You are entirely correct on all counts. I didn't want or need you as an enemy, I had plenty as you know. But she wasn't one to let people attack the giant and get away with it if she could do something about it. Just like Nacklewig, one death was the price for such things, and the warning not to do it again. After that she mostly ignored you and the other non-mage fortressites. She surely didn't like you much (you in the generic, not you particularly) because you all use magic, you all travel with mages, you all protect mages, yada yada yada, but there was no special anger or anything toward you. Mostly just a "how am I going to make sure I don't let him get in my way while I'm hunting X fortress magefilth."

Keep trucking, I think you're doing a fine job as maran leader.