If Brand were to evaluate her stance, it would likely be considered fully standard, nearly perfect, yet utterly meaningless. The Princess's sword grip showed her extensive dedication to swordsmanship, just this meticulous starting position in a knight's tournament would be enough to make an impression and score three points, but unfortunately, this is not a tournament.
It is a battlefield where life is taken.
No one talks about a knight's rules when faced with monsters. Monsters won't, and neither will swordsmen.
Princess Griffine had already exerted her utmost effort, she gritted her teeth and defended against the spider mother 'Anarons' with her sword, but the enormous force still made her whimper and forced her to the ground. Then, the second limb came down from above, piercing towards the top of the Princess's head—
