Thanks for your hard work, @saintguardian
My laddie is, whatchamacallit, a boyfailure in this department. He needs some serious after-hours private lessons.
That depends entirely on if said "true strength" can prevail against numbers.
Quality vs Quantity still effectively comes down to Quantity vs Quantity in the end - how many low-tier units can an elite take out before they're worn down and taken out themselves?
That's what I'm thinking - maybe mom was pregnant with a little sibling, and then had an accident which resulted in pregnancy loss, so now Ichika has some trauma in regards to that / feelings of loss.
Just a reminder that most ancient kingdoms were like this, including Japan (multiple invasions of China, Korea, and a lot of other areas around them in an attempt to expand, wars of conquest clan vs clan, etc).
That explains the priestess(es) being the way she / they are. Makes sense.
Also, is that enemy tribe made up of clones? Because they look extremely similar to each other.