Whether it was the path that the three of them willingly choose that pushed them in a certain direction, or whether it was just the fact that the events long gone influenced their growth in a way that they could no longer do away without violence and scheming, the one thing stood true.
The three of them were about to do something that would definitely go down in the history chronicles. As to whether this would be a thoughtful story for the small kids to never raise their hands against the existing order unless they want to lose it, or a story about a few brave men - and women - that dared to risk it all and actually managed to achieve their goal, only time would tell.
"Okay then. Given how I will be having a talk with the King tomorrow, I think we need to push the 'bandit invasion' for a bit later. Do you think that would be possi… No, never mind."