"You can't return to the castle without any shoes on. Please take mine," he continued to take off his shoes to offer her. Wearing his boots was better than appearing barefoot.
"Cyrus, I just met king Killian Bune. My appearance should be the last thing anyone worries about. You are not going to win this one Cyrus. It'll just be us returning to the castle both barefoot. It's time we return so that I can have a little chat with my father," she walked back to the horse Killian gave her.
The poor horse would be killed if she took it back to the castle. Her father wouldn't want even an animal belonging to his enemy being fed in his castle. "I release you before we enter the castle," she promised the animal. "Hopefully I can save one more life."
"We can remove the saddle on the horse and claim it to be a wild horse we found. When we release it, there's no telling what kind of owner it might find. Death might be better than a horrible owner."
