[Don't mind him, he'll just squeeze Emet's hand really tightly as all this sinks in. Fortunately, it does help to put it as "going ahead".]

You'd better. I don't know what I would do if they really took you away from me.

[Breathe in, breathe out, okay he can be Not weird about this.]

Well, you better write to me every day. And visit as much as you can, yes? I admit, it's rather... stifling to realize that I can't simply track you down whenever I want, unlike in the old days.

[Maybe he's a little weird about this, but nothing out of the ordinary for Ascians.]