Oh the irony... yeah I remember that line. Found it sort of funny, seeing as he was spreading light all this expansion.

I agree it was kind of a strange line, given how... intricate his actions are? He was also heavily emphasizing the saving of his people over the zealous darkness stuff most of the time. I guess its possible that tempering in these cases is more of a compelling sort of effect, and it can be more subtle, without overwriting the whole of the subjects will?

But yeah. Overall I'd also prefer if they wouldn't strip any agency from the Ascians. It might be an interesting whammy on the WoLs part, but it could cheapen Emets story by a lot.