
You can still ask recruited Blades to follow you, but they will be situated at Sky Haven Temple rather than their place of usual residence. We'll have the recruits do some hunting with you." Speak to Esbern to complete the quest and begin the Dragon Hunting repeatable quest. Ask Esbern about the dragon lairs he's been studying. After the third, she will say "That's enough recruits for now. You can bring two more recruits to Delphine for the oath taking. "Then by my right as acting grandmaster, I name you a Blade, with all the privileges, rights, and burdens that brings. "Are you willing to trade away all claims and titles of your former life? To live here and devote yourself to protecting Tamriel from danger?" The Dragonborn wishes to give you the chance to join the lost guardians of Tamriel. She will then give the oath to your first recruit: Delphine: Since being a Blade is binding, Delphine will ask you for confirmation: "Are you sure? I'll need to ask them to take an oath to leave their old life behind and stay here from now on." Confirm your selection and Delphine will agree. To recruit a follower into the Blades, simply bring your new recruit to Delphine in Sky Haven Temple for introductions.
Their loyalty has to be with us once they're in." Recruiting Remember, though, being a Blade is a lifelong commitment.
When you offer, she will say, "If you find anyone you think would make a good recruit, I can certainly take a look at them. Someday." As you are the Dragonborn, and the Blades are sworn to protect you, you might be inclined to help Delphine find new recruits. But we have a headquarters of a sort now. Ask Delphine about her apparent staffing shortage and she will reply, "The Thalmor hunted us down, remember? It wasn't exactly great for recruitment. After completing Alduin's Wall, you may notice that the Blades' mission of ridding Skyrim of dragons may be rather daunting for just two people.