[And he does follow, unwilling to just let things lie, even though he knows this is not going to be a pleasant conversation. But then, when they reach the side of the building, he says that, and Elidibus can only open his mouth and close it again. He tries once more to speak.]

Even so, I worry for your well-being.

[To him, living won't be any more than survival until Amaurot is restored. To say the temptation to join hands with him once again and try anew wasn't tempting would be a lie, but he values his friendships more, even those made across time. It has always been his way, and he cannot bear to forsake one over the other. It'd be like deciding one has more of a right to live than the other -- something he was so sure of before, but can't possibly be now.]

I always have. Even when true concern beside the scope of my duty was beyond me. Isn't it you who always delighted in calling me a worrier?

[If Emet-Selch dies, he ensures Elidibus's death in turn, and unknowingly brings things full circle for all of them. It seems like a cruel status quo to try and preserve, especially if that is akin to what Hydaelyn had done all along, but...]

To you, it must seem a betrayal. I know that. But I am simply trying to mediate as best I can.