That's often a factor but not here I think. He could have just STFU'd about the whole thing. And he seems to be a lot more angry than scared when he arrives with the soldiers.
He may have expected favors from the soldiers, or he has replaced his ethics with deference to authority, or he just hates foregin benders more than the fire nation.
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u/ArticuloMortis7 Mar 30 '25
In every case of national conflict there are always those who are in league with their invaders.