Then perhaps you should reassess your expectations. Should you require perspective, Hythlodaeus was originally considered for a seat on the Convocation.

[Emet-Selch chooses to omit a few (personal) pertinent details, but even this much should be more than enough to make his point. A glance, to see if the Exarch looks worried or intimidated, or if he still looks as unbothered as he did but a moment ago.]

He's no Lahabrea, but he is shrewd, and you can bet your last coin that no small detail will escape his notice. If there's a weakness to be exploited, he will find it. And then devise a way to turn it into some manner of mischief, more likely than not.