Miss Alexei raised her three arms in protest, flustered. "No, that doesn't comply with our agreement, I haven't finished my story yet."
From the Lion Pallet, Ivita noticed that the Old Witch's Fire Magic couldn't dispel Ice Magic. He made a swift decision, saying to the Hearthstone Grand Witch, "This is between her and me. You may go and help Lady Alice - Alice is fighting with Lord Prole."
Ivita gave the Old Witch a wink, and she instantly understood Ivita's actual intent.
The idea was to have her retreat for the time being but not wander too far, just to be within immediate reinforcement distance.
However, Ivita felt he could handle Miss Alexei, keeping the Old Witch nearby was just to be on the safe side.
He needed only to delay for a bit more time to thoroughly digest and consolidate the Throwing Magic.