...you know, Nocton has been always trying not to die by his mother's hands and, for obvious reasons, he has to keep that he can use black magic from others but, besides brainwashing, he has done nothing else since he's faithfully keeping his promise to "not to kill", tho he already discovered that brainwashing can be really harmful... Doesn't this look more like a witch hunt than a mere "I want to live" from Duroa? I mean, he's just minding his own businesses and it's just because Duroa & Co. keep making a fuss around him that he goes out of his way to deal with them... The only good thing Duroa has done was that promise and that has been a shackle and a threat for Nocton all this time (I'm not saying killing people is ok but even I wouldn't be a sitting duck if someone wants to kill me 🤷🏻♀️)