Lan Fan

Ran Fan (ランファン, Ranfan?) is one of Ling Yao's bodyguards. She is the granddaughter of Lin's other bodyguard, Fu, and is implied by Ling to be younger than himself. She is a skilled fighter despite her age and can keep up with or defend against seasoned warriors. She is fiercely protective of her prince and instantly attacks anyone who speaks poorly of him. This makes for a weakness in battle; by insulting Ling in some way her opponent can break her usually perfect battle form and leave her open to attack. In protecting Ling, Ran Fan is severely injured by King Bradley. To get Bradley off her trail to give Ling a chance to escape, she cuts her left arm off and ties it to a dog to lead Bradley away. After regaining consciousness she and her grandfather leave Ling so that she can get automail surgery to restore her arm. The moment her surgery is complete and she has recovered to the point of being able to move (though not to the point of having complete control of her new arm), she rushes to Ling's side to start protecting him once again.