[ It doesn't entirely matter to her. She really just says things as she sees it as honestly as she can. It's not anyone's fault really. Though, she can't say she condones those kinds of behavior even of those bullies aren't the ones that started the fight.

Clearly, they were after blood if they were going after one man... ]

Of course. Even if you started the fight, at least you had the guts to take them head on by yourself. They took you on as a group. They're obviously a bunch of bullies no matter how you look at it. Then again if you started the fight, you must have had some reason for it.