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>I don't understand why if you reach THAT point you would not just install him as archon if you want an alliance
Because you maybe want revenge. And revenge is the sweetest when your enemy thinks he's about to achieve everything he wanted. Also, and it's metagaming but whatever, you don't get an alliance with him if he's an archon. He fucks off and continues doing whateverm including raiding your worlds basically playing you for a schmuck. Also kills Abelard's favorite relative. It's the worst possible outcome you can get with him.