That person was leaving Cheliax mostly alone while he went about his other business.

Then Asmodia vanished and Carissa Sevar sold her soul.

Separating aside emotional responses, even on the larger gameboard it no longer seems particularly like he ought to leave Cheliax alone.  Evidently, things will go on happening there even if he leaves it alone.

Subsequent reports of a nobles' gathering in Cheliax are not reassuring.  Taking both reports and the observations within reports at face value, Carissa is becoming relatively less aligned.  She has an artifact headband to become a cognitive power opposing him and also with some of the dath ilani toolkit.  Ione can report of her pre-Nefreti knowledge that a soulsold Carissa probably now has at least 3 Wishes with which to enhance herself.

"Doing nothing and hoping nothing happens" was always a questionable option at best.  He discards it now.

That person was leaving Cheliax mostly alone while he went about his other business.

Then Asmodia vanished and Carissa Sevar sold her soul.

Separating aside emotional responses, even on the larger gameboard it no longer seems particularly like he ought to leave Cheliax alone.  Evidently, things will go on happening there even if he leaves it alone.

Subsequent reports of a nobles' gathering in Cheliax are not reassuring.  Taking both reports and the observations within reports at face value, Carissa is becoming relatively less aligned.  She has an artifact headband to become a cognitive power opposing him and also with some of the dath ilani toolkit.  Ione can report of her pre-Nefreti knowledge that a soulsold Carissa probably now has at least 3 Wishes with which to enhance herself.

"Doing nothing and hoping nothing happens" was always a questionable option at best.  He discards it now.