"Hold on, Gilles! We're almost there." Joan of Arc supported the gravely wounded Gilles de Rais as they hurried along, encouraging him as they went.
At that moment, the two were being pursued by the Witch Hunters and Paladins of the Church. To protect Joan, and because Joan refused to kill, Gilles de Rais inevitably sustained injuries he shouldn't have had to endure.
Had it been just the Paladins and Witch Hunters, Gilles de Rais might not have been able to kill, but he wouldn't have been so hard-pressed to manage.
However, with the arrival of the Ascetic Monks sent by the Holy See, Gilles de Rais found himself swamped, struggling to cope.
And upon realizing that Joan was unwilling to kill, the fervently faithful Paladins of the Church naturally did not miss the chance to exploit this. They mounted a frenzied onslaught of suicidal attacks, all adopting a tactic of trading life for injury, not aiming to kill Joan but only to wound her.
