Why not? To join would be to win.
I can understand that the rebels were afraid of a potential knight templaresque loyalist who would stubbornly refuse any recruitment offers coming his way, but incentive-wise, there wasn't any drawback to joining up whatsoever.
I'd have accepted immediately.Originally Posted by evnafets
Keep in mind that if I had refused the offer, I would've just been lynched out of spite by the rebel peasants on the day thereafter, which would mean that I'd never be able to ascend to the throne.
As such, had I refused, I certainly would have lost.
This is not to say that I'm not fine with a draw. I actually like to see these kind of once-in-a-blue-moon type situations happen.