To be honest, I don't see the test offered as being particularly useful. If every potential warder in the tower has to pass that kind of test, it'll quickly become known that it's a test, not to mention the fairly frequent event of a dark-friend sneaking into the tower to attempt an attack on a sister would get noticed and commented on in gossip in pretty short order. So, everyone would know that it's a test and the reaction could be faked simply to get a pass in a pass or fail test.<br/><br/>I would think that a test, if you really need one, would be more in the line of a test of skill and compitence with one or two blade-masters and based upon how well the tested does. After spending years in the tower training, the instructors would almost certainly have a measure of a man's commitment to protecting his charge, making a test of commitment redundant.<br/><br/>I don't know if that makes any sense or not, it just seemed too contrived to have every potential warder do and everyone not figure out at some point that it's a test... How many times can sisters be attacked in their own tower or city before people start flapping lips about how often that it happens?