Emet-Selch pauses when he sees the young man. He looks...uncertain as to how to respond but, similarly, he quickly wipes the expression away.

"I am. Thank you for checking in on my friend while I was...occupied." There. That's the obligatory words out of the way. An awkward pause follows as he tries to think of where to steer the conversation. In the end, he latches on to something he recalls Hythlodaeus telling him amongst all the chatter.

"I hear the potion I prescribed has been working well for you."