She looks a little unsure about being called 'one of the best', a hint of her old low self-esteem showing for a moment. "Are you sure we shouldn't just leave, instead? We don't need to stir up more problems, especially here, of all places, and..." She hesitates, and it's pretty clear that she knows something she's not sharing. When he starts quizzing her directly, though, she does explain that her 'employment' with Tiamat's forces was somewhat more forced than she'd originally indicated when she met him, in a manner of being forcibly summoned and bound, although paid a fair amount for her services. It's entirely possible, which means that it's actually very likely, that her former sponsor, who had a fairly significant claim on her services, is the one who sent the arresting force after them. "He was... very harsh and demanding. He paid well, certainly, but... it was a difficult time for me.