Forged Destiny [Book 7: Ch. 2]

There was something awkwardly embarrassing about climbing down off the wall, running to the gate on the other side and then having to jog around the perimeter wall. It would have looked better if there were a gate on the wall he'd come to, since I could walk or ride out and look respectable. I could have jumped down, but I had a feeling that would be seen as an aggressive motion by the force he had accompanying him.

Instead, I took a full minute to reach the King, though he waited patiently – perhaps even amused – atop his horse.

—Forged Destiny [Book 7: Ch. 2]