When Coriolanus sought out Aufidius, I anticipated him murdering him, and I was even more surprised at Aufidius's sympathy to Coriolanus's speech. However, I am still not convinced in Aufidius's sincerity. I believe he might betray Coriolanus; he will use him as a weapon against Rome, and then he will turn on Coriolanus somehow.
"The fittest time to corrupt a man's wife is when she's fall'n out with her husband" (IV.iii.30-31).
As a reader, you can interpret Rome as the wife and Coriolanus as the husband. Now that Rome has banished Coriolanus and is without his strong military force, Rome is vulnerable and up for grabs.
On the other hand, I also question Coriolanus's naivety. How is he all of a sudden so vulnerable? He is supposed to be this great warrior, but he showed great weakness, by somewhat begging mercy from Aufidius. Perhaps he too is planning on using Aufidius and the Volscian army to get into Rome and seize back his power. It will be interesting to see how all of this pans out in Act V.
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