Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-64.231.137.240-20140709221435/@comment-4091815-20140709224010

No, it wasn't. They had no idea of his modivations. Nor should they trust that he's had a change of heart.

As to your belief that Deucalion had nothing to fear - they managed to dismantle his entire plan. He was over confident and bombastic but didn't actually DO much beyond planning a bunch of stuff that didn't work out.