In this age, before ideas like nationalism had yet arisen, the most important thing in conflicts between nations—or even harm between individuals—was having a just cause.
Especially when a nation was regarded as the private property of kings and nobles, without a reason, why should ordinary people trust their rulers?
Therefore, even though Calia believed she would not exploit the common people as ordinary nobles did, and believed that under her leadership everyone could live better lives, she could not kill Bishop without cause—even if she was the Princess of Lordaeron and the last heir of the Menethil royal family.
Leaving aside the fact that the people and soldiers here did not know her at all, even if they did, what then? How could she convince them that she would be a better lord than Baron Bishop rather than a more brutal ruler? And if she rashly killed a noble without any charge against him, would other nobles still be willing to serve her in the future?
These were all things she had to consider.
Thus, no matter how displeased she was with Baron Bishop, she did not show it. Instead, at the welcoming banquet, she pretended to be a naive, innocent princess untouched by worldly affairs, as if she had no objections whatsoever to Bishop's cruel rule. She did not display even the slightest righteous indignation. Like a true princess, she fully displayed her beauty and elegance as Baron Bishop introduced her to his family and every knight under his command, smiling warmly and greeting each of them.
Even when Baron Bishop repeatedly complained to her at the banquet that the Scourge had greatly lowered his quality of life, that goods from Kul Tiras and merchandise from elves and dwarves were no longer available—even though his complaints disgusted her