Tom is very young, and his background is very different from the rest of the nobles’. Because of this, he has a very different perspective on human behavior and alleged crimes. More importantly, he recognizes the humanity in people who have been dehumanized by the upper classes. Out of all the other authority figures who likely presided over this case, none of them thought of using the love a mother has for her child to help prove this woman either guilty or not guilty. Tom, however (inspired by his own mother’s love), knew that if the woman
did have powers, she wouldn’t hesitate to use them to save her daughter’s life.