Did you miss the part where she let herself get beat up because she didn't want to cause trouble and started to have PTSD flashbacks of her dad beating her? Also FML is a commoner, she can't fight against a noble lady. The lady backed off because the guy is an important noble.
I get that however the writers can't keep falling back on this trope for this scene to make more sense the authors are going to have to show her receiving therapy to show growth but there no way there going to do that. Also it could have been something else perhaps a wild animal scares the noble lady but are mc isn't afraid because of her past life style. The author took the easy way out and unoriginal way buy having a male save the mc. I just saying the author could and sure do better. (Ps. I was calling out all writers who do the trope not just the one) (￣∇￣")
Guys something that has always bother me in historical novels is when the fl is in trouble they always start to said " oh hoho she in dating a - insert a male - then all of a sudden the villain goes - gulp a m-male backing you up i better go- like its annoying and it make the fl always look like a weak person yk. And don't be like umm that just them be realistic please she has MAGIC HEALING POWERS this is a NOVEL SHE READ we are not going for realistic here. All historical novel need to realize that the don't have to "follow" history if yall got damn elves and magic shit in y'all's books. It's a annoying trope that NEEDS to put to rest. Let her fight back no way the "lady" would tell she be way to ashamed. So the writers really have no excuses.(╯°Д °)╯╧╧