User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 12/@comment-178.222.37.62-20140902141420/@comment-4616231-20140902195207

He wanted Locus with him because Locus is like a one-man army himself. If Locus is around he wouldn't have to worry about dying (or so he thinks, which he thinks in the first place beacuse he doesn't know anything).