They're pulling a lot of us in, successes and failures alike. They need people, people with different skills and experiences and viewpoints for something. I wonder if...if they're at war or otherwise in conflict and need people with talents their enemies can't easily anticipate or counter.

[Jean's aware he's got some biases going into this, because the last time mages coerced him into acting on their behalf (less than a week ago subjectively), that's sort of exactly what the situation was.]