to avoid.

[His current task may have shifted drastically, but the final goal remained the same. A small, vaguely amused sound escapes him.]

I admit, knowing what I do now, I'll be a trifle disappointed if they can't find a way to struggle through regardless. [If K'rihnn had the capacity to kill him, then surely they all did. Which was an alarming thought, but also had the effect of raising his Expectations.] And in any case- your own world is safe. I don't think I could change that, even if I manage to avert my own destruction.

[He offers it with almost-a-smile. It was an attempt at reassurance, a reminder that the display of trust probably wouldn't backfire on the mi'qote. His star would remain saved, no matter his best efforts.]