"Presumably the person with incredibly high Splendour also has any common sense, or so I'd hope?"

"Actually I guess that can't be taken for granted.  A Keeper candidate has enough common sense not to persuade the Guard out of going into cryosuspension and then becoming a master criminal bent on the destruction of all Civilization in the process, maybe somebody with high Splendour doesn't."

"Presumably the person with incredibly high Splendour also has any common sense, or so I'd hope?"

"Actually I guess that can't be taken for granted.  Presumably a Keeper candidate has enough common sense not to, in the process, persuade the Guard to not go into cryosuspension and instead become a master criminal bent on the destruction of all Civilization.  Maybe somebody with high Splendour doesn't."

"Presumably the person with incredibly high Splendour also has any common sense, or so I'd hope?"

"Actually I guess that can't be taken for granted.  A Keeper candidate would have enough common sense not to, in the process, persuade the Guard to not go into cryosuspension and instead become a master criminal bent on the destruction of all Civilization.  Maybe somebody with high Splendour doesn't."