Ilar had first hand experienced the power that Hofu wielded over the crowd, the power that was apparently granted to him by his following the Path of the Dread.
"More intriguing than daunting I feel." Ilar replied with a gleam in his eye. "It seems a path I may be interested in walking, but not walking into blind. I will think upon your offer and speak more on it before making a decision."
Having endured the power of the Dread path, he would not be so casually rushed into making a decision.