They don't respect the general authority responsible for order in the entire continent/world (I can't remember), let me just use my family name to try and bribe them
dumb cash cow
@maffo666 I don't see the contradiction. Just because they're bold enough to commit that crime doesn't mean they can't be greedy. In fact, taking hostages and selling them may be the very thing they ambushed them for. Establishing your status as a cash cow may save your life.