C1814 Warden's Regress

Warden said: "Don't tell me you don't use sticks, you also used sticks!"

I replied, "We were beaten to the point that we couldn't escape. We had no choice but to find a stick to use in order to escape."

The Warden said: "You guys have beaten him up first, he is trying to defend himself. Do you even have any grounds for doing so?"

Her words directly helped the other party speak up