Emissary more like Impissary.
He never should have let Azem get their claws into you. Now the whole lot of them are infected with mischief and a desire for exploring the unknown.

Next they'll be telling drunken stories in the tavern or going on long group field trips to who-knows-where. (If they can ever find their way out of Town that is.)

Also, look. He doesn't count many among his friends, and someone he can speak to plainly is a privilege.
Don't abuse it, old man.