I patted Raphtalia's shoulder and followed with a glare at the knights.
"... I will definitely kill you, no matter what it will take. I'll lure the worst monsters here and abandon you, for example, as well as all that other fun stuff too."
My threat was effective; the knights stopped chanting magic and gasped.
"Now then, Raphtalia. The fight's already started; let's remove the disabled away from the battlefield, discarding all this dead weight.[4] Wow, look at that. There sure are a bunch of enemies.[5] Yes, let's do just that."
Unexpectedly, since the knights can seemingly hold their own... it should be alright to ditch them here.
"Y-yes!