I don't really understand "getting the boot", I seem to be doing fine and I'll randomly go to the bucket scene. So far, I can't really seem to pin down what it is. I've successfully stolen her armor down to just the boots and the sword remaining and then yet again, bucketed.
Aaw yeah getting the boot is just that she kicks you back without dealing damage. She does it if you try to crouch without her being in an attack animation.
The knight attacks from left or right and your supposed to dodge to the other side. Stealing their sword and shield and hand armor reduces their damage so you won’t get instakilled.
But there is a bug, as soon as you see her move, crouch and left click her, then after stealing, dodge to one side, this way you probably have better time to decide which side it is they attacked.
If these don’t help and death is completely random, it might be bugged and I have no clue what it might be since it works on my end.