There was a time and a place for her to express her many complex feelings about Adelaide grabbing her shoulder, and that time and place is not now. She casts a barrier, first, over Ciri and Raylan to try and protect them as they stood closest.

Being told to stand down all but gives her whiplash, looking to Adelaide in shock. She must protect, she must move forward, and she might argue that when the Spire fell they had both been Enchanters, and her teacher was no longer so senior to her as to issue orders. It is a battle of instincts.

She stays her hand, though, the fire at the head of her stave burns more fiercely.