Selphira had alleged the current configuration was fundamentally superior anyway.
She was similar to Victor in terms of raw power but considerably more dangerous in practical application because she had many more "years of experience" making her more difficult to surprise or trap with tactics that would work against a younger tamer.
You could easily say 4 centuries of experience. But that wasn't hyperbole or estimation… It was 4 actual centuries.
She'd seen things, fought battles and survived situations that had killed better-prepared people. Made mistakes and learned from them when younger tamers would have died making those same mistakes.
Her control over beasts was more refined. Her combat instincts sharper. Her understanding of how to read situations and adapt strategies in real-time more developed.
Victor was strong, maybe top 1 in the kingdom in terms of pure power capability. But he was young… Still making mistakes that experience would eventually teach him not to make.
