Let's talk this through

She could feel his excitement about this, his enthusiasm even after considering the risks, and she couldn't deny she felt the same. It would be an absolute game changer, but that did bring up other questions. Obviously it would be somewhat divisive internally for the Wardens - there were always some that stubbornly cling to old ways simply because it was tradition. And not that there weren't people who volunteered for the Wardens, but it was thought of more as a haven for those without other options and an order that which, once pledged, there was no going back.

You bring up a good point there. I do believe that would be a good thing, of course, but I wonder if it would make the Wardens' status somewhat more complicated, she mused. There were political implications to this, after all, that they had not discussed. It could fundamentally change the nature and composition of the Order. They would not be able to be so secretive about things. More people would find out about what the Joining, and I suppose the UnJoining, would involve. And with Wardens able to serve longer, or in different capacities, I have to wonder if other countries would start to feel threatened. It's happened before even without a cure on the horizon.

Having accompanied Lana during the fifth blight, and seen quite enough during the sixth as well, she didn't doubt the necessity of the Wardens. But politicians had short memories when they wanted to and any big changes to the balance of power would inevitably stir the pot.

@Nathaniel Howe