[quote=@Keksalot]
So, he wants to be his own man above all? Choosing between the position of a second-in-command of a great organisation and position of a free man subordinate to none but also posessing no power or influence, which would he choose? Would he settle for an illusion or a seeming of control instead of true and complete power over all of his actions and decisions?
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Being second in command would mean little to him. However, his greatest fear, his primary foil, is helplessness. He has gone to great lengths to position himself to never feel that way again. If it was between the two options you presented, and those options only, he would take the role in the organization. Independence is important to him, but ultimately it is a tool to avoid helplessness.