King Magnus of Xavax here - oh, we want war - but OUR terms, and at a time of OUR choosing. There are various sub-plots at work in Xavax at the moment, and diving headfirst into war with Perleone would be unwise and, frankly, idiotic. (and likely all their allies will go "EVIL XAVAX ASSASSINS! DIE!" for the convenience of an easy war)
Not to mention the last thing Xavax needs - in the eyes of a sensible king - is to be prematurely branded as a realm that sends assassins in the night for absolutely no reason, without declaration of conflict, and soon after requesting a diplomatic bump from neutral to peace.
What Grathe&Friends don't see is what goes on behind closed doors. The report and outcry of Sundar's attempt was sent to every ruler on EC - making Xavax look like a bunch of dishonorable !@#$%^&s and - thus - a viable target for conquest.
I plan for Xavax to be the next Cagilan Empire. Not some band of barbarians.
Also, Magnus never liked or trusted Sundar, even before the whole OLP cannibal thing, though that made it much easier to disavow his actions. Where our other infiltrators actually reported in and followed orders, Sundar did whatever the hell he pleased. Not to mention he defied multiple direct orders to not do anything stupid or violent in or near Perleone, to which he agreed - then went and tried to assassinate their judge, and in a region full of militia at that. Reeeeeal smooth, Sundar. Why not wait 'til he moves out to a neighboring region where - surprise! - there's no militia or foreign nobles to catch you? Impatience and inability to follow orders is the mark of someone who will not last long in a realm. It shows a lack of loyalty and duty, and you can't expect a ruler to go for that.
As a player, I went "Sweet, excuse for war!" as Magnus, he was furious at this abuse of a mere Inquisitorial trainee's power and failure to heed his very clear orders not to engage in aggression, which Sundar spit upon and he doubts ever planned to follow. A rogue infiltrator like that is at best an accident waiting to happen, at worst, an arbiter of chaos that will cause far more trouble than their dagger is worth.
