And, of course, one must show off the proper gait. There'd be no slow, shambling walk, or "I'm late for duty" gallop for her. Only the most prim and proper trot would do for showing off. And just in case that didn't seal the deal, she'd even kept her magical 'umbrella' shield up at maintenance-level power for the whole trip to her post. Just as if she'd been there on alert.