Fighting an S-rank opponent alongside another S-rank was categorically different from solo combat.
Amaron had sparred with Mordain during the Kell program. Had trained alongside Elian countless times. But actual combat—where both parties were deploying full capacity with intent to incapacitate—required a level of coordination and tactical awareness that couldn't be replicated in training.
Sareth understood this instinctively. She'd been S-rank for eight years and had participated in enough coordinated operations to know how to work alongside another S-rank without creating interference patterns or leaving openings the opposition could exploit.
The guardian was skilled enough to engage both of them simultaneously.
