The maid had jabbed one of the attackers in the stomach with a short staff.<br/><br/>The two women were guided away from this attack by the young knight.<br/><br/>Not that the Princess showed any gratitude, "where were you when we were attacked" she haughtily asked, completely ignoring the fact that it was her that gone on ahead, rather than wait.  It was her that had been on horseback, while the knight was on foot.<br/><br/>"Who were those men, your Majesty?" the maid asked.<br/><br/>A question that the Princess could not answer.  The two women looked toward the knight to see if he had an answer.