He KNEW that snarl, and was already diving to one side, his sword out and he swiped at the cat, before stepping forward and punching it hard in the free floating ribs. He stared at the cat, before sighing. "Flute, dear. I know you know how tourneys work.<br/><br/>There are three basics that give overwhelming advantages. First is endurance. We are going to be making, on average, at least eight charges per jousting match, and a cat, while fast, is an ambush predator. It doesn't have the endurance to do multiple sprints of several hundred feet, several times a day. Second, height. The ability to push your opponent down with your lance gives you more force, which means your opponent gets hit harder, and you get hit softer. Third is mass, which is useful for the reasons as height, though you don't negate some of your opponents by out massing them.<br/><br/>This cat, once it finishes trying to remove my head because I have broken every rib it has, gives me one of those. Possibly. And if I have to beat it half to death before each joust, just to get on it, I am not getting that one because it is too hurt to be useful.<br/><br/>So good job on finding a very Fae answer to the problem. I am sure you relatives will be VERY impressed with your new pet. And the nice draenei women will be very unhappy I can't win the main event because you decided to be cute."