[Nathaniel knows it's supposed to be a humane alternative to execution. The Warden mages he's talked to have made him a little more aware of what's involved and what it does to someone. When they expressed they would rather die than be made Tranquil, he decided he couldn't really tell them Tranquility had its place. Maybe it just exists to make non-mages feel better about what they do to mages.]
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[Nathaniel knows it's supposed to be a humane alternative to execution. The Warden mages he's talked to have made him a little more aware of what's involved and what it does to someone. When they expressed they would rather die than be made Tranquil, he decided he couldn't really tell them Tranquility had its place. Maybe it just exists to make non-mages feel better about what they do to mages.]