Dahlia decided to let Asena take the lead as, rather than attack, she just decided to reinforce her defences while improving her mobility. Soon enough, Dahlia was beginning to use branches thrusting underfoot to speed up her mobility and, although not as intense as she had been back in the barrows, she had certainly become much more of a whirling dervish.
Understanding that now was the time to start pulling out the magic, Asena was quick to adjust once again and followed Dahlia's lead. She didn't have particularly strong mobility spells in the way that Dahlia had, but she *did* effectively have a second body to make up for her shortcomings.