'Damn my paranoia!' Lith thought while Phloria exploited his distraction to unleash a flurry of lunges. 'The Golden Griffon was just passing from here and Thrud had no idea I was going to ambush her.
'It's obvious that this is just a change of field, not a trap. There was no time to set it. Phloria must have brought me to the first place she spotted while looking at the area surrounding the lost academy.'
Phloria's deep violet aura was filled with white streaks from Give and Take and silver bolts of lightning. She was smaller and much lighter than Lith but with her strength increased by several folds even her physical attacks hurt.
As for Reaver, it was still plenty deadly.
Phloria was a much better swordsman than him and Lith wanted her alive. Much to his surprise, she didn't bother with defending herself, focusing solely on offense.