Since we've gone against the crown princes with taking Nesso's sister from the castle, we're already wanted for treason. Even with Nesso and I gone from the castle, that's only one of their company--the castle still has plenty of knights to fight for them.

We'd most likely be put to death and Nesso's sister taken back into their castle before we could so much as try anything.

[Trying to save the country on their own just... isn't feasible. Elza isn't naive. He knows full well what those princes are capable of by now, and with the revolting of the villagers of Scharlmessen... Well.]