I think context is important here. Our WoL is such a badass and has so much success, I think people sometimes forget that our team has been losing for a really, really long time. We have come into a war literally in its final stages where our side is on the cusp of defeat. Team Zodiark had total confidence their victory was assured. They had little concern when we turned up and why would they? How many WoL do you think Team Hydaelyn has thrown at them before and what has it actually done to stop them? What really is one more going to do? We are Hydaelyn's last trump card but they don't know that.

In ARR and in the ARR patches they underestimate us. That was part of our edge. We were a annoyance and possibly a tool. In 2.55 their first response to Nabriales death was to assume it was the Ascian's screw up rather than the WoL's achievement. Suddenly in HW they start to realise that this WoL is a problem and for the first time their plans actually seem threatened and now they start to scramble. In their complacency they let us get to strong, ignoring Hydaelyn's efforts to keep us alive long enough to stand on our own as her just being desperate. From where we are this looks like a change in the tide of the war.

However Hydaelyn is still on the ropes and our efforts haven't suddenly made her safe. Ironically all her efforts to protect us have left her weaker than ever. Simply put we can kick ass to the cows come home but if she fails its game over regardless. In that light, this war is something the WoL can't win just by themselves.

What I am expecting is Minfilia has put herself up to play defence, to keep Hydaelyn from failing while we are on the front lines. We are in a war and in one we have been losing. It's quite possible that what Minfilia has done, even if it is a sacrifice was necessary to keep Hydaelyn in the fight. She is taking one for the team.