Last time, you didn't have a war in the East, you could focus your armies where the rogues hit. Now there's Westfold that is still in play. And who knows, HD or other neighbors could decide to try to take advantage of the rogue invasion to attack Astrum and help Westfold recover? Is it likely? Not really, but it's still a possibility. Still choices to make, though, if you send your armies West then Westfold will certainly take advantage of the opportunity to reclaim some regions, with or without any help.
HD is going to be on the monster's list considering their current density! Hopefully they'll eat some druids instead of Morek this time.
