On a personal level, I agree with the logic regarding Protect as the fairy has more than enough healing power to handle anything pre-30 with relatively little issue. With that being said, just to avoid any concerns is I activate Cleric Stance then swap Cleric Stance from slot 1 to whatever slot Protect is one so I can get Protect cast in 30s. I get to keep Cleric Stance, I just can't turn it off. I don't usually bother to swap back the cross class as you can still heal decently even with Cleric Stance on if the crap does hit the fan for some inexplicable reason.