Because Magnus's way of handling things was extremely awesome: if he could avoid using force, he would; if he could spare your life, he absolutely would.
Though a few resistance soldiers guarding the city were knocked down, they were only lightly injured, with no serious damage; at most, they had a few bruises.
When Liszt stepped in to deescalate the situation.
It naturally led to Magnus being invited inside the stronghold for a chat. Last time, there was an attempt to use mind control on this guy to make him a pawn, but he escaped too quickly. Now that they got another chance, they must make good use of it.
There were many people with deep, unresolved grudges against Zote. The people of Old Aran were all his enemies, but over these few decades, either they were outlasted by Zote, or the descendants of New Aran had long forgotten.
After all, Zote was imprisoned in the Northern Prison, tortured, and punished.
