What about him saying that we should kill Loghain instead of turning him into a warden just to sacrifice him to the archdemon. That seems like a fair deal. it isn't giving him an honor it's giving him a death sentence without risking anyone else. The only way to do so otherwise is to force him to marry Anora and then have him leave the party. As for his hardened state maybe but I've never really given it much thought since I usually play the human male warden and marry Anora to keep her in check without worrying about Alistair's personal problems. Likewise I wonder how people are going to deal with Morgan if they DIDN'T make the ritual their thing and instead sacrificed Alistair or Loghain instead.