I believe the statement from Bjorn was that the DO's would proceed as submitted. Anything stemming from the recent discussions and the LPA's request for peace talks will begin first thing in the spring. Once again, communications-lag-time strikes harshly. The temples and wizards need to put together a telephone network or something.
Good god no, that would ruin everything. Generals going off half-cocked is behind all sorts of diplomacy - as is facts on the ground as it were.
So far Landen is on the 'look we're serious, stop worrying about us invading if you say yes, we'll do it anyway if you say no' argument and Rashid is on the 'oi, get your tanks off my lawn, you have to be a friend if you want to be treated like one' side - as long as only peasants are getting killed most of the nobles won't grouch to much and either/both sides can back down fairly easily.
And if a general absently goes off on a killing spree and then decides to keep what they took when they get the peace missives, well, that's politics for you...
