Instead of lunging herself at the enemy right away, she wanted them to come at her. Hence, without moving a single step, Ouriel waited for a tad longer as she gazed at the arriving entity with utter amusement. If truth be told, her heart was brimming with anticipation for the very moment of confrontation that she was about to engage herself in.
Although she had the liberty to fight as much as she wished, that would entail that she would deactivate the barrier where her comrades were resting. She didn't want to transfer that responsibility to Haniel. Granted that the Duchess had gained mana, it wasn't enough to surpass what the Archduchess had in her reserve. In all likelihood, the amount of mana that the five had combined would still equate less than Ouriel's.
