What would the path be had you been able to contain the light?

[Ralphe2449]

Emet appeals to people who want a quirky sexy man, the people who want a guy they can fix

Oh no, I am strictly in the "i can make him worse" category

I've said this before, but I think the most critical thing to understand about Emet in Shadowbringers is that he's not behaving rationally.

I agree he isnt rational, he is both tired and clearly has a degree of attachment to Azem no matter their disagreements, it is clear the reason he approaches the scions at Shb is because he show the hue of your soul and suddenly thought Azem could somehow lead to a different solution.

It is clear Emet himself hopes for an easier alternative since like I said, scheming to achieve so many rejoinings by itself takes a ridiculous amount of time and effort so even just from that practical aspect all would wish for a better solution without even mentioned as you say his contradictory behavior which are just contradictory beliefs and experiences.
His plan at the end of shadowbringers was to find a way to learn how the exarch figured out time travel because that would easily create new possibilities and you dont have to think hard about said possibilities, it is why I am imagining he at least has an inkling of an idea what a light surviving WoL could do to help bring back the ancients.

He becomes completely honest when he "betrays" the group when you kill Vauthry, he literally screams to Alphinaud "I was genuinely thinking of taking you on as allies" had the guy with Azem's soul been able to hold the light, he GENUINELY believed it could be possible, even if it was not, Emet, an unsundered with great arcane knowledge believed it could have been possible so I wouldnt say it is out of the realm of possibility and an unsundered or Azem at least wouldnt be able to handle the light.


The other option would be that knowing Azem he had hoped that Azem himself would be able to find a better solution hence if you could handle the light like possibly Azem could, you could prove his equal and he could "trust" Azem in finding a better solution which imo doesnt make much sense unless Azem was that good at finding unorthodox solutions Emet never could.

And it is quite clear he knows you have azem's soul since he specifically mentions your soul when he first sees you and later on Hythlodeus in amaurot mentions that there's no way Emet missed the hue of your soul.