"It is, but we don't want to let Harrowings continue. Those Circle mages were thrown in with no warning and had no help. This training is meant to get mages used to what they'll face in the Fade, if they aren't already. Personally, I don't think it's necessary, but Pel volunteered herself to do it, so my vote had to go with hers."

It's not that Ellana thinks it's a bad thing, as long as the spirit agrees to help them, but she would prefer other means of learning to resist demons.