"On foot," she agrees, though a momentary image of her riding He Sheng or Xiao Man into battle pops into her head. That would probably be a bad idea, for the simple reason that her cows would get hurt.

"And I am most accustomed to holding the line alone, protecting those behind. It may be useful to learn some tactics involving other defenders later, but let us begin from a more rudimentary point."

"You are a princess's personal knight?" She had heard of this kind of thing before, even if it had died out in Terra. "You must be one of the most skilled knights in the country, then. I have lucked out."