That's a shame about Throne. Complexers are toxic... and not in the good, Britney Spears kinda way.
I would imagine he was just scare of accidentally ENTERING a mutant telepath, one stronger than Magneto who gave him the boot rather quickly because of those super psychic defenses that only a longtime X-Man would have.
I suppose, but even she didn't really know much about the process---she just wanted the outcome. I love how her character was handled though, I just think the more traditional type of Terrigenesis would be a blast for some unsuspecting AOS viewers.