Fiona's mouth went dry, she still felt a bit irked by Torque's uncouth behavior but that did not mean she wanted the dragon lord dead.
Tiamat turned and spoke directly to Fiona, "Now it makes sense, that was the extra incentive that pushed you to flee Thornwyck castle."
She realized that Tiamat wasn't entirely pinning the blame on Torque, which was good but that did not mean his sudden clarity absolved him from his past actions.
Fiona had been thinking of a plan to make Tiamat and all the men who overlooked her presence because of her gender pay for their mindless actions.
When she heard the talk of jousts something clicked in her mind and she figured there was no point in dancing around a futile topic.
"I think Gritzl tortured Torque long enough, if I'm willing to let bygones be bygones you should drop the matter too," she answered optimistically.
