False, False, anddddddd False.
Never, have I ever approved trade in-game, and do I ever recollect you guys asking for trade whatsoever. Many people can tell you (ask NH) I reach out everytime that someone enters our territory unapproved before I attack them (or at least used to) and attempted to correct them. I did so in your case too, but you weren't online on steam, and I didn't bother with PMs since the site was down.
Read our Faction Hall page--Ultimately I can only give approval, and had you actually did as you said, and asked for approval, then you would have received it. There is also two fiefs that were KUTT's at the time that were open trading to public--Ulburban and Reyvadin. You bypassed both and attempted to head deeper.
Once again, I can't help your mistake, but please don't play it off as anything other than your mistake. And don't label this war (like Fallen) anything other than just personal Greed.
P.S. I'm not mad about being ganged up on, I'm upset that many people don't have enough honor or tact to actually come out and just state that they're being Greedy and want to join the Winning Side.