Emet-Selch pins his young student with a skeptical arch of his eyebrow. Uh huh. Protestation indeed.

"Does everyone? No. It would be foolish to think as such." Thinking of the world in such terms is impractical and foolish. "Some are not so fortunate, others have no desire for it, then there are those who long for something they cannot have." It's not an exhaustive list of situations to be sure, but he is not here to provide the intricacies of attachments that he doesn't care about.

"If you are not here for a conjuring, then what is it that you needed?" The promise had been that Gen would find him whenever he was needed. One could assume this visit would be a request for some favor or another. Though as Emet-Selch tiredly finds a place to sit he has to wonder if this request would have to wait for another time.