[That first part comes as a bit of a surprise, even though it really shouldn't. Ghosts linger for a reason, after all. Emet-Selch's actual service to the spectres is less surprising, given how well-versed he has always seemed in dealing with the dead.]

I'm sure being listened to helps them. At first I thought they could just start self-help groups among their kind, but over time I've noticed that a good number of ghosts seek the company of the living... maybe to not forget what it was like, or simply to get a different point of view, I haven't really asked.

[As they pass by a narrow side street he notices another death magic trace and points it out.]

Isn't this a trail again? Let's go in there!