"That legacy is still mine-- the ideals are still mine. Though I no longer live to see it fulfilled, I do remain Emet-Selch."
It's not the kind of thing he can just let go of-- retirement and death may go hand in hand, but there will never be anyone to take his place. There's no successor to pass the title to, and so for all intents and purposes, it remains his. One last link to what was.
He doesn't care for the vast majority of people here to have his name, anyway. It wouldn't feel quite right. Astarion, though...
After a few moments he says, quieter: "I do not carry out the duties of my Seat, but I am no longer a ruler, either. If you would address me in any other way, then I would have it be as my truest name, so long as you agree it will remain between us."
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It's not the kind of thing he can just let go of-- retirement and death may go hand in hand, but there will never be anyone to take his place. There's no successor to pass the title to, and so for all intents and purposes, it remains his. One last link to what was.
He doesn't care for the vast majority of people here to have his name, anyway. It wouldn't feel quite right. Astarion, though...
After a few moments he says, quieter: "I do not carry out the duties of my Seat, but I am no longer a ruler, either. If you would address me in any other way, then I would have it be as my truest name, so long as you agree it will remain between us."