Quote Originally Posted by Frederick22 View Post
Before meeting us, maybe he just planned to ignore it.
He was joining the chorus for Nidhoggs song of retribution, everything he says in that cutscene puts him solely on Nidhoggs side until Hydaelyn comes into it, "We do not forget, we do not forgive", "Ishgard shall burn", and so on. He even says he'll rise to join in the chorus, before implying he was going to kill us. It was only when it became apparent that we were Hydaelyns chosen did he do a complete 180 and instead opt to ignore Nidhogg and watch us instead.