Looking back at this Yoshi P statement(story spoilers)

[Vahlnir]

How is countlessly baiting them is any better?

It's not. I don't think the Scions necessarily need to die (though I don't think a death or two during the course of the story of Endwalker would have hurt) but they do need to face some actual consequences. Like Arenvald for example who was permanently injured trying to scout out a tower. By all rights Y'shtola should be permanently blind by now, or worse. But nope, all of them are fine and living their best lives. When they are put in a bind and nothing actually comes of it, it cheapens everything that has ever happened to them. Repeatedly.