Only now did these mercenaries fully understand the implications of blocking someone's castle gate.
If Villes were present, he wouldn't hesitate to tell Violet that it was a declaration of war!
Since they had declared war, she had full right to kill everyone she saw before her, without any legal constraints.
For a long time, this is how battles sparked between nobles.
The losing party was often utterly plundered by the victors, their castles ransacked and their womenfolk auctioned off as slaves.
Explicitly written in the Empire's law is that the Empire has no right to intervene in such family wars.
Of course, Violet wouldn't remember that in this world, there were so many monotonous rules, these rules were utterly meaningless to her.
If unsure of what to do, choose to fight. If indecisive about what to say, simply fight!
This was Violet's answer when she didn't know what the right decision should be.
