"I have purchased a wooden round training shield."

Shu rises from the table and goes to a closet, where she retrieves the item in question.

"I could also benefit from your advice on what type of shield is most suitable as I never used them previously."

She knows very well what a knight is - the Knights of Kazimierz are famed around the world. Their entire society is based around the knight tournaments and their traditions based down for centuries. Long ago, they stopped serving royalty in favor of serving the people (...theoretically, less so in practice), but she is aware of the history.

"You serve a family of royalty - or nobility?"