Talk:Gauntlet of Fire/@comment-3292369-20161209195658

Lord Torch seems to be a bit more complex of a character then he is made out to be. First, it's implied he made it illegal for the dragons to attack the ponies from what Garble said. Second, Princess Ember said Spike was the only person to look out for her, but that doesn't seem to be true either, as it's clear Torch was trying to protect her, because while he forbade her from going, he did allow Spike to compete, but of course he goes about it all with a tough guy guise. That might explain some of Ember's psych. Also, despite what Torch claimed, the competition was clearly biased in favor of small dragons, as large dragons would have found it much harder to get past some of the obstacles.