These Riders sounded fascinating, and he found himself wondering how takes of them existed if no one could remember them, but he shook his head.

"No, I am no 'Rider'. I'm a Vulture, which means nothing to the Empire. I've checked." It was a tragedy, that. They meant everything to his kingdom.

He rolled his shoulder in a shrug at her question. "Are they? A soldier or a Knight swears themselves to the Empire's service."