Quote Originally Posted by evnafets View Post
There was no incentive to join the rebellion at this stage of the game.
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.

Quote Originally Posted by evnafets
Honestly would you have joined the rebellion when by declining you win anyway?
I'd have accepted immediately.
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.