The saying goes: Do not disturb a sleeping lion unnecessarily, and do not stir up trouble without reason.
There's also a proverb: You shouldn't touch a tiger's behind.
What Jeska's troops did last night could no longer be simply described as "touching the behind."
It was like setting a tiger's behind on fire, gouging out a large chunk of flesh, and then, before leaving, kicking its balls fiercely.
Atop the watchtower, Winters nonchalantly stuffed steel nails into the leather pouch on his vambrace, casually saying to Bard, "The Herders are quite fiery."
"Isn't that obvious?" Bard replied irritably, "Why did you steal their statue?"
"It's not that I wanted to, you weren't there," Winters said solemnly. "These guys saw so much gold, their eyes practically glowed green. I said 'don't touch it, leave it there.' They wouldn't listen!"