Although his decisions might not be wrong to some people, it was definitely wrong in my eyes.
Pretty sure we all can agree that he was corrupted by greed, and Martha was trying to warn him of this. He just brushed her off of being "salty" when she's really trying to help. This is the reason I stopped watching Tom. He's literally turning into Tom .-. His bad side is really showing. I hope he gets at least a little punished somehow.
Of course he'll still be an Ianitee. He's always been and he'll always be. But Jordan does need to realize that gaining the trust of the Lieutenant is not his job, nor is it the right choice. That's the job of Tucker and especially Sonja. He needs to know that he needs to help lead the rebellion, since Ianite is the major role here. He needs to set the example and not be easily tempted by greed.
My question: Was the rapier really worth destroying the symbolism of Ianite returning to her beloved town? The Taint represented the corruption the King brought. The taint was supposed to be punishment of the town for disowning her- most importantly punishing Helgrind. But of course, Helgrind missed the worst of it. When Jordan gets rid of the taint, Helgrind sees it as Mianite always finding a way of protecting the Town. Jordan needs to see that the town needs to fall into shambles so the King will stop his retched-ness and be overthrown by the revolution. The revolution fights alongside the taint, and destroying it is lowering your attack damage. It's the emotional balance that needs to be restored, not the physical balance. The king obviously disowned his mother because of EMOTIONS. His wife and daughter died. Where does that hurt the most? EMOTIONS. And the emotions are what really needs to be fixed. Jordan doesn't seem to get that.
I can't wait until the others from Pax get back so all the people from Tom stop ruining Jordan's decisions. I can bet you over 50% of the people voting for him to "Take the rapier" and "Blow it all up" were from tom. I bet you all the money I have. There's no doubt the stupid Dianitees influenced him to do this.
I'm Team Martha here. Martha knows what's up. She's trying to warn and Jordan isn't listening. He's acting like a child who is overwhelmed by greed. Jordan, grow up. This is serious now.
Still love you though <3 I'm just trying to help <3 <3 <3