[ She never liked to do things by halves - he'll learn that too, apparently. ]

It's as close as between you and your fellow soldiers. [ But at least he has heard of it, how much of course. Since he apparently has never touched them. Are the stories of cavalry just stories to her as the Mahabharat? The finding of the blackwater? ] If this army was equipped as it should be, you would have one that was your own alone, to train as you saw fit. But here, it is probably in your interest to become familiar with many of them. Take your time to get to know them, talk to the stable hands about how each of them behaviours. You'll never know whom your life will be depending on.