"Hm." Maybe it was rude of him to ask more of this great knight, especially after they seemed to react so strangely to being asked what their knighthood was for. Finding other things to ask them is just... cheating, probably. "You don't have to do the rest," he says flatly. "You're not my employee."

Normally he'd be telling anyone else to get their sorry selves out of his shop by now. But Lemm has to admit it to himself, if not to the Hollow Knight - he doesn't want them to leave. Not before he knows just a little more. Just a bit. Anything! But he can't ask because he thinks it might be upsetting, so then what's the point? Is he being selfish and wasting their time?

...He continues to do so.

"Where will you go, I wonder?" He shuffles some notes around and pretends to still be working, not making eye contact or looking up, just breaking the silence for the sake of it. "There's a town up above here somewhere. Haven't heard word for a while, but I know someone's mapping the area. If you're looking for fame and fortune, you might start there. There's nothing here but what's left of other people's."