...or a shelf from one of Scel's bookcases got loose and fell on his head as Egil was running after a mischevious kitten who stole one of his socks and zoomed in the library...
Jayem will be there, barring misfortune, though he'd be making excuses and departing again promptly once things are done. And I think it would have to be all of Scel's bookcases falling from the top of the tower before Egil would do more than say "Hm. Did summat fall on me? Not sure."