Chapter 30: The Tin Knight and The Witchs Way of Greeting (5)
To clarify one fact here, Adelaide’s combat experience was meager.
The period she had been learning to fight from the Tin Knight amounted to a little more than two weeks.
Her ability to achieve an undefeated streak at the Lennart dojo was due to quick initiative and unpredictability, not because Adelaide was overwhelmingly strong.
Therefore, Dorothea didn’t demand something like “defeat the opponent” from Adelaide.
Her sole task was to stall for time.
To somehow hinder the movements of one familiar.
Even that came with the condition that she could flee anytime if it became disadvantageous.
Adelaide was grateful for the consideration
That witch, slightly older than her, was cruel to those who first pointed their blade at her but had a surprisingly soft side towards companions.
For this reason, Adelaide had no intention of easily running away.
The Tin Knight and Dorothea treated her not as a servant, but as a companion.