[ Definitely important. But there's always someone to kill or someone to marry, or a baby to raise or a country to run. Just because it's important doesn't mean you have to ignore all else. ]

Young man, I will let that comment go, but I am not some garden variety spook. I have watched entire empires be born with their emperors, live their time, and then die. I have seen things that would make you run mad, and I endure. Because old or young all mortals feel fear. I know a great deal about your world. More than I care to, in fact!

[ So there! Hmph! ]