I'm so excited too! And yeah, absolutely down to continue the thread and figure out the vibes for them on the path to pal-ness. He loves having friends.

Since I didn't know about Rina and he didn't react to Strange's name we could say that Rina was a student but Emmrich doesn't know the names of what Riftwatch members were present when she died? He only knows that a couple of Riftwatch were there closing a rift and he's trying to not dig into it because he knows he'll have Feelings Regarding Difficult Choices and losing a bright, promising young mage. The knowledge can rear its complicated head further down the line?