May the gods save the Duchess. A human murdering a supernatural was unheard of. The punishment was death by torture.
The arrival of men capable of turning the tides showed up, but what use were they against a witch? The castle was not their battlefield. The entire world was a magician's domain. To give, you must take. Magicians' magic was fueled by the life force of an organism.
When Ophelia murdered one Alpha after the next and destroyed one Vampire Head after the other, no one knew where she was taking the life from. It was certainly not her body, glowing with health and etherealness. It was certainly not the Mavez knights who didn't even feel an inch of pain.
Ophelia's magic came from within. She needed nothing, but herself and her blood. The Direct Descendants were the true magicians, requiring no help, but themselves. And today, Ophelia proved their theory true.