I imagined it as her cheering you on from out of range of the Gremlins attacking the fort, since it's the same map as the fort's exit.
With Cleric-only, you'll want to take full advantage of the fact that they can equip daggers right out the gate- a Bronze Dagger is going to be your best damage option early on. Of course, once you have access to Ray, Sunburst, or Light's Justice and a Sword, you'll be able to throw around some more damage.
On that subject, I might change the animation of Ray and Sunburst later; whenever I see its current animation, I've been working so long on Ruphand that I expect a four-hit combo. I can think of another that probably fits a lot better, now I think about it...