I think Noviask made a strong case for himself, not strong enough to oust Kraldinor but worthy of acknowledgement. I was on the council while he was anathema and while my loyalty to Kraldinor was stronger I still didn't turn on Noviask, and many other Imperials were the same. It's an instance of "not paying attention to CF". I don't know what else Dacagais does for CF but as the patron of Empire he barely gets involved.