William didn't care that his curses against the Mage Association were overheard; he then sat up straight and asked Hill, "Why can't sorcerers do it? After discovering that they might be associated with demons, those two legendary warlocks almost immediately ran to the Sorcerer Tower for help."
"A sorcerer's life is very long. The only short-lived ones are those of the demon series," Hill replied in a measured tone, "For a sorcerer, to lose one's sanity is to be considered dead."
William thought for a moment and understood. A sorcerer's life is a constant struggle against their nature. Those with calmer bloodlines may fare better; those more volatile might end up no longer human.
Like Hill here, before becoming legendary, what worried them was not the laws but not turning into a bear.