Minor Pet Peeve in ShB Tank Role Story

This is probably very pointless and is one of the least in the numerous usual story detail gripes people have with this game but I just wanted to point this out.

During your major echo vision in the role quest....why was Branden talking with Tadric? Isnt he supposed to be some young fresh inexperienced knight recruit? Why was he so important there, shouldnt those issues with the magical plague be a conversation with the captain of Voeburt's Knights? Why would he already be chums with the main court mage?

Idk I suppose this was just for the sake of convenience for Branden's story to have traction, but I felt they could've easily rewrote it as him already being the captain or something.