Roman usually wasn't very interested in witch affairs and rarely managed them, but she had White Mist, the former Witch Queen's bound spirit, by her side. White Mist believed that Merchant's Daughter was the successor chosen by the Witch Queen—the one who would eventually rule the entire witch kingdom. As for the current Queen of Witches, in her eyes, she was merely a usurper temporarily holding the seal of office. In fact, this claim wasn't entirely wrong. After the Witch Queen's death, she had left no designated successor, so the power of the witches was temporarily entrusted to her maid, who became the nominal "regent." Later, after the First Era, even the word "regent" was rarely mentioned, and the title Queen of Witches was used instead. But the witches' lineage had a long history, and many witches in Brunson's nation still knew of these events.
Since that was the case, White Mist naturally couldn't tolerate the witches' authority falling into someone else's hands. However, Merchant's Daughter devoted all her interest and energy to business, and White Mist couldn't persuade her. She had no choice but to personally take up arms. As a bound spirit who had lived for more than a thousand years, she had done much the same thing when she served beside the Witch Queen. Facing these "juniors" now, she was naturally familiar with the task. Relying on her unique origins, she quickly subdued Babasha and her people, sending spies among the witches who had pledged themselves to Brando.
Thus, the moment instability appeared among the witches, White Mist obtained the news and woke Roman. Although our Merchant's Daughter had never cared about her nominal subordinates, she knew how important these witches were to Brando. That was why she set aside her own affairs and hurried over, eventually