So what is happening right now:
Rosetta is giving Maxi and Anatol a heads up of what their father is doing. She's saying "so pops wasn't too happy about the beating, so in his small minded dícklessness, he suck it up to the king, but is secretly building a force to attack you. Go time is my wedding, so that's your clock".
Why she didn't say that to Riftan? Well, he's brash and would not withdraw the declaration, as she rightfully assumed. Plus, Agnes was there too, so that would create a conflict of interests. If Rosetta becomes Crown Princess, she gains a very strong position to fúck up their father for good, but right now, she needs to play the game. Putting Agnes in an awkward position would help no one.
If Maxi knows and speaks to Riftan, they can build their own force and let the Duke throw first punch; then they can claim they acted out of defense and raze the place to the ground without fear of consequence.
Question now is whether Maxi will regrow her lost spine and make Riftan understand that they just got dealt a really valuable hand and any rashness will put everyone involved in danger, most of all Rosetta since she's still in that hellhole. She clearly doesn't care if the land burns as she just said "the land I live in", not "my home" or something; it was a simple "please don't destroy this house I currently live in", but very effective in reading between the lines that she loves that land as much as having someone devour her heart while she watches.
I just hope in all this that Maxi can put her foot down and talk to Riftan, make him see what a golden opportunity they got, and make it work.
