And yet, they want to cling to what was because it was somehow so much better? Nugshit. That's exactly the point, too, Harrowed mages can succumb so it's not a fucking cure-all. And there are many of us who have never been Harrowed who haven't, but then they probably aren't interested in actual facts.

We should do everything we can to prevent another, of course, but we can't let them use it as an excuse to tear us down while we're still figuring things out for ourselves.