The problem tanken is we know aside from Occitan/Chev's and a few smaller clans we are never safe, Although not allied with anyone we know they would not attack us out of mutual respect, NH on the other hand forcefully took our lands in the beginning, threatened to attack trade caravans, let FCC walk through there lands to get to us, etc.
Now I do want to point out one of NH members let us know FCC was coming, and I respected that individual for that. But with NH on the other side of the fence and Digglez public hate towards Hospitaller how could we trust them to not take our lands yet again when/if we get attacked by FCC, Tkov or whom ever!? If Zagush stayed in the hands of NH and LCO never invaded we would still be in our land. But once that village was dropped into our hands while LCO backed out, we had 2 options. Give it back to NH and hope they don't do the same thing to us they did at the beginning of strat, or keep it and get some fights in before the big boys come knocking. With our past, option 1 took over.
Call us ass's if you want, If it was my call Hospitaller would be allied with every clan on strat as I'm a free love and be friendly to everyone type of guy, but the reality is we can not trust many out there, and at this point we rather go down guns blazing, then waiting to be gang banged like last time, and before any more jump down our throat, keep in mind chances are you were apart of that gangbang against Hospitaller so your rebuttal is biased and doesn't hold as much sincerity.