It's so funny that Essek 'fuck the Luxon' Thelyss was taken in by Ludinus 'fuck the Gods' Da'leth and within the span of three years was like 'yeah this guy is gross' and fucked off to play house with Caleb 'fuck the Assembly' Widogast. It might be the funniest (derogatory) thing that's happened in Da'leth's entire life.
Like all he had to do to keep Essek was give him half an ounce of affection and the occasional piece of research, and he fucked it up, so now he has to deal with this fruity little elf being Exandria's one man taxi service to the most annoying adventuring groups.
Literally cannot fathom how Ludinus screwed up THAT bad
He had this (relatively) young elf wizard who felt deeply stifled by his culture’s religion and openly questioned his god, he had no real close relationships, no support system and a terrible relationship with his only paternal figure
He should have been a slam dunk for indoctrination into his anti god magic cult
AND YET Ludinus managed to be so repellent and unconvincing that Essek rather give up all his wealth and political power to hang out with the group of roving murderous weirdos who showed him basic human friendship
AND started dating a the very powerful wizard that wants him in prison
How badly could he have possibly sold his whole deal to make THAT happen