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It's not about the brevity of the quest, but rather that since we already have a negotiator, Locken doesn't need to sign up. Before, he might have had thoughts and doubts like, "But how will they manage without a diplomat? Maybe I should sign up?" But now that we have a negotiator, those doubts are gone. Still, in many games, Locken was the leader and the main talker.