Diggerton said
I dunno, I was under the impression that any sort of magic was governed by FOC, which Cynthia only has a 1 in, so she couldn't really use a spell to beat Mantam, but it's nothing I'm making a fuss over <.<
right, except Cynthia wasn't using magic.
Bushido skills are governed by AGI, which Cynthia has 9 in (She has 0 Foc). Add that to her level 5 Katana, and put it against your level 2 knife with an enchantment that your character takes a penalty to (Lacking the correct magic skill as you said in the IC post). By the way, I'd like it if you could specify what kinds of magic she knows.