Or else he could try gathering his own claque, or even woo some of the lesser femmes, some of whom might be even sympathetic if he played his cards wisely and patiently. None of which would need a murder.
Agreed. My only point was the girls action of humiliating him in front of his peers. She signed her own death warrant with him once she did that. She made her power play (humiliating him in his world) and he made his (killing her). In his sick mind, he won.