I guess they killed her to appease the public. Because many believe that the northerners are at fault that the war happened, they just wanted the parents to feel how it is to loose their child like the common people who lost their children or family. It stopped the war temporarily, or rather, it’s a temporary truce. The thing with the governing body/king not being present is confusing, maybe it will be revealed at a later point? ╮(￣▽￣)╭
That Selena girl did say something about "The King" that didn't give her much order.So they do have a governor body present But that doesn't clear the confusion whether North and South is the same country or not.
I'm really liking this, but I guess I don't understand how killing and framing one noblewomen for starting a forest fire was supposed to put a stopper on the war. Clearly there are issues that run much deeper than just that one incident, but Margaret had literally zero power or sway in anything. She said herself that she was considered to be a useless heir by society. Even if she was her house's only heir, her parents are both still around and presumably young enough to have another child, so getting rid of Margaret shouldn't have been enough to knock her family out of power. Also, is this supposed to be one country with 2 regions, or two separate countries? Is there not a king or some other governing body that could do something about this civil war?