He took some beans out of his saddlebag and patiently fed them to the horse.
"What's there to thank?" Marvey agilely dismounted, letting his steed rest for a while.
With a playful grin, he said, "I should be thanking you. Traveling with you has made my research journey a hundred times safer than I originally planned. Have you decided where you're heading next?"
Siegfried pulled out another handful of beans from his saddlebag and fed them to the horse with care: "Wherever there's war, that's where I'll go. I want to see what the rebels, deemed the most dangerous enemies by His Majesty, are really like."
Marvey asked curiously, "What about the prince? You're just leaving without a word?"
"I have no interest in the politics and schemes hidden within those chambers," Siegfried replied succinctly. "Besides, I am not one of the prince's retainers."
Marvey sighed lightly, speaking with layered meaning: "I fear someone else may not see it that way…"
Siegfried remained silent.
