have you ever played Magic: The Gathering?

In it, there are rules in the rulebook. But, there is another rule a "golden rule" that states the cards over rule the book. If a card tells you to do something against the rules, you follow the card.

In autumn's case, the man who made the rules told her to do something (or at least told her she could) and that pretty much overrides the previous rules. in this situation only of course.