I really like the fact that the Paladin has a support tank kind of thing going on (having things like Cover, Divine Veil, Intervention, and Passage of arms) while still being a good tank in it's own right. Plus I like Sword/Shield better than Battleaxe aesthetic wise. So continuing with Glad/Pal makes sense.

However, I think Warrior's gauge seems more interesting, being filled by attacking and being purely offensive in nature compared to Paladin's filling through auto attacks (aka passively) and being used defensively. Being reliant on auto attacks to be able to use some defensive abilities just seems a bit weird to me.