Similar but different; at least he was being given a choice to do this. "In the Circle, were spirit healers forced to go and find a spirit?" He was being trained to be one, but seeing as he hadn't finished it in the Circle he didn't know.

"So I suspect that there is a chance that a demon can show up and try to tempt me, or possibly trick me while I'm looking for my spirit?" Not a pleasant thought to be thinking about, not right before considering going through the test, but something he had to consider.