"I... The official stance says no, that they seek people to be Wardens after spending time as a recruit. The truth of the matter is that few would volunteer to be a Warden except during a Blight, and they generally don't have time for training then. If the Wardens are to keep their numbers up, they have to make offers to those with no other options. Myself, Nate, Teren, Bethany, Felix, we were all of us about to die for various reasons. Velanna had lost everything. I don't know about the others, but I'd wager most of them had no choices left."
His words are quiet, thoughtful. It's not exactly above-board, either. No one knows that they're not getting a whole other chance at life until after they join, and no one knows they might die while Joining.
"And while your question is entirely logical, there are a few things to remember. One, healer. I'd have no cuts if I went maleficar. Two, she was angry beyond logic. You know how it is - no one gets a third escape attempt. Two tends to be when they kill them. It was simply that I had a rare gift, and a great deal of it, that I survived, and the Templars who had been so pleased with themselves for bringing me in that second time found all of their satisfaction and sense of justice thwarted. The anger mounted with each escape and every time I survived another punishment. What's worse for them is they thought the sixth punishment would end me." He gives her a bitter smile. "It nearly did. But as you can see... So there was no reasoning with her. There was no reasoning with any Templar from Kinloch Hold. I was a sign that their power was not absolute, and they were furious."
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His words are quiet, thoughtful. It's not exactly above-board, either. No one knows that they're not getting a whole other chance at life until after they join, and no one knows they might die while Joining.
"And while your question is entirely logical, there are a few things to remember. One, healer. I'd have no cuts if I went maleficar. Two, she was angry beyond logic. You know how it is - no one gets a third escape attempt. Two tends to be when they kill them. It was simply that I had a rare gift, and a great deal of it, that I survived, and the Templars who had been so pleased with themselves for bringing me in that second time found all of their satisfaction and sense of justice thwarted. The anger mounted with each escape and every time I survived another punishment. What's worse for them is they thought the sixth punishment would end me." He gives her a bitter smile. "It nearly did. But as you can see... So there was no reasoning with her. There was no reasoning with any Templar from Kinloch Hold. I was a sign that their power was not absolute, and they were furious."