Squashing the old beef was the easy part, as Fiona felt like the rivalry between the two of them had never quite become personal. Building actual trust would take time. Keysha could probably benefit from backstabbing Fiona at a key moment to put herself in the spotlight, but then she would be well-and-truly without any friends, and she seemed to understand she couldn't battle her way through the whole NMW roster on her own.

"Feel free to DM us if you want to talk about anything," Fiona offered. "Maybe we can get to training together." It was easy for Fiona to see the benefits in that. Keysha was a far better striker than either Defiant Dream member, and with time could probably help Fiona shore up a pretty glaring weakness in her skillset.

"Likewise," said Keysha, before excusing herself, leaving Fiona and Kendra to talk amongst themselves.

Fiona shifted the icebag Kendra had handed her up to her forehead, sighing and feeling that heavy tiredness start to really settle in. "What a rollercoaster of a night."

She'd made a new and dangerous enemy in Elina Zamora, a woman who seemed a little beyond her skill level in the ring right now. Her dazzling first few weeks in NMW had hit a speed bump with a tough loss, but after transforming an old rivalry into a potential new alliance, Fiona left Austin feeling cautiously optimistic.