"Sire, we can not have a woman with us. It is bad luck!" one of the knights said.
Another knight yelled, "I have personally witnessed her training. She will hold her own. You had no idea that the squire was a woman before and still, you rode."
Nathaniel turned and said, "To all who ride with me, you will be greatly rewarded when this battle is over. Rose will ride into battle with us. I do not ask anyone of you to protect her as she has chosen her fate. She knows that she rides into danger and she looks death in the face and laughs. So, will you ride with me?"
