Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-101.175.142.125-20140930070707/@comment-29458028-20140930075546

Well, as for interacting with the initiate, if reloading to the point before he was recruited is impossible because of progress, maybe try attacking him till he kneels, then let him heal up. Might unglitch him.

There's always the option to reload, but statwise, the female initiate is just as good, so just use the female initiate as a follower.