Lack of Empowerment, dislike of the character, druids in general
or the cabal?

I think you showed a lot of patience and determination trying to
get inducted. I trust you experienced our interactions as advice,
rather than outright refusal. I think your approach would have worked
rather nicely with a good aligned outlander, though.

At any rate, I hope you had an interesting experience and wish you
(more ?) fun with your next.