"Thank you," Mera replied quietly.  She now tried to make the conversation sound like it was just a girl and her caring guardian speaking to each other in the wake of an argument.  "I had a coworker - a new one - who put up a bit of a fuss about being a ranger instead of a warstrider driver.  I just remembered how frustrated I felt with her, and how a sergeant ended up dealing with her rebelliousness.  I tried for something similar."  Soon enough, they were back at the inn.