Because all the Warden options in Origins totally presented being drafted by Duncan as an honor. Not as, you know, a choice between joining the Wardens or certain death/imprisonment or some other sentence with the high likelihood of death. Because that’s pretty much what it is in Origins. It’s not an honor; it’s a “get out of jail with some pretty pesky side-effects” card.
Kirkwall Was Totally Built On a Hellmouth 