"Let us pay a visit to the forge, then," she says.

As they walk, she explains: "Gideon was raised to the two-handed sword. She learned the rapier and offhand as befits a cavalier at my order. Along with a vow of silence, our ritual paint, and her impressive physique, it has gone a long way in cementing her validity as a cavalier in the eyes of our peers, considering she was elevated only weeks before we departed. She looks as she should, and so they see only what should be there."

"But the situation has changed."