Looked trough their thread and if I did not overlook something they have a NAP with athlete till turn 205. That makes 25 turns before they could go to war with athlete.
From my pov I would imagine that slaze abandons his cities back to his capitol and that athlete will take those and then threaten slaze with his stacks so he can get peace with at least still 5 to 10 turns till the NAP with India runs out. Enough time to reposition his army.
And that again unsecure border to athlete might even get India in the position to reconsider an attack on Nakor.
From my pov I would imagine that slaze abandons his cities back to his capitol and that athlete will take those and then threaten slaze with his stacks so he can get peace with at least still 5 to 10 turns till the NAP with India runs out. Enough time to reposition his army.
And that again unsecure border to athlete might even get India in the position to reconsider an attack on Nakor.