To fight, that was to disobey the law, that was to risk his head, that was to make at one blow an enemy of a minister more powerful than the king himself.
Batirse, es decir, desobedecer la ley, es decir, arriesgar la cabeza, es decir, hacerse de un solo golpe enemigo de un ministro más poderoso que el rey mismo, eso es lo que vislumbró el joven y, digámoslo en alabanza suya, no dudó un segundo.