The academy's and, in general, the human domain's stance on how healers were to protect themselves was as such—leaving the responsibility to the combatants and making their jobs as easy as possible.
The healers didn't need to fight since they were not suited to do so. It was very rare for a healer to possess an offensive skill, and that made them unsuited for combat, and the Hunter Association didn't want to risk such rare individuals.
However, Sylvie was different.
She wasn't a normal healer. She was the future Saintess; therefore, her job and fate were a lot more different from a normal healer. She was bound to be pursued by countless different people thanks to her powers, and it was very hard for her to trust anyone other than herself or maybe him.
