Compensation

Her carekeeper came in the next morning. He gave her a meal, and even if simple it tasted good. Fresh vegetables, grilled fish, white Wine. She heard horror stories about prisons, this wasn't it.

He then took her down a long corridor, to a dark room. He opened a windows, and the contents became clear. She was in a room with two human sized statues, one showed a half naked woman offering a giving hand, her expression filled with mercy, the other was a furious demon with bat wings, horns and a muscular frame, he was wielding a whipping nine tails.

"Meditate." He said, and left her alone. The princess saw Kendra in the merciful statue features, but the demon´s nine tails lashes also reminded her of the shadowy claw of her dearest friend. On closer scrutiny she saw that neither really carried a physical resemblance, it was just the princess own mind playing tricks on her.

The door opened before she could truly commit to either path, and she was taken to a large room with several robed humanoids. Kendra was at the back of the room, but she was quiet and sober, as if she was just watching. The creature in front of her, an insect faced humanoid, cringed its deformed mouths and somehow articulated words

"You stand accused of attacking an imperial patrol, stopping the execution of justice and helping a criminal escape. Ignorance and desire to repent have both being accepted as mitigating circumstances. How do you plead?"

Her conversation with Kendra was imprinted in her mind, so she said "Guilty, and I will do my best to compensate everyone"

"The criminal you helped escape is a notorious thief, he stole over five hundred gold coins worth of jewelry and coins." An ape faced demonspawn said.

"I will make good to his victims" This met with their approval

"There are several guards that were injured in your fight" a toad like humanoid croaked

"I will pay for their healing, and for their time off service"

"There is also the fact those were imperial troops, carrying the Emperor´s sigil" This accuser had his face covered in shadows, and his voice sounded cold

"I can just swear to spread word of Nocternian justice to my own country, to keep my countrymen from repeating my mistake"

"Everything?" the cold voice asked

"Everything" Liandra swore, and felt a magical geas binding her actions.

"Captain Slorak was cheated out of a noble title by your actions. He was a paragon among Orcs, and now he is shamed for being beaten by a woman." the speaker was a beautiful woman, she looked remarkably like Kendra, if only a bit older. There was outrage across the room, some were protesting this claim had no place among the rest, others about filthy Orcs, others just deriding the speaker a disrespectful trickster.

Liandra was glad she didn't have the chance to answer her at once. What could she do? Kendra´s stern expression was replaced by one of shock and conflict, she was being held by a dark elf standing next to her. Liandra couldn't hear what they were arguing about.

The tumult died down, and everyone expected an answer.